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Fidelity Joins BlackRock, Vanguard in Offering Annuities in 401(k) Plans

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Retiring Advisors Push M&A Deals to $2.5T

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Secondary Market for Life Insurance Merits Second Look From Advisors

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Consumer

Have Fuel, Will Travel: Airline, Cruise Stocks Gain Momentum with Iran Deal

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Earlier this month, the International Air Transport Association warned that global airline profits could dip by half this year.

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ETF Upside

Behind the TMX Deal to Buy RAFI Indices From Research Affiliates

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The acquisition adds some 90 indices to VettaFi’s roster and more than triples the firm’s indexed assets.

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Autos

Why European, Especially German, Automakers are Going on Defense, Literally

With the German car industry mired in structural disarray, the pivot to the thriving defense sector has fast become a sign of the times.

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Media & Entertainment

Amid World Cup Mania, FanDuel Parent Drops Dual Listing

Flutter told Barron’s last week that it expects to manage 100,000 bets per minute at peak times during the World Cup.

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Economics

Wall Street Is Preparing for Kevin Warsh’s First FOMC Meeting as Head of the Fed

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ETF Upside

Schwab Follows Vanguard With Fee Cuts on 4 ETFs

The reductions aren’t raising stakes in the never-ending game of fee poker between asset managers. Rather, Schwab is calling their bets and refusing to fold.

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Advisor Upside

Diversification Is Better than a Free

Owning a broad basket of investments may be the only way to reduce a portfolio’s risk, without simultaneously reducing its expected returns.

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Economics

Can Kevin Warsh Tame the Fed’s $6.7 Trillion Balance Sheet?

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Retirement Upside

The Social Security Trustees Report Looks Gloomy. Don’t Let Clients Panic

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There’s plenty to be concerned about in the 2026 report, but advocates believe reforms are coming.

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ETF Upside

All Things ETFs: Simplified and Actionable

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Hyperliquid ETFs Are Here. Should Advisors Buy the HYPE?
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SpaceX IPO Could Launch an ETF Buying Bonanza
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Northern Trust Becomes Latest Firm to Apply for ETF Share Classes
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Keith Fitz-Gerald’s New ETF Is Betting Against Diversification

Finance

SpaceX Draws Hordes of Investors, Some Unlikely or Unknowing

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SpaceX is expected to set aside 20% of its shares for retail buyers who’ve placed bids for more than $100 billion worth of shares.

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