The Long View

Structural Resilience over Sentiment.

Quarterly earnings are noise; competitive dominance is the signal. We examine the enduring moats that protect the Alphabet ecosystem from disruptive shifts in Generative AI and the evolving global regulatory framework. By focusing on decade-scale strategy, cloud infrastructure scalability, and business model durability, we provide the context necessary to navigate market volatility without losing sight of the fundamental investment case.

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Alphabet: The Speed Moat and Why Latency is a Portfolio Killer

Alphabet: The Speed Moat and Why Latency is a Portfolio Killer

In the current market regime, data is abundant, but execution speed remains a scarce resource. While retail investors often obsess over P/E ratios and quarterly guidance, they frequently overlook the structural moat that has kept Alphabet (GOOGL) dominant...

The $GOOGL Equation: It’s Just Capitalism Doing Its Thing

The $GOOGL Equation: It’s Just Capitalism Doing Its Thing

Let’s be real: looking at the daily fluctuations of Big Tech is a great way to develop an ulcer. But if you zoom out and ignore the "end of the world" headlines, the narrative around Alphabet ($GOOGL) becomes a lot simpler. It’s not magic; it’s just the relentless...

Gemini 3 and the Deflation of the “Search Is Dying” Narrative

Gemini 3 and the Deflation of the “Search Is Dying” Narrative

Entering 2026, the narrative that generative AI would dismantle Google Search has largely deflated. The successful integration of Gemini 3 into "AI Mode" for Search hasn't cannibalized ad revenue; it has increased query complexity and user dwell time. The long-term...