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Apple's current shareholder base, focused on dividends, might resist changes, but a shift towards innovation could double the company's value.

Cathie Wood discusses how her investment strategy differs during bear and bull markets. In bear markets, they concentrate their portfolios based on a scoring system that evaluates management, execution, barriers to entry, product leadership, valuation, and thesis risk. In bull markets, they diversify as IPOs become more frequent.

Cathie Wood believes that the most profound application of AI will be in healthcare, driven by the convergence of sequencing technologies. This area is currently the most inefficiently priced part of the market, representing a significant opportunity.

Cathie Wood argues that the current system, where only a small percentage of people are accredited investors, is akin to saying you can't drive because you don't make enough money. She advocates for a simple accreditation test to democratize investment opportunities.

The speaker argues that the current valuations of big tech AI companies are high but not as extreme as past bubbles. For example, the MAG-7's average forward PE ratio is 27, compared to 52 during the 2000 tech bubble and 67 in the 1989 Japanese bubble.

Cathie Wood discusses how five major platforms involving 15 different technologies are set to drive explosive growth in the economy. This convergence, particularly in autonomous mobility and healthcare, is expected to significantly uplift productivity and real GDP growth.

Cathie Wood predicts that inflation will surprise significantly on the low side of expectations due to the productivity uplift from technological convergence, particularly in robotics, energy storage, and AI.

Cathie Wood highlights the irony that people can buy lottery tickets or bet on sports, but can't invest in innovative companies like OpenAI. She believes this needs to change to allow broader access to innovation.

Cathie Wood suggests that retail investors should 'average in' every month, a strategy she has recommended to her children, to protect and grow their investments over time.

Cathie Wood predicts that truly disruptive innovation could see a 40 to 45 percent compound annual rate of change in the public equity world. She suggests that the private world might experience even more significant changes.