For those of you who have been following WT Wealth Management articles over the years, you are probably familiar with our belief that a key to successful long-term investing is owning "culturally significant" companies, which are household names with products or services that most of us use on a daily basis and ones we couldn't imagine living without. These companies are leaders in their respective industries and proactively shape the way we live our lives.

Technological advancement has become standard, and expected, from leading companies in the world today, but truly revolutionary technologies that have the capability to reshape our future are exceptional. Modern inventions such as the printing press, steam engine, light bulb, telephone, airplane, personal computer, internet, and mobile phone have literally changed the way humans live, work and interact. (1)

Most recently, a new force, Artificial Intelligence (AI), has emerged that is already affecting our current way of living in a profound way. Of course, we at WT Wealth Management do not have all the answers, so for this month's white paper we decided to hear it straight from the horse's mouth.