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Stocks Hit Record Highs Every Three Days on Average in Q3

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Advisors and clients haven’t been chasing returns, though, instead smartly choosing to stay diversified.

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When to Dump that Expensive Investment Fund

Tax-law and human behavior are complicated, but there’s a method to mitigating past investment mistakes.

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Is Ray Dalio’s All-Weather ETF Appropriate for a Long Summer?

In the long-running bull market, it’s not hard to make a case against risk-parity funds. But it’s harder to make one against Ray Dalio and his massive hedge-fund firm Bridgewater Associates.

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Why ‘Throwing Darts’ in Private Markets Isn’t Enough

The opportunities to invest are expanding, but due diligence is key.

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Advisors Rethink Cash Ahead of Rate Cuts

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Advisors are taking a variety of approaches in fixed income, stocks and alternatives.

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Global Family Offices Unfettered by Military Conflicts, Recession Fears

Allocations today have a striking resemblance to where they stood in 2023, according to new Goldman Sachs data.

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3 Reasons to Keep Politics Out of Portfolios

Mixing politics and investing is like mixing emotions and math: It rarely adds up.

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Index Investors May Be Losing Millions of Dollars Each Year. Here’s Why

Rules-based investments are appealing, but even index-fund investing comes with limitations.

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What Clients Need to Know About ETFs

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With assets reaching new heights, advisors need to inform clients about what exchange-traded funds can — and can’t — do.

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Vanguard’s Joe Davis on AI and the ‘Second Half of the Chessboard’

Joseph Davis, Vanguard’s global chief economist and global head of the Investment Strategy Group.

While predicting the future of the global economy is anybody’s guess, today’s normal is unlikely to continue.

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