Friday Links: Performance-Chasing Behavior
The Friday Links roundup spotlights a wave of performance‑chasing across finance and technology, highlighted by Corgi’s launch of 34 new ETFs that raised $160 million in a single day and the growing influence of AI‑driven trading. A rare‑earth IPO, Rare Earth Americas, rides a Trump‑backed mining boom, while U.S. consumer sentiment hits its lowest point since 1952 and workforce participation slips as men of all ages leave jobs. The collection also notes geopolitical shifts in Russia and evolving dynamics in college sports.
Research Links: Trading Infrastructure
A wave of recent research and practitioner experiments is linking artificial intelligence to core trading infrastructure. Articles explore everything from ChatGPT‑style investment advice and retail‑built AI day‑trading agents to rapid development of custom AI trading platforms. Parallel academic work examines...
Adviser Links: A Fool’s Errand
The latest adviser roundup spotlights accelerating AI integration, strategic M&A, and shifting workforce dynamics in wealth management. iCapital has teamed up with Anthropic’s Claude to embed generative AI into its platform, while Y‑Combinator‑backed Astor secured $5 million to test a subscription‑based...
Personal Finance Links: The Full Cost of College
The article aggregates a curated set of recent podcasts and articles that tackle personal‑finance challenges, from the soaring cost of college to retirement timing, family planning, and tax strategies. It highlights expert voices such as Morgan Housel, Bill Perkins, CNBC...
Adviser Links: Shadow Advisers
Charles Schwab is rolling out a $5 block‑trade fee and AI‑driven client agents in June, while expanding its Pledged Asset Line lending to 45 RIAs. Wealth.com announced a $65 million Series B round led by Schwab, and OpenAI acquired Hiro Finance to...
Personal Finance Links: Improving Your Credit Score
The article curates a broad set of personal‑finance resources, ranging from podcasts and housing trends to retirement advice and emerging surcharge dynamics. It highlights recent developments such as fintech firms rolling out premium credit cards and the persistent rise in...
Tuesday Links: Finding Great Ideas
Amazon announced a $1.5 billion acquisition of Globalstar to bolster its low‑Earth‑orbit satellite internet network and simultaneously expanded its automotive marketplace with several new car brands. Across energy markets, Asian economies are grappling with record‑high oil prices while diesel spikes threaten...
Saturday Links: Denying Scientific Consensus
The latest Saturday Links roundup curates dozens of stories spanning electric vehicles, energy, climate, AI, and culture, highlighting accelerating market shifts and policy moves. Off‑lease EVs are flooding the used‑car market as gasoline prices rise, while Ukraine’s drones are chipping...
Thursday Links: A Job in a System
This week’s links highlight a shift toward diversification and new product frontiers across finance, tech, and health. BlackRock’s broad‑based strategy is shielding it from private‑credit turbulence, while industry thinkers predict a radically different asset‑management landscape in a decade. OpenAI’s acquisition...
Longform Links: Inverting Our Lives
The Longform Links roundup aggregates recent deep‑dive pieces spanning books, corporate case studies, Bitcoin developments, and long‑form journalism. Highlights include insights from "How to Disagree Better" and "Hard Feelings," analyses of Disney’s park strategy, Airbnb’s category creation, and Chipotle’s growth...
Personal Finance Links: Increased Tax Complexity
The latest personal‑finance roundup highlights a surge in tax‑code complexity alongside a host of related topics. It aggregates podcasts on spending and retirement rates, reports on an aging U.S. housing stock, soaring VA mortgage foreclosures, and the upcoming launch of...
Monday Links: A Distraction at Best
The Monday Links roundup highlights several developing stories that could distract investors: BlackRock is filing a new Nasdaq‑100 exchange‑traded fund to challenge Invesco’s dominance; OpenAI faces internal debate over an IPO while publishing an AI‑economy policy paper; the Iran‑related conflict...
Personal Finance Links: Extended Expenses
The roundup curates recent personal‑finance content spanning podcasts, tax strategy analyses, housing market reports, and lifestyle‑focused investing pieces. Highlights include Bloomberg’s look at tax‑aware strategies for wealthy investors under Treasury scrutiny, The Atlantic’s examination of a condo‑building collapse that is...
Personal Finance Links: Addressing Both Things
The article is a curated roundup of personal‑finance resources spanning podcasts, housing, investing, taxes, work, and lifestyle topics. It highlights recent trends such as rising suburban home costs in Atlanta, increased 401(k) withdrawals, and AI‑driven entrepreneurship. The list also points...