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Advisor Upside

Solid Wall Street Earnings Come with a Tariff Asterisk

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The latest earnings may not reflect recent market volatility ushered in by the Trump administration’s sweeping tariffs.

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Markets

Market Meltdown Prompts Investors to Ditch ‘Digital Gold’ for the Real Thing

So far this year, investors have greatly gold compared bitcoin. So if it’s not digital gold, what is bitcoin exactly?

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ETF Upside

ETF Closures Could Tick Up in Volatile Markets

ETF behemoths like Vanguard’s VOO or State Street’s SPY ain’t going anywhere, but newer products are more likely under threat of closure.

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Finance

Time to Duck and Cover? Billionaires Brace for Tariff Fallout

Jamie Dimon warned inflation is likely going up and Larry Fink said the economy might already be in recession.

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ETF Upside

Everything’s Bigger in iShares’ Texas ETF

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BlackRock is prepping an ETF that would focus on companies based in the Lone Star State. There are few equity funds like it.

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Advisor Upside

Dual-Share Classes Are Coming. Why It Matters.

More than 50 asset managers have asked the Securities and Exchange Commission for permission to create dual share classes of mutual funds.

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Personal Finance

E Pluribus Unum: Individual Investors Become Market-Moving Force

According to a recent JPMorgan analysis, individual investors now account for 60% of US equities, an all-time high.

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Advisor Upside

RIAs Warm Up to ETFs Not Labeled Vanguard, BlackRock or State Street

New issuers are gaining market share among RIAs, who are looking for niche funds to diversify their holdings.

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Finance

Blackstone Gets Green Light for New Private Credit Fund, Raises $8 Billion for Real Estate Debt Fund

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Blackstone’s new fund is one of several efforts aimed at cracking the private credit door open to retail investors.

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Advisor Upside

Can Bitcoin Become Bigger than the Internet Itself? Maybe

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Adoption of the cryptocurrency has outpaced other transformative technologies like the internet and mobile phones.

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