Explore what a wide economic moat is, how it safeguards competitive advantage, and strategies for businesses to maintain ...

Helfert: What’s changed is the market’s growing concern that the key AI risk isn’t near-term earnings destruction, it’s acceleration of the fade rate—the speed at which a company’s excess profits ...

An updated edition of the January 5, 2026 article. A wide moat refers to companies with lasting competitive advantages that protect them from rivals, similar to how a moat defends a castle. Made ...

This cycle feels different. Prior drawdowns were rate shocks or demand air pockets. This one is philosophical. The market is interrogating the very concept of a moat in an AI-first world. When ...

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An updated edition of the July 31, 2025 article. The concept of a wide moat refers to companies that possess strong, lasting competitive advantages, which insulate them from competition and enable ...

How can asset managers build stronger funds and portfolios? The ability to identify companies and stocks with a long-term competitive advantage, or economic moat, may make a difference. That’s because ...

A moat is the unique advantage that protects your business from competition. Early moats can be hustle or grit, but must evolve as businesses grow. Without a moat, great ideas and products are easily ...