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Advisor Upside

Could Silver Be Clients’ Golden Ticket?

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Silver’s role as an inflation hedge, its industrial uses and a supply deficit have created strong tailwinds.

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ETF Upside

Rich Investors Eschew Financial Advice, Trade ETFs Frequently

Wealthier people are less likely to value financial advice, but there are consequences to trading ETFs outside of advisory relationships.

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ETF Upside

ETF Sales: A Tale of Bitcoin and the S&P 500

BlackRock and Vanguard have raked in cash in very different places, highlighting some of the differences in their ETF customer bases.

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Markets

Fine Print: ETFs Born in Banner Year May Lack Staying Power

Issuers are pumping out funds to meet investor demand, but there’s a growing risk that many of the new ETFs will have short shelf lives.

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ETF Upside

State Street’s PRIV Lands First Daily Inflows in Months

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The fund pulled in more than $18 million in assets over two days last week but has seen negligible interest from investors long term.

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ETF Upside

New BlackRock ETF Takes Bite Out of S&P 500 Weightings

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An iShares ETF caps individual holdings at 3%; it isn’t the first to skew allocations away from the largest companies.

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ETF Upside

Everything’s Bigger in iShares’ Texas ETF

BlackRock is prepping an ETF that would focus on companies based in the Lone Star State. There are few equity funds like it.

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