Research & Commentary from Burke Wealth Management

Current Insights

AT THE EXCHANGE

Ringing the Bell at Cboe

INVESTMENT PHILOSOPHY

Advantages That Persist

The four characteristics we look for in a business — quality, structural disruption, network effects, and recurring revenue — and why we hold them long enough for earnings growth to compound.

By Ken Burke, CFA
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CURATED INTELLIGENCE

Latest Perspectives

May 2026

Delivering the Compute

What sits behind the data center capital expenditure boom, and the three holdings — NVIDIA, ASML, and Micron — positioned directly in front of the demand for compute.
Apr 2026

Apollo: The World’s Leading Origination Engine

Added to Focused Growth in April 2026. Apollo pairs the industry’s largest origination engine with Athene’s permanent capital — a combination that lets it choose deals rather than chase them.
Apr 2026

Eaton: The Power Behind the AI Revolution

Added to Focused Growth in April 2026. Every gigawatt of data center capacity built represents roughly $3 billion of opportunity for Eaton — and the U.S. buildout, where its share is strongest, is the largest one.
Current Investor Letter

Third Quarter 2026

We cover the shift in the AI narrative, what renewed focus on corporate earnings means for our holdings, and where we added and trimmed during the quarter.

Insights & Commentary

Between the Quarters.

Mid-quarter updates we send to clients and prospects:

Thematic Update · August 2026

The Case for data center returns

Data center investment is running at a breakneck pace, and the investment community is divided on whether it will pay off. We lay out why we believe it will — and the three holdings at the center of the debate.

Thematic Update · May 2026

Delivering the Compute

Insatiable demand for compute has driven the AI revolution — and much of the second-quarter rally. We look at what’s behind the data center capex boom and the three holdings that supply it: Nvidia, ASML and Micron.

The investor letters

Investor Letter Archive.

2026

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