PODCAST:
March 31, 2026 ~ Chris Renwick and Lloyd Jackson talk with Chris Alberta, president of Principium Tactical Wealth Management, who discuss President Donald Trump and AI as stock market catalysts, assessing market risks.
WASHINGTON D.C. ~ Sentiments in the media are swirling that President Donald Trump’s leadership and AI spending are currently the primary drivers of the U.S. stock market. While Chris Alberta, president of Principium Tactical Wealth Management, believes the sentiment overall is not true, he can see a correlation between Trump, AI, and market movements.
“What is overarchingly true is that in recent years, the media, appearances of stock names, ideas, different genres and allocations, and the sentiment around them, have a lot to do with general market movement,” Alberta said. “Trump is one of the loudest parts of the media, so if you’re going to make quick decisions on where you think the market might go tomorrow or this week based on what he just said or a press conference that he just had, there are people making money by doing that. If they believe the market’s going to fall, and they sell off positions or they short positions.“
