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Advisor Upside

Younger Americans Enter Workplace Retirement Plans Earlier than Gen X, Boomers

The head start and greater financial confidence is translating to more younger clients for advisors.

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ETF Upside

US Raid in Venezuela Compounds Uncertainty for ETF Investors

ETF investors may seek asset classes they view as safer in a volatile era. One issuer filed for a Venezuela Exposure ETF.

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Hedge Funds

Activist Elliott’s Citgo Deal May Deliver a Windfall in Wake of Maduro’s Ouster

Since the 1980s, Citgo Petroleum has operated as the US-based subsidiary of Venezuela’s state-owned oil and gas company.

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ETF Upside

Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest Takes Best-Performing Issuer of 2025

Actively managed funds have the potential for outsized returns, but timing is everything. ARK ETFs did well.

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Artificial Intelligence

Lyte Leaves Stealth Mode to Help AI Robots Tackle Household Chores

Artificial intelligence-powered bots’ big presence at CES belies the tech industry’s expectations to turn a profit on them.

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Indicators

US Manufacturing Activity Grinds to 14-Month Low

US factory activity contracted for the tenth straight month in December, according to the latest Institute for Supply Management survey.

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Energy

Markets Shrug Off Shift in Venezuelan Oil Industry’s Prospects

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Venezuela’s 303 billion barrels worth of oil reserves are estimated to be about a fifth of the world’s total.

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Advisor Upside

Caroline Crenshaw’s SEC Exit Leaves Behind an All-Republican Commission

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ETF Upside

Proposed ETF from VegaShares Bets on 4X Leveraged Funds

Vega Capital Partners filed for 16 highly leveraged ETFs not long after the SEC told other issuers that such products wouldn’t fly.

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Advisor Upside

International Equities Performed Last Year. But What About 2026?

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Patent Drop

Glimpse into the future of technology.

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Google Patent Highlights AI and Quantum’s Symbiotic Relationship
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The Time and Place for AI Code Generators
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Into the Future: The Patent Drop Highlight Reel
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Amazon Tries to Help Alexa Get Personal

Artificial Intelligence

Bubble Fears Not Spoiling Billion-Dollar AI Buildout Plans in ’26 … Yet

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With an estimated half a million workers needed to fill the construction industry’s labor shortages, AI investments this year may get stalled.

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