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Is it just us, or does it feel like everywhere you look
there are new headlines about AI?

ChatGPT only was released to the public in November - but actually most of us have been interacting with AI for a while now. If you open your phone with Apple’s FaceID, mindlessly scroll through Instagram, or flick through the titles on Netflix - all of those companies have been using AI to optimise your experience. So, naturally we thought - how can we invest in this trend?
Here’s 5 ETFs we’ve added to our watchlist to start researching.

1. First Trust Nasdaq Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ETF (NASDAQ: ROBT) aims to mirror the performance of the Nasdaq CTA Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Index. This ETF invests in companies in the AI and robotics segments across various sectors.

2. iShares Exponential Technologies ETF (NASDAQ: XT) is a large-cap fund targeting the Morningstar Exponential Technologies Index. It focuses on global stocks in industries experiencing rapid disruption due to exponential technologies, including AI.

3. Defiance Machine Learning & Quantum Computing ETF (NYSE: QTUM) is a U.S.-based ETF tracking the BlueStar Quantum Computing and Machine Learning Index. This index is composed primarily of companies involved in the development of quantum computing and machine learning technology.

4. ROBO Global Robotics & Automation ETF (ASX: ROBO) invests in companies likely to profit from the increased use of robotics and AI, spanning sectors like industrial robotics, automation, non-industrial robots, and autonomous vehicles.

5. iShares Automation & Robotics UCITS ETF (LSE: RBOT) tracks an index composed of developed and emerging market companies generating significant revenues from sectors associated with automation and robotic technology.

What we’re chatting about this week…

$100 Challenge: How Ren made $200 this month!

It’s June already (umm… how?) which means it’s time for another $100 Challenge - if you’re new - that’s when Bryce and Alec try to save or earn another $100 to invest in the markets.

That’s because, if you invest $100 each month every month for 40 years, compounding at the market’s average return, you’ll be sitting on over $350,000 dollars in four decades time.

Join the guys on the podcast to hear Alec and Bryce chat about how they went last month. (As a reminder, Bryce was going to use wifi only on the just-gone USA trip, and Alec was planning to collect some cash for his bike on FB Marketplace.)

From the Vault: #4 Our portfolios | Investing convos
every millennial should have

Maddy and Sophie are still on a well-deserved break, so we’re diving into the back catalogue for those money reminders that are well overdue.

Analysis paralysis is a real thing, because sometimes there’s so much information on offer, you just don’t know where to begin! Sometimes you’ve done all the research in the world, but it’s still really really hard to just hit ‘buy’ on that first parcel of shares. In this episode, Sophie and Maddy talk about how they approach building their own individual portfolios, and how they think about diversifying across assets, regions, industry and sectors.

We want to hear from you!

You’re always telling us what we should be researching, watching, writing and talking about - and we love hearing from you. Tell us what we should look at next week, or drop us a line at equitymates.com/contact-us