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Volatility Is No Longer Keeping Crypto out of Portfolios
Volatility is the longest-running critique of this emerging asset class, and for the last decade I’ve had advisors and other professional investors tell me this is the main reason they don’t recommend a crypto allocation to their clients.
Managing the Disconnect Between High Markets and Consumer Worry
As a consumer and an investor, what should you do? My recommendation is the same advice I have offered for decades. If you hold a globally diversified portfolio with a balance of stocks and bonds appropriate for your circumstances, leave it alone.
Fear Mosquitoes, Not Investing: Ben Carlson Tells Us to Learn to Love Stocks
In his new book, Risk & Reward, financial analyst Ben Carlson uses a wealth of historical data to defend U.S. stocks as the ultimate wealth-building machine. While Carlson effectively uses psychology and past market performance to encourage investors to ride out short-term volatility, the text reveals that long-term success often depends heavily on having decades for early investments to compound.
Quantum Computing: Hype or the Real Deal?
Quantum computing is being hailed as the next technology to revolutionize computing, following in AI's footsteps. But promising headlines loaded with industry jargon have a long history of appearing well ahead of reality. Accordingly, it’s important to better understand what quantum computing is, why it matters, and whether the hype is justified and worth investing in.
Will the U.S. Stock Market 4-Peat in 2026?
2026 is heading toward a four-peat of double-digit returns on U.S. stocks, but it will require P/Es to remain high — investors need to remain optimistic. In the past, when P/Es were high, investor fear kicked in and P/Es declined, causing stock market losses. Time will tell, but diversification is a reasonable strategy no matter the outcome.
Today’s Cap-Weighted Index Is an Identification Bet
If the market has correctly named the companies that will dominate the AI era, cap weighting will look brilliant, because it owns them in size and will ride them up for free. The real question is: How much do you want to bet the market chose the correct companies?
Brace for a Flood of Oil as Soon as Hormuz Reopens
My industry soundings are far more upbeat: When it happens, it would start as a trickle, but very quickly — in just a handful of weeks, if not days — transform into an oil flood. I’m on the side of the bears, as you may have guessed.
DoubleLine, Oaktree Brace for Potential AI Pain
Credit heavyweights like DoubleLine Capital LP and Oaktree Capital Management are buying debt now that can perform well if the artificial intelligence boom turns into a credit bust.
US Stocks Rebound From Selloff as Nvidia Leads Big-Tech Gains
US stocks bounced back on Monday from the worst rout this year, as a selloff in technology stocks eased and traders assessed flaring tensions in the Middle East, which supported oil prices and energy shares.
Fed Faces Rising Rate Hike Expectations, Schwab Center's Martin Says
The bar for a Federal Reserve rate hike is falling as the job market remains robust in the face of stubborn price pressures, according to Collin Martin at the Schwab Center for Financial Research.
Apple Investors Look for AI Overhaul to Power Next Leg of Gains
Apple Inc. investors have spent nearly two years clamoring for the iPhone maker to make a big splash with artificial intelligence. Their wait may finally be coming to an end this week at the company’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference.
Google-Tied Prepaid Energy Bonds See Flood of Muni Trader Demand
Google parent Alphabet Inc.’s municipal-bond market debut was met by a surge of investor interest.
Private Credit’s Resurgent Redemptions Shatter Short-Lived Calm
The $1.8 trillion private credit industry is finding out that trying to shake investor angst about the market is more of a marathon than a sprint. Such is the nature of long-term lending — there are few quick answers to the concerns that the market became too concentrated on software assets, a sector that’s ripe for disruption by artificial intelligence.
SoftBank’s PayPay to Buy T&D’s Life Insurer for $840 Million
SoftBank Group Corp.’s payments unit is buying the life insurance unit of T&D Holdings Inc. for ¥134.3 billion ($840 million) to broaden its offerings and better compete in Japan’s ballooning fintech market.
SpaceX IPO Brings ‘Prime Time’ for Advisers Ahead of Wealth Surge
Some of that tension is also being felt by their clients, advisers say. Along with the anticipation of a life-changing windfall, the initial public offering is eliciting more complicated emotions, as well, ranging from apprehension to confusion.