I don’t always buy into stock bubbles. But when I do, I prefer dividend plays. We can’t spell “mania” without AI, of course. Artificial intelligence has been the flavor of 2023. But what if— what if —the excitement around AI accelerates into 2024? It could happen. Last week I spent half of a recent post-holiday-light-viewing dinner discussing AI with a friend. My buddy is increasingly looking to AI tools like ChatGPT and Bard to help run his services business. After all, why not—they are improving by the week and cheaper than humans. There is some steak behind the AI sizzle. (What did we spend the other half of dinner doing?… Read more