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Advisor Upside

Rich Clients Want Lending. Merrill Lynch Is Ready for Them

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Merrill launched a new credit unit for high- and ultra-high net worth clients last week.

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ETF Upside

How ETF Issuers Are Attracting ‘Kid-in-a-Candy-Store Money’

As new ETFs launch at breakneck speed, expensive products are raking in revenue.

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Real Estate

Can the Big Apple’s Office-Tower Revival Turn into a Trendsetter?

While the pain to building owners has been deep and long-lasting, the predictions of Office Armageddon are proving somewhat premature.

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Finance

CFPB Rewrites Open Banking Rule as Banks Feud with Fintechs Over Your Data

The “open banking” rule goes back to the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act that introduced sweeping financial reforms after the Great Recession.

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Finance

New York Accuses Bank-Backed Zelle of $1 Billion Security Bungle

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Zelle was launched in 2017 as an alternative to peer-to-peer payment platforms like PayPal and its subsidiary Venmo.

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Banking

Goldman’s ‘Midas Touch’ During Turbulent Quarter Delivers Record Trading Results

Goldman’s top line metrics — profit up 22% to $3.7 billion and total revenues up 15% to $14.6 billion — also bested analysts’ expectations.

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Advisor Upside

Vanguard Made a Single Acquisition. Now, It’s Getting Sued

The complaint alleges Vanguard acted in bad faith by thwarting certain business deals post-acquisition.

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Finance

Markets Give a ‘Meh’ To Upbeat Wall Street Earnings

The consensus takeaway from the earnings season so far is that the economy is, in spite of everything, doing pretty good.

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ETF Upside

Here Are the Most Popular Active ETFs of 2025

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JPMorgan, T. Rowe Price, and Capital Group had some of the top-performing funds of the first half of 2025, according to a recent Morningstar report.

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ETF Upside

Calamos Launches First Autocallable ETF

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The fund enters into swap agreements with J.P. Morgan and tracks an index from MerQube.

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Blockchain

Fiserv Connecting Thousands of Banks to Crypto with New Stablecoin Platform

Financial institutions are racing to get into stablecoins as the Genius Act makes its way toward POTUS Trump’s desk.

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Personal Finance

AmEx Platinum, Chase Sapphire Reserve Battle for Points in Upgrade Grudge Match

The two cards both have steep annual fees that put them in direct competition for a spot in consumers’ wallets.

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Banking

Europe Delays Stricter Banking Rules to Keep ‘Level Playing Field’ With US Rivals

The new rules are part of the Basel III reforms that were introduced in 2017 and designed in response to the 2008 financial crisis.

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