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Reasoning: Brian states he is buying into Broadcom, allocating $20 and referring to it as a 'quiet compounder.' He highlights its critical role in technology, building wireless chips for virtually every iPhone, AirPod, and Apple Watch through a $15 billion multi-year supply agreement with Apple. Broadcom also designs custom AI accelerators for Google and networking switches for hyperscaler data centers. Their acquisition of VMware means they run the virtualized backbone of every Fortune 500 company, providing significant pricing power. Recent news includes an $11 billion order for custom AI chips from Anthropic, a new mega-customer, and the quiet disclosure of a fifth hyperscaler client. Broadcom has also started shipping the industry's first 2-nanometer custom AI chip. Over 5 years, revenue grew 167%, and free cash flow more than doubled. Last quarter saw record quarterly revenue, and net income nearly quadrupled due to the successful VMware acquisition. Analysts forecast a 43% upside over the next 12 months.

Reasoning: Brian states he is buying into Micron, allocating $20. He emphasizes Micron's role in making DRAM and high-bandwidth memory chips crucial for AI servers. A critical advantage is its status as the only major memory player headquartered in the US with a domestic supply chain, which insulates it from global helium supply disruptions. He cites the Iranian strikes on Qatar's Ras Laffan complex, which impacted ultra-pure gas supply for chip fabrication. While South Korean competitors like Samsung and SK Hynix, reliant on Qatari helium, are rationing supplies, Micron sources all its gases domestically. Their HBM4 memory is integrated into Nvidia's new Vera Rubin platform, and their entire 2026 HBM capacity is already committed. Despite losing nearly $6 billion two fiscal years ago, Micron printed over $5 billion in profit this past quarter. Revenue exploded 196% year-over-year, gross margin surged to 75%, and next quarter's guidance calls for over 200% growth. Brian believes the market has not fully priced in Micron's 12-month margin advantage due to its secure domestic supply chain. Analysts forecast a 47% upside over the next 12 months.

Reasoning: Brian states he is buying into Nvidia and allocates $30 (the largest portion) due to his highest conviction. He positions Nvidia as the 'center of gravity for every AI dollar' spent globally. Key reasons include their next-generation Vera Rubin AI chip, which is already sampling, offering 2.5 times the AI performance of Blackwell and featuring HBM4 memory, with major cloud providers lined up for deployment. Nvidia has booked server plant capacity through 2026 for Blackwell and Rubin systems. Furthermore, Nvidia has made strategic investments in OpenAI ($30 billion) and Anthropic ($10 billion), giving them equity in leading AI labs while also selling them essential chips. Financially, Nvidia's revenue grew nearly 13 times in 5 years, tripled in the last 2 years, and net income quadrupled. They reported record quarterly revenue, up 73% year-over-year, and data center revenue scaled almost 13 times since ChatGPT's launch. Despite its $4 trillion valuation, Brian notes the company consistently exceeds its numbers. Analysts forecast a 56.5% upside over the next 12 months.

Reasoning: Brian states he is buying into Alphabet, allocating $20 and considering it one of the safest names on his list. He highlights its diversified portfolio, including the world's most used search engine, YouTube, Android OS (over 70% of smartphones), and a cloud business outpacing Amazon and Microsoft in growth. Waymo, their robo-taxi service, is expanding rapidly. Despite past doubts about its AI capabilities, Gemini 3.1 Pro is now a benchmark leader, and Gemini's market share surged from 5% to over 18% while ChatGPT's US market share declined. Google uniquely owns the AI model, the training chips, the cloud infrastructure, and the distribution search engine. Financially, Alphabet's revenue grew 121% in 5 years, and net income more than tripled. They posted record quarterly revenue. Google projects 48% year-over-year growth and is committing a massive $185 billion to AI infrastructure in 2026. Analysts forecast a 25.7% upside over the next 12 months.

Reasoning: Brian states he is buying into Marvell, allocating $10, and calls it the 'asymmetric pick' with the highest volatility and biggest potential multiple. Marvell designs custom chips and high-speed networking gear for data centers, including custom accelerator chips for hyperscalers like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft to run their AI workloads. They are a leader in silicon photonics, which uses light instead of copper wires for data transfer, offering faster, cooler, and more power-efficient solutions essential for modern data centers. Nvidia recently announced a $2 billion investment and product partnership with Marvell, integrating Marvell's custom accelerators into Nvidia's NVLink Fusion Fabric, recognizing Marvell's unique optical interconnect expertise. Eighteen months ago, Marvell was losing nearly a billion dollars annually, but now it's making nearly $2.7 billion in profit. Revenue grew 42% in a single fiscal year to a record $8.2 billion, with data centers now accounting for over 74% of its business, up from 40% two years ago. Analysts forecast an 11.7% upside over the next 12 months.