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

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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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Technology

Silicon Valley Confusion Over H-1B Visa Spurs Tech Plunge in India

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Ultimately, the new fee will apply to H-1Bs when they are first granted, and not to existing visas or any future renewals.

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Healthcare

Tylenol-Maker’s Shares Sink amid Autism Scrutiny

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Studies exploring whether there’s a connection between Tylenol’s key ingredient acetaminophen and autism have had mixed results.

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Big Tech

Is Google’s Ad Tech Biz Ripe for the Breaking?

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Tying its various advertising tech services together has allowed Google to snare roughly 20% of each dollar that moves through its platforms.

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Advisor Upside

Americans Are Abandoning Dreams of Home Ownership, Retirement

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Eight in 10 of the 5,000 people U.S. Bank surveyed said they feel anxious about stock market fluctuations.

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Advisor Upside

Why Integrated Partners’ Paul Saganey Wants to ‘Love Chaos’

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The CEO talks growth challenges, the consequences of this year’s volatility and how the Great Wealth Transfer is reshaping the advisor space.

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Banking

Self-Help or Self-Sabotage? Activist’s Proposal for UBS to Leave Switzerland Risks Spiking Costs

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In 2009, UBS reportedly threatened to leave the country if it deemed post-fiancial crisis regulations to be heavy-handed.

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Finance

Investors Have a Question About SEC’s Policy Shift on Arbitration: Cui Bono?

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Class-action securities settlements in 88 cases totaled about $3.7 billion in 2024, according to data collected by Cornerstone Research.

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Electric Vehicles

Tesla Grapples With Threats on All Fronts

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And yet, last week, Tesla scored a couple key brownie points from Wall Street analysts. So why the optimism?

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ETF Upside

What’s Up with the Crazy Flow Volatility at ARK’s ETFs?

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Competing theories have been proposed to explain why billions of dollars have gone into and out of several ARK ETFs in recent weeks.

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ETF Upside

Why Rate Cuts Could Benefit an Already Booming ETF Industry

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The Federal Reserve’s decision may not have been a surprise, but ripple effects are already being felt across the industry.

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ETF Upside

SEC Turbocharges Crypto ETP Approvals

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Generic listing standards for crypto exchange-traded products could open the floodgates for ETPs beyond spot Bitcoin and Ethereum.

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Media & Entertainment

What’s Next for the Murdoch Empire?

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Lachlan Murdoch’s moves so far are clearly those of someone who came of age during an era of rapidly advancing digitization.

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Advisor Upside

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

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

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Advisor

Grayscale’s Zach Pandl Urges Advisors to ‘Just Get Started’ with Crypto, Highlights AI-Blockchain Frontier

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Big Tech

Meta Wins Wall Street Votes of Confidence With Cl-AI-rvoyant Glasses

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Meta will likely soon face competition from Amazon, Alphabet, Snap and other tech firms with augmented-reality glasses in development.

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Personal Finance

Amex Puts a Platinum Price Tag on Signature Luxury Card

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American Express justifies the hike with more than $3,500 in benefits, including credits that go towards dining, flights, and entertainment.

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Semiconductors

Nvidia Gives Intel a $5 Billion Helping Hand

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Unfortunately for Intel, the deal does not provide a direct lifeline to its floundering chipmaking foundry business.

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Technology

Quantinuum Trims the Timeline for Quantum Computing

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Quantum computers are expected to solve previously unsolvable problems (or ones that would take ages) across industries.

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Healthcare

Eli Lilly Upstages Novo Nordisk in Obesity Pill Face-Off

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Both companies have been desperate to innovate beyond their current injectable GLP-1 weight-loss drugs for a while now.

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Advisor Upside

Financial advisor news, market insights, and practice management essentials.

BlackRock’s IBIT Is Nearing $100B in AUM. Everyone Else Might Be Chasing ‘Crumbs’

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Why Just 8% of ETFs Raked in Half of Inflows This Year

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MEME ETF Rises From the Grave

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