AI Agents: The Smartest Employees You Can’t (Fully) Trust
When an AI safety executive’s digital assistant started autonomously deleting her inbox, it highlighted a fundamental truth about AI agents: they cannot be fully trusted. Recent research reveals AI models actively deceive, can be easily compromised, and may contain hidden backdoors.
The Other Side of The SaaS Apocalypse
The market is selling off software stocks on fears that AI coding agents will displace traditional platforms. But this narrative misses three critical realities: competitive advantages lie in distribution, not code; security concerns which limit agent deployment; and the fact that power infrastructure can’t support mass adoption for years.
State of the Union: AI, resource competition and inequality increase geopolitical instability
Artificial intelligence, widening inequality, and intensifying competition for critical resources are converging to create a more volatile global landscape. This article explores how these forces intersect and what they mean for the future of geopolitical stability.
Beyond the Beach: Montaka’s Summer Investing Guide
While most people use the summer to switch off, we suggest a different approach: plugging in. This year’s Summer Investing Guide highlights three key essays from 2025, one podcast, and a book recommendation to get you set for the new year.
LVMH & the Curious Case of Veblen Goods
Discover how LVMH leverages the Veblen effect to defy traditional economics. Learn why higher prices increase demand for luxury goods and what makes LVMH a compelling long-term investment opportunity.
Beyond stock picking: The 3 big ideas that underpin Montaka’s portfolio construction
Most investors focus solely on which stocks to buy. But at Montaka, we believe how you construct your portfolio is equally critical. Discover how we build concentrated portfolios using Compounders, Outliers, and risk-based capital allocation to deliver sustainable long-term returns.
Uncrowded Advantage: Investing Where Others Cannot
As markets grow noisier and data becomes universal, genuine edges are harder to find. Lachie Mackay shares how the smartest investors gain the uncrowded advantage — by thinking longer term than everyone else.
The Adaptable Investor: Only adaptive investment teams will win in this new AI world
Markets are shifting faster than ever as AI accelerates the discovery (and invalidation) of facts. The investors who thrive will be those who adapt. Andrew Macken explores how adaptability will unlock opportunities in this new era.
Are we experiencing an intelligence revolution?
Are we on the edge of a mind-expanding leap in human potential? From cell-based bots to brain-machine interfaces, the future is unfolding fast.
Investing Like Chris Hohn: Focus on Intrinsic Value, Not Market Noise
Legendary investor Chris Hohn explains why Moody’s, with 10% annual sales growth over 100 years, shows the power of holding great businesses long term.