Author: John Rotonti

On December 9, 2025, GE Vernova (NYSE: GEV) held an investor day to significantly increase its medium-term guidance through 2028, and to share its thoughts on longer-term demand tailwinds and business drivers beyond 2028 and over the next decade. Quite simply, GEV is increasing its guidance because the end market (broadly power and electrification) is larger and growing faster for longer than it thought. To put some quick numbers on this: its equipment backlog has almost doubled since 2022 and it expects its electrification backlog and its gas power equipment (turbine) backlog to both double again in the next three…

Join Ricky Mulvey and John Rotonti for a conversation about:The housing shortage and how John is approaching it as an investorFinding high-quality companiesA less-discussed player in the AI buildoutHow sustainable share buybacks reward long-term holdersWatch here or on YouTube​:https://youtu.be/wXZXFpuMPRs?si=QPLbB0CDD8N3iBjF Listen To This Episode on Spotify, Apple or YouTube Click the icons below to listen to this podcast: Spotify Apple Youtube Disclaimer: This video is intended for informational purposes only and does not constitute tax, financial, or legal advice. Investing carries risks, including potential loss of principal. Consult a qualified professional for personalized recommendations and to ensure compliance with applicable tax laws…

On November 20, 2025, TE Connectivity (NYSE: TEL) held its first investor day in eight years because the business is at what TE management calls a growth inflection point. From 2019 through 2025, TE’s organic revenue increased at a 4% CAGR. But going forward, TE’s management team is “committing” to through-cycle revenue increasing at a 6% to 8% CAGR over the next five years. Importantly, TE Connectivity expects to “more than double” its cloud and AI business in the next two years (from $1.4 billion in 2025 to $3 billion-plus in 2027) because TE is one of the only interconnect companies…

Bastion Fiduciary portfolio manager John Rotonti and Morningstar analyst Nick Lieb discuss Vertiv’s corporate history, business model, position in the AI infrastructure ecosystem, competitive advantages, management team, growth opportunities, pricing power, margins and returns on capital, risks, and more.Watch here or on YouTube​:https://youtu.be/lr2D9iZrFPI?si=3CInwn7YTH44VZBa Listen To This Episode on Spotify, Apple or YouTube Click the icons below to listen to this podcast: Spotify Apple Youtube Disclaimer: This video is intended for informational purposes only and does not constitute tax, financial, or legal advice. Investing carries risks, including potential loss of principal. Consult a qualified professional for personalized recommendations and to ensure compliance…

Morningstar tech analyst Will Kerwin joins Rebellious Allocations to discuss networking’s role (including as a bottleneck) in the AI infrastructure buildout, Arista’s networking hardware and software portfolio, the competitive landscape, growth opportunities, and Arista’s “wide” moat and “exemplary” management.Watch here or on YouTube​:https://youtu.be/eqET2MkkS9U?si=HX5jTFCrr-NCObpp Listen To This Episode on Spotify, Apple or YouTube Click the icons below to listen to this podcast: Spotify Apple Youtube Disclaimer: This video is intended for informational purposes only and does not constitute tax, financial, or legal advice. Investing carries risks, including potential loss of principal. Consult a qualified professional for personalized recommendations and to ensure compliance…

In my opinion, it’s hard to read the quotes provided after my notes here and not be very bullish on the long-term profitable growth opportunity in front of GE Vernova (NYSE: GEV). The main takeaways from GEV’s Q3:2025 earnings call are that (1) demand for gas turbines (in the power segment) remains strong and pricing power continues to accelerate, (2) the electrification segment is growing like gangbusters (orders in the quarter grew 102% year-over-year), (3) company-wide CapEx is expected to peak in 2026 driving a potential free cash flow growth cycle, (4) management is going to provide updated (read improved) guidance…

Let’s start with a few quotes that highlight new revenue growth opportunities (and even a new serviceable addressable market) and the high margin profile of the company…“Growth of advanced packaging supporting heterogeneous chip integration has led to a new meaningful served market for KLA. What was once a rounding error in wafer fab equipment is now, according to KLA internal estimates, an approximately $11 billion market, growing faster than core WFE. This is particularly true as chip density shrinks and the processing required for packaging increases risk for our customers. For KLA, this creates a new served available market that will augment the company’s revenue…

On this episode, Bear and Drowsy check in again with John Rotonti of Bastion Fiduciary on his AI infrastructure playbook, how to understand the many facets of investing in companies powering the AI revolution, and what the next generation of investors are asking. We discuss several key infrastructure plays that are powering the AI data center buildout and how we are still in the early innings. Listen To This Episode On Spotify or Apple Click the icons below to listen to this podcast! Spotify Apple

Let’s start with a few quotes…“I’d just like to point out that we’re seeing that Arista, I think, is the only successful vendor outside of China selling both front end and back end [AI networking solutions]. And this is where our engineering alignment is so important because we can offer the customer a consistent solution across their entire infrastructure. I think this is a unique differentiator that will really help us succeed as these networks become more and more mainstream.” – Ken Duda, Arista co-founder, President and Chief Technology Officer“We find ourselves amid an undeniable and explosive AI megatrend. As AI models and…

Jason and Jeff are joined by John Rotonti for a conversation on the current state of the market and the AI bubble. John explains his “iron fist” investing philosophy and why the worst thing you can do is let go of a true compounding machine too early.Listen To This Episode On Spotify, Apple or YouTube​Click  the icons below to listen to this podcast! Spotify Apple Youtube Disclaimer: This video is intended for informational purposes only and does not constitute tax, financial, or legal advice. Investing carries risks, including potential loss of principal. Consult a qualified professional for personalized recommendations and to…