Don't want to be 'peasant'? Try thematic investing

YOU'VE GOT FIVE more years—maybe less. In a fast-changing world turbocharged by President Donald Trump's executive orders and artificial intelligence (AI), people need to make investments that can transform their lives, or risk being left behind.

- Bloomberg

The speed of wealth creation by the privileged few is there for all to see. In just a few weeks, the Trump family racked up about $1.3 billion from two crypto ventures, each less than a year old. With the Bitcoin price hitting a record high—thanks in part to the president's Genius Act, which allows for the broader adoption of digital assets in traditional finance—the newly wealthy are splurging on luxury travel, flying private jets, and cruising the Mediterranean.

As for the rest of us, even well-paid professionals are having a tough time finding a safe harbor. Artificial intelligence is disrupting the white-collar labor market. While top AI researchers can make $100 million a year, thousands of tech jobs are being cut by the likes of Salesforce Inc. and Microsoft Corp. The situation is even more dire in China, where those in their mid-30s already worry their careers are near an end. There is now talk of overproducing elites and computer programmers. New graduates from China's prestigious Tsinghua University are certainly not getting good financial returns on their schooling.