Nvidia and others in the AI industry are acknowledging a significant shift: recognizing the limitation of large language models (LLMs), the focus is moving towards small language models (SLMs).

Unlike LLMs, SLMs are built to excel within narrower domains and deliver more accurate results. Research has shown that SLMs consistently outperform LLMs when it comes to tasks requiring deep subject-matter expertise.

The difference lies in the training data. Most LLMs use the open internet for training, which is a source filled with noise, contradictory information, and inaccuracies. Whereas SLMs are trained on carefully curated, high-quality, domain-specific datasets.

It’s a simple concept, but difficult to execute. Finding high-quality data is the hardest part for most AI developers, yet it is essential for achieving the next breakthrough in AI.

The future of AI will combine multiple high-performing SLMs to build truly sophisticated systems capable of performing sophisticated tasks across multiple domains.

The idea is similar to building a fantasy football team with only the best player at each position. Can’t beat that!

Google Cloud chose to partner with us to build the first AI Agent for Investing that produces truly reliable results. This AI Agent leverages years of expertise and proprietary high-quality data to deliver real alpha. Together we’re paving the way towards intelligent capital allocation at scale. Learn more in our podcast replay here.

Check out our research from this week to see the edge our Agentic AI provides!

We are hosting our monthly Ideas Dinner, available to Pro & Institutional members, on Tuesday September 16 at 3pm Central Time. If you’re a Pro member or above, don’t miss the chance to join us in what is always an excellent discussion. A lot of great investment ideas come out of these meetings.

Two FREE Stock Picks: We shared a free stock pick from our Most Attractive Stocks and a free stock pick from our Most Dangerous Stocks Model Portfolio.

In this week’s Long Idea report, we closed multiple positions. As markets trade at record high levels, we believe now is a smart time to lock in some profits and cut some losses.

On the Model Portfolio front, we updated our Focus List Stocks: Long Model Portfolio.

We ranked #1 in multiple categories for stock picking on SumZero again in September, which marks 51 consecutive months of #1 ranks.

Check out the replay of the special webinar hosted by Bloomberg, where we discuss the Core Earnings Leaders Index in detail.

Links to all our newly published research are below along with a preview for next week’s research.

We hope you had a great week!

Position Close Updates: Closing Long Ideas in September 2025

Members can read the latest Long Idea here.

Ideas Dinner – Pro & Institutional Only Webinar – September 16 at 3:00CT

Free Stock Pick from Our Most Attractive Stocks Model Portfolio

Free Stock Pick from Our Most Dangerous Stocks Model Portfolio

Focus List Stocks: Long – Update 9/11/25

#1-Ranked Stock Picker on SumZero Again!

Special Bloomberg Webinar Showcases the Alpha of the Core Earnings Leaders Index

Upcoming Research