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How Much Longer Can Blue-Chip Companies Keep Up High Performance?

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Earnings per share for S&P 500 companies skyrocketed 53% from a year earlier in Q2 and sales jumped almost 16%, according to LSEG data.

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Advisor Upside

Five Signs It’s Time to Reduce Equity Exposure

We’ve all heard of having too much of a good thing, and the stock market’s near four-year bull run has been a really, really good thing.

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Advisor Upside

Missing the Market’s Worst Days Pays 7x

Advisors love to warn clients about missing the market’s best days. It turns out that missing the market’s worst days might matter more.

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Advisor Upside

As Bubble Fears Percolate, Advisors Are Bracing for a Crunch

Whether markets are frothy or not, most advisors say preparing for the worst never hurts.

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ETF Upside

Small-, Mid-Cap Funds Outperform Corporate Goliaths

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It might be time for financial advisors to give the rest of the market a second look.

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Energy

NextEra Energy Predicts Dominion Takeover Will Reduce Customers’ Power Bills

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The smaller company in the deal, Dominion Energy, powers the world’s data center capital in northern Virginia.

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Semiconductors

AI Market Braces for Bellwether Nvidia Earnings Report

The US did approve 10 Chinese firms as buyers for the H200, Nvidia’s second-most powerful AI chip, though no purchases have yet been made.

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Advisor Upside

Why Advisors Are Betting on AI Infrastructure Over Apps

Even legacy tech companies like Intel and Dell Technologies are riding the AI wave with major stock gains this year.

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Finance

Berkshire’s Annual Meeting Shines Spotlight on Buffett Successor Greg Abel

Class B shares of the company have lagged the S&P 500 by 37 percentage points in the past 12 months, the worst such stretch since 2000.

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Electric Vehicles

Time to Revoke Tesla’s Magnificent Seven Card?

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Tesla trades at around 183 times forward earnings, behind only Boeing and Warner Bros. Discovery on the S&P 500.

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