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Pepper Foster Pulse: Is Wall Street’s Relationship with the S&P 500 Parasitic?

In this episode of The Pepper Foster Pulse, we tackle a surprising paradox: while the S&P 500 has seen record returns, the average lifespan of its companies has plummeted from 67 years to just 15. Is being in the S&P 500 bad for business?

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In this episode of The Pepper Foster Pulse, we tackle a surprising paradox: while the S&P 500 has seen record returns, the average lifespan of its companies has plummeted from 67 years to just 15. Is being in the S&P 500 bad for business?

We explore the pressures of short-term gains that drive public companies to prioritize quarterly earnings, stock buybacks, and activist investor agendas over long-term sustainability.

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The Artificial Intelligence (AI) ROI Report

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AI in 2025 is just like Dot Com in 1995

Right at the bottom of the NY Times Dealbook email that went out to subscribers on Saturday August 16 there was a small, almost throwaway piece about some surveys on AI adoption and ROI in business. The survey results show that AI is on the same trajectory as Dot Com was back in the late nineties.

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