Beauty & the Beholder

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Beauty & the Beholder

This is a painting by the Spanish painter Sergi Cadenas. It ages from the angle you look at it. pic.twitter.com/i362k9yb3Q
— DaVinci (@BiancoDavinci) April 9, 2026

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Retirement Upside

Clients Make Assumptions About Retirement. They’re Often Wrong

From their expected retirement date to their risk of excess longevity, clients hold a lot of faulty beliefs about life after work.

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Energy

Saudi Nuclear Deal Confusion Threatens Billions in Potential US Manufacturing Sales

Most likely to benefit is Westinghouse, whose AP1000 nuclear reactor, capable of powering small cities, is at the center of the deal.

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Industrials

Defense Contractors Amass Record Backlogs as Military Spending Ramps Up

The Trump administration has asked for a 44% increase in military spending in 2027, bringing the Pentagon budget near $1.5 trillion.

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Private Equity

Blackstone’s AI Bet Fuels Blowout Growth While Rivals Grapple With “Zombie Funds”

Blackstone’s secret? Selling the one thing that’s hot: infrastructure for the vast artificial intelligence boom.

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ETF Upside

Think Twice Before Asking AI About Clients’ Estate Planning

If you wouldn’t share client data with a stranger or a hostile attorney, don’t upload it into generic AI chatbot tools.

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Advisor Upside

Schwab Earnings Boosted by Latest Tax-Focused Strategy

Executives said the firm’s 21% year-over-year revenue growth in the second quarter was partly due to RIAs’ continued interest in long-short strategies.

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