Are index funds still safe? As the AI boom reshapes the market, nearly 40% of the S&P 500 is now concentrated in just 10 companies.
In this episode, Bob Fraser, Ben Fraser, and Ellis Hammond, break down what this historic concentration means for investors, what history can teach us about today’s AI-driven market, and why great companies don’t always make great investments.
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Prior to Aspen, Mr. Fraser was a commercial lender at First Business Bank specializing in government backed loan originations (SBA & USDA), for one of the top SBA lenders in the nation. Prior to that he was a commercial credit underwriter for Crossfirst Bank, personally responsible for underwriting over $125MM in C&I and CRE loans across a variety of industries.
Prior to that, he worked for Tortoise Capital Advisors, a boutique asset management firm in energy infrastructure investments, and helped grow their institutional managed accounts from ~$3BN AUM to ~$7BN AUM. Ben was responsible for responding to all institutional RFPs from interested institutional investors.
Ben completed his MBA from Azusa Pacific University, and his B.S. in Finance from the University of Kansas, graduating magna cum laude.