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Your Young Clients Might Be Big Art Connoisseurs

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Gen Z spent twice as much on art than older generations, according to the latest Art Basel and UBS survey.

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Advisor Upside

Collectibles in ETFs May Not Be as Crazy As It Sounds

With how quickly ETFs are evolving, the industry may not be far off from packaging paintings, memorabilia and more in the wrapper.

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Industrials

Thiel, Andreessen-backed Defense Startup Promises Cheap Missiles as US Rebuilds Arsenal

Covenant says its factories will be capable of producing 1,000 missiles each next year, with the goal of scaling up to 5,000 missiles a year.

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Advisor Upside

Rich Getting Richer Fuels Demand for Advisors

The UBS Global Wealth Report says the ranks of the wealthy are swelling at every income level.

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How to Help Clients After the $124T Great Wealth Transfer

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An advisor’s role doesn’t end after an inheritance.

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Artificial Intelligence

AMD Pops on Meta Deal that Squares with AI Sector’s Transaction Loop

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Transactions like these, where the interests of suppliers, customers and investors all seem to become one big loop, raise plenty of eyebrows.

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Advisor Upside

Why US Bank, UBS, JPMorgan All Shut Down Their Robo Advisors

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Thin margins are one reason, but the shutdowns don’t necessarily spell the end of automated advice.

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Advisor Upside

How Wealthy Women Are Changing the World of Art Investing

Women’s average spending on art and antiques was 46% higher than men in 2024, according to UBS data.

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Banking

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

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

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International Economics

‘Not Optimistic’: Washington Hits Tariff Impasse with Switzerland

Small, mountainous Switzerland — a country that ranks 61st in the world by total area — is one of the world’s biggest investors in the US.

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