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Riders of the Wave

Sea lions surfing huge waves

near Santa Barbara Island, California filmed by Ryan Lawler of Pacific Offshore Expeditions

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Retirement Upside

XYPN’s Michael Kitces Talks Retirement and Flipping the Psychological Switch

The self-proclaimed planning nerd said the soft skills needed to talk clients about retirement are more important than ever.

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Finance

AIG Scores Upgrade in Goldman’s Assessment of Insurers’ AI Risks

AIG is outperforming insurance industry rivals, according to Goldman Sachs, in adapating to and leverage artificial intelligence.

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Healthcare

Neurotech Startup Treating Blindness Nabs $1.5 Billion Valuation

Science Corp., a brain-implant startup developing a device that can enable blind people to see again, just raised $230 million from investors.

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Markets

BlackRock’s Writedown of Small Loan Fuels Private Credit Alarm

BlackRock’s writedown of a $25 million loan is fueling concern that much larger defaults are lurking in private credit.

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Retirement Upside

401(k) Balances Are Way Up. But Withdrawals Have Reached Record Levels

As much as Americans feel unprepared for retirement, they also feel unprepared for the here and now.

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Advisor Upside

Robinhood, TradePMR Join Growing Referral Space

They’re just the latest firms to join the referral space, an area of wealth management that is ramping up.

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