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However, let us not mistake a temporary correction for a crisis of imagination. The expansion of this industry is not merely probable; it is, dare I say, inevitable. ARK Invest’s Cathie Wood, a woman not given to understatement, anticipates a surge from a current $500 billion to a staggering $1.4 trillion by 2030 – a forecast echoed by the impeccably sensible analysts at Gartner. It is a sum that would make even a king envious, though I suspect most kings would squander it on less sensible pursuits.

Yet, even in such moments of irrationality, the discerning observer may detect opportunity. The precipitous decline has drawn the attention of those who seek not to participate in the panic, but to acquire value. The stock has begun a tentative recovery, and a more sober consideration of AMD’s underlying performance suggests a potential for further, substantial gains. It is a lesson in the enduring power of fundamentals, though one frequently obscured by the clamor of the crowd.

The news lately, mostly from Elon Musk himself (a man who communicates with the same frenetic energy as a hummingbird on espresso), suggests things are…progressing. Apparently, there are over 500 of these things ferrying passengers around Austin and San Francisco. He anticipates doubling that number monthly. Monthly! It reminds me of my Aunt Mildred claiming she’d perfected a recipe for perpetual motion fruitcake. It sounds impressive until you consider the sheer logistical improbability.

This index, once a reflection of the nation’s smokestacks, has transformed. From a dozen companies rooted in the tangible world of iron and coal, it now embraces thirty entities, many of them phantoms built on data and desire. Over the last decade, it has marked thirty-two thousand-point milestones, a relentless climb. But milestones, like tombstones, only mark the passing of time, not the quality of the journey.

Investors, those eternally anxious souls, are fretting that these AI contraptions will diminish the demand for existing products. The panic began months ago, but truly blossomed when Anthropic unleashed ‘Cowork’ – a conversational assistant that promises to automate everything from sales pitches to legal loopholes. One imagines a world where accountants are replaced by algorithms, and lawyers by…well, slightly more sophisticated algorithms. A frightening prospect, naturally, for those who profit from complication.

The question isn’t whether these drugs work – they clearly do. It’s whether Lilly can turn this temporary weight-loss obsession into a decades-long, millionaire-making opportunity. Because let’s be real, diets are fleeting. But a pharmaceutical company that can help you maintain your jeans size while still enjoying a full-fat latte? That’s a business model I can get behind. From an investor’s perspective, naturally.

The earnings report didn’t arrive until February, which always feels a bit like presenting the bill after everyone’s already left the party. But January, it turns out, was a month brimming with…well, let’s call them ‘developments’ in the oil patch. Two rather large geopolitical events, specifically, provided a bit of lift to most companies involved in extracting stuff from the ground. It’s a reminder that the price of petrol isn’t determined by supply and demand so much as by who’s currently having a disagreement with whom.

Yet, even in such a landscape, a stubborn bloom persists. The dividend, currently yielding a rather astonishing 15.7%, offers a glimmer of warmth against the prevailing frost. The question, then, is not merely whether this yield can be sustained, but whether, by the year 2026, IIPR might yet offer investors something more substantial – a genuine resurgence, a lifting of the spirits, a vindication of faith.