The Hidden Flaw In Passive Investing: Tracking Market Weights May Not Always Be A Smart Asset Allocation Strategy
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By James Picerno
The case for indexing is well established, supported by academic and empirical research. But while there’s a strong case for passive investing within an asset class, in our view the argument weakens—if not breaks
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The 10-year Treasury yield is back around 4.6%, and it seems the Federal Reserve won’t cut interest rates anytime soon. That’s a good thing if you’re an income seeker looking for reasonable yields from your portfolio.
But it does create some complications around where you find that yield. Given current geopolitical and inflation risks,
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Read MoreWall Street Veteran Says Tesla Stock is About to Fall, and $550 Million Agrees
With Tesla earnings scheduled for tomorrow, July 22, a veteran chart analyst says TSLA stock is set to fall, and the options market just backed him with a roughly $550 million bet against it.
Carter Worth is an American financial expert, famously known as “Chart Master” on CNBC.
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Read MoreMintos launches free ETF investing, starting from €1
BERLIN, July 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Mintos, a European multi-asset investment platform for long-term wealth building, is launching ETFs on its platform. Investors can now access over 1,000 of the most popular ETFs among European investors — with zero transaction fees, no custody charges, and a minimum investment of just €1.
“European investors put a record €330 billion into ETFs in 2025.
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Read MoreThe Promise Act Would Push Congress to Vote on Social Security Reform Before 2032's Projected 22% Benefit Cut for Retirees
A new bipartisan bill, the Protecting Retirement Opportunities and Maintaining Income Security for Everyone Act, aka the Promise Act, is designed to force Congress to confront Social Security’s upcoming funding shortfall and to vote on a reform package before automatic benefit cuts hit retirees around 2032.
Led by U.S. Sens.
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Market Commentary: The Meteoric Rise of Eli Lilly
Did you know that Eli Lilly and other pharmaceutical companies have sold approximately 10.6 million shots of obesity drug doses in the U.S. in a single month? The rise of these injectable weight loss medications is so powerful that it’s causing investors to question the future of even staple food and beverage stocks.
While this aspect alone could secure Eli Lilly as the pharmaceutical golden goose you’ve been looking for there is much more than meets the eye.
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1 Under-the-Radar Small Cap Set To Pop?
Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ: AAOI) isn’t well known and why would it be trading at less than a half a billion dollars in valuation. But it has seen a surge recently in insider buying as those in-the-know seem to be betting on future prospects.
This small-cap company has positioned itself as a critical supplier to major data center operators and telecommunications firms,
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