Seinfeld’s ‘find fascination’ advice lands amid reading slump
Bill Gurley’s book quotes Jerry Seinfeld urging graduates to seek fascination as reading data show fewer Americans picking up book...
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Optionality and commitment debate gets a finance-world reality check
Of Dollars and Data argues that keeping every option open can carry life costs that passive investing does not.
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Political investing hedge funds lagged less aligned peers, study finds
A Singapore Management University study found hedge funds aligned with a president’s policies trailed less aligned portfolios by a...
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Japan long-term investing debate gets fresh look from Ben Carlson
Ben Carlson says Japan’s bubble remains the hardest test case for buy-and-hold investors, but not a clean rejection of the strateg...
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AI graduate jobs data points to a tougher start for young workers
A US Census Bureau analysis finds job declines for 22-to-24-year-olds in industries most exposed to AI since late 2022.
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Stock market drawdowns expose pain beneath a near-record index
A Wealth of Common Sense says the U.S. market is near records, but Netflix, Nike and former pandemic winners show pain beneath the...
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Pet ownership happiness study estimates cats and dogs at £70,000
Michael Gmeiner and Adelina Gschwandtner used UK survey data to argue cats and dogs causally raise life satisfaction.
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South Korea margin loans show the risk inside the AI stock boom
Reuters profiled young traders hit by forced liquidations as AI-linked shares swung and regulators raised leveraged ETF requiremen...
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Fund firms see higher inflows after adding website data tools
Research by Marco Zanotti links asset managers’ website tracking and personalization tools to stronger fund inflows, especially fr...
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Animal Spirits puts bubble talk and AI stocks at center of new episode
The investing podcast’s latest episode covers market bubble chatter, AI stock rotation, housing stress and a mixed set of economic...
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BIS study finds rate hikes can lift private loan defaults
A BIS paper says higher policy rates have a modest average effect, but weak starting conditions can make defaults rise faster.
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Older homeowners are reshaping the housing math for younger buyers
Boomers’ wealth and reluctance to downsize are keeping more large homes out of younger families’ reach, according to reports from...
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