# Apple’s Comeback: Why Investors Are Quietly Winning Big in 2024

An episode of [Earn Your Leisure](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1450211392), 7 Dec 2025, 9:33.

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In this Market Mondays clip, Rashad Bilal, Ian Dunlap, and Troy Millings dive deep into Apple’s stunning market performance, silencing rumors about its decline and revealing why it’s still a top pick for smart investors. As the broader market shows volatility, Apple hits a 52-week high, positioning itself once again as a “safe haven” alongside tech giants like Microsoft and Google. Ian Dunlap explains why the projected return for Apple over the next four years (25–33%) could make it an alternative to traditional bonds, especially as confidence in U.S. debt falters. While Apple’s AI strategy remains a work in progress with leadership shifts, the team highlights why patience and long-term focus are paying off for shareholders. Troy Millings breaks down Apple’s unique approach: focusing on international expansion into India and reclaiming its spot as the number one in China, with the iPhone 17 surpassing sales expectations. The discussion also covers Apple’s rumored talks with Intel and what that could mean for the company’s future AI direction. Plus, Rashad Bilal shares exclusive details about Market Mondays’ special bundles, including access to Stock Club and EY University, opportunities for in-person masterminds, and a behind-the-scenes look at Nvidia’s innovations. Whether you’re a longtime Apple fan or a cautious investor, this conversation is packed with insights and strategies to help you navigate the ever-changing tech landscape. *Key topics include:* • Apple’s comeback and new 52-week high • Apple vs. U.S. bonds: Where smart money is flowing now • International expansion wins: China and India • Inside Apple’s evolving AI strategy and Intel talks • Special access opportunities through Market Mondays Ready to learn why the world’s biggest investors are flocking back to Apple? Press play and position yourself for the next big move in tech. --- *🔗 Stay connected:* Learn more at MarketMondaysDeal.com (48 hours only!) *#MarketMondays #AppleStock #Investing #TechStocks #AI #Finance #StockMarket #TroyMillings #IanDunlap #RashadBilal #Nvidia #AppleNews #FinanceTips #InvestmentStrategy #EYLU* See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

## Transcript

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[0:43] Speaker 2: We have to talk about Apple. The rumors of its
[0:46] Speaker 2: decline have been greatly overrated. Today when the market was down,
[0:50] Speaker 2: Apple headed a fifty two week high. Yeah, it is
[0:55] Speaker 2: back on track two hundred and eighty three. So Apple
[1:03] Speaker 2: quietly is having a having a stellar year again and
[1:10] Speaker 2: it is quietly moving up the mountain risk off.
[1:18] Speaker 3: And for the record, I never took it out of
[1:20] Speaker 3: t tech rad panded yes and no see or no,
[1:24] Speaker 3: never never took it out. I just said Tim Cook
[1:27] Speaker 3: should be replaced and said you were doing but I
[1:30] Speaker 3: never left them.
[1:31] Speaker 4: I never left.
[1:33] Speaker 3: And then they reported that he's going to leave. And
[1:35] Speaker 3: today Apple's head of AI steps down. So two things
[1:40] Speaker 3: can be true at the same time. If you listen,
[1:42] Speaker 3: not gonna make you money.
[1:44] Speaker 4: So but the.
[1:45] Speaker 3: Bigger theme for right now I put this in telegram
[1:48] Speaker 3: for Stop Club before we started. Risk is off and Microsoft,
[1:54] Speaker 3: Apple and Google are going to act like a safety haven,
[1:58] Speaker 3: like a bond because no one wants our American debt anymore.
[2:02] Speaker 3: So the projector returned for Apple over the next four
[2:05] Speaker 3: years is supposed to be twenty five to thirty three percent.
[2:09] Speaker 4: That would effectively replace the bod market.
[2:11] Speaker 3: So the big money is going to flow to places
[2:14] Speaker 3: where it can get a return and not have to
[2:16] Speaker 3: worry about a twenty five or sixty percent decline and
[2:20] Speaker 3: then markets like this.
[2:21] Speaker 4: I think they're going to do a hell up a
[2:22] Speaker 4: lot better.
[2:23] Speaker 3: But do they still need to fix their AI strategy
[2:26] Speaker 3: for sure.
[2:28] Speaker 1: I think when we had this conversation it was kind
[2:30] Speaker 1: of one of those things they remember.
[2:32] Speaker 4: I was like, yeah, I think we're looking at this.
[2:33] Speaker 1: Maybe they're looking at this a little bit differently than
[2:36] Speaker 1: how we were seeing it in the sense of like
[2:38] Speaker 1: everybody's rushing out to see what the product is, what
[2:40] Speaker 1: the product is, and everything was kind of let's sit
[2:41] Speaker 1: back and see what happens.
[2:43] Speaker 4: Unless trust the regional approach that.
[2:45] Speaker 1: They said that they were going to take with going
[2:46] Speaker 1: into India trying to get China sales for the first time,
[2:49] Speaker 1: they now passed they number one back in China. The
[2:53] Speaker 1: iPhone seventeen beat all the sale projections and this seems
[2:57] Speaker 1: to be up to for twenty twenty six.
[2:58] Speaker 4: And then quietly nobody was like talking about this.
[3:02] Speaker 1: They they're in talks to you know, use Intel, which
[3:07] Speaker 1: which why when we saw Intel temper sett and so
[3:10] Speaker 1: that AI strategy should be interesting, right, Like you said,
[3:13] Speaker 1: the head of AI stepped down.
[3:15] Speaker 4: But if we watch how.
[3:17] Speaker 5: Google rolled out their approach to AI, I feel like
[3:21] Speaker 5: something similar is happening here right where it was like
[3:24] Speaker 5: it was GPU, g PU GPU, Like what's Google going,
[3:26] Speaker 5: What's what they're gonna do?
[3:27] Speaker 4: When oh, here comes TPU.
[3:29] Speaker 1: Oh okay, this is this is different, like how we
[3:33] Speaker 1: are going to maneuver in this environment?
[3:35] Speaker 5: Now?
[3:35] Speaker 1: I feel like Apple has been positioning themselves still haven't
[3:38] Speaker 1: acquired anything.
[3:40] Speaker 4: Yeah, right, I phone is still the product that is right.
[3:43] Speaker 1: They have expanded in the in the regions that they
[3:47] Speaker 1: once dominated, their back dominating, which is why we're seeing
[3:50] Speaker 1: this right. But the intel play tells me that, all right,
[3:55] Speaker 1: there's something coming from this right the government has the
[4:00] Speaker 1: government has been involved one and now you have Apple
[4:02] Speaker 1: and talks. There's something here that we have to do
[4:05] Speaker 1: a deep dive into.
[4:06] Speaker 3: It's like an arrangement marriage that Trump put together to
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[4:16] Speaker 3: I never said take the Apple stock club, yes or no?
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[4:23] Speaker 4: We were just next week.
[4:27] Speaker 2: Yeah, let's just I see the comments disappointment. I'm not
[4:33] Speaker 2: sure what happened to the stock ticker.
[4:35] Speaker 3: They're disappointed that we don't have it this week. Listen,
[4:38] Speaker 3: when you chef well, to have a masterpiece like you
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