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Real-world leveraged ETF performance can drift materially from the headline leverage multiple over time. Source: Direxion.

Position Sizing Must Be Grounded in the Underlying Market Move

Leveraged funds can be capital-efficient, but only if you size them correctly. You need to start with the move you’re looking for in the underlying index,

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Gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) continued to shine as attractive long-term investment vehicles, delivering robust returns across multiple time horizons, according to data compiled by ACEMF as of March 23, 2026. It has outpaced equity benchmarks over the period.

The performance highlighted the growing appeal of Gold ETFs amid sustained investor interest and their resilient performance compared with traditional equity benchmarks.

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Ideally, by the time you get to retirement, you’ll have a nice amount of savings to live on. But even if you manage to retire with a respectable balance in your IRA or 401(k), you might still need Social Security to pull off the lifestyle you’re hoping for.

Plus, you can’t discount the possibility of a prolonged market downturn during retirement.

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In the U.S., certain Social Security recipients are to get their latest benefits today – Wednesday, Mar. 25 – as the Social Security Administration (SSA) sends out this month’s final batch of payments.

Who’s getting Social Security benefits today, Mar. 25?

Social Security is to be sent out to recipients born between 21st and 31st of any month.

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By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department’s investigation of a $2.5 billion renovation project at the Federal Reserve didn’t find any evidence of a crime, a federal prosecutor privately conceded under questioning by a skeptical judge earlier this month, according to a transcript of the sealed hearing.

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Key Points

• Tesla plans to increase its solar capacity to 100 GW by the end of 2028.

• It will buy a lot of solar equipment from China to achieve that goal.

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is reportedly in talks to purchase up to $2.9 billion in solar equipment from a group of Chinese suppliers.

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Key Points

• AI automation and data platforms are creating massive efficiency gains across financial infrastructure.

• I love subscription models. If you have high retention, you often produce durable, compounding long-term growth.

Some companies quietly build powerful businesses while the market focuses somewhere else.

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