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It Isn’t Just Big Tech

March 12, 2024 | Against popular belief, this market isn’t just about a few wonderful mega-cap companies. A broad group of companies has fueled the recent climb to record highs, even as monster companies like Apple and Tesla have sunk this year.

Place Your Bets

March 11, 2024 | You can bet on almost anything in markets if you're clever enough. Typically, people think of this in two basic ways — you can bet on stocks, bonds, gold, bitcoin, etc., to go higher or lower in price.

The Sound of Music

March 10, 2024 | Thanks to AI, the music world has been democratized like never before. But it also reignited debates around originality, artistry, and intellectual property.

Bitcoin’s Gravitational Pull

March 9, 2024 | Despite Barbie’s success, Mattel’s stock has been a laggard, rising about 9% over the last year versus roughly 27% for the S&P 500. And going back four decades, Mattel is up just 686% versus the S&P 500’s more than 3,200% return. More fun insights here in 2 minutes to read.

Rich Get Richer

March 8, 2024 | Being wealthy comes with many perks. One of them is the chance to have a devoted investment team managing your money. And the number of wealthy families employing these “family offices” to oversee their assets is booming, tripling since 2019.

Sell My Votes

March 7, 2024 | Can you buy shareholder votes in a company, hoping to influence its corporate governance decisions, without buying more shares of stock explicitly? Yes, and it’s actually legal to do, though not hugely popular. Well, except in niche situations.

Gold Rush

March 6, 2024 | Bitcoin is soaring, and some say Bitcoin is “digital gold.” But how about regular gold? It’s enjoying a nice little run of its own.

Apple Stumbles

March 5, 2024 | One of the market’s most important stocks and a pillar of the “Magnificent 7” is off to a bumbling start for 2024. On Tuesday, Apple shares fell almost 3%, marking an over 8% decline for the year.

Thanks, Big Tech

March 4, 2024 | Bitcoin is booming, tech stocks are flying, and monetary policy is softening as the Fed contemplates cuts. It feels like 2020 and 2021 again. Yet, a common response to market euphoria back then pointed to the four-letter acronym “ZIRP,” which stands for Zero Interest Rate Phenomenon.

Harness the Power

August 21, 2024 | We might not be far from a day when virtually everyone has an AI assistant at work. Need a tedious or monotonous series of tasks done by noon? No problem. Already, AI is helping people with something else: starting businesses.

Prime Targets

August 19, 2024 | Meet Annette Manes, an 83-year-old widowed social worker tricked by con artists impersonating JPMorgan Chase's fraud department and U.S. agents into handing over about $1.4 million of her savings.

Job Therapy

August 18, 2024 | Michael finds himself zoning out during team meetings, daydreaming about other careers and workplaces. Is it time for a change? Or is this just a normal phase of career ambivalence? Today, we're chatting with Tessa West, a leading expert in the science of interpersonal communication, about her new book.

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