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Market Expert Dec 18, 2025

BooksThree investment book recommendations including: "What I Learned About Investing From Darwin" by Pulak Prasad. (flyoverstocks.com)A positive review for Andrew Ross Sorkin's new book "1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History — and How It Shattered a Nation." (advisorperspectives.com)Lessons learned from 2025 book reading including 'Culture compounds.' (mastersinvest.com)ETFsBlackrock ($BLK) just launched the iShares Total USD Fixed Income Market ETF ($BTOT). (riabiz.com)BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard did little to support activist nominees in proxy fights this year. (semafor.com)AIWhat happens when a big data center comes to town. (sherwood.news)Oracle ($ORCL) debt is getting re-rated, and not in a good way. (tomtunguz.com)What's behind the decline in Coreweave ($CRWV) stock? (wsj.com)VC funding for AI in 2025, the charts. (news.crunchbase.com)Poverty lineNick Maggiulli, "Regardless of what you believe about the true poverty line, it’s fair to say that it’s far

Personal finance links: a lack of spending

Commodities

Wednesday links: running out of time

Market Expert Dec 18, 2025

StrategyInvestors are suckers for a good growth story. (behaviouralinvestment.com)Diversification as 'survival insurance.' (safalniveshak.com)Investors will only wait so long for a factor to pay off. (klementoninvesting.substack.com)FinanceMedline ($MDLN) is the biggest IPO of 2025. (cnbc.com)How JP Morgan ($JPM) has transformed their balance sheet. (ft.com)Robinhood ($HOOD) is rolling out even more prediction market functionality. (axios.com)How prop trading firms entice new users. (bloomberg.com)Fund managementWhy is the Bluerock Private Real Estate Fund ($BPRE) trading at a big discount to NAV? (giftarticle.ft.com)Virtus ($VRTS) is pushing deeper into private markets. (citywire.com)Small 401(k) plans typically pay higher fees. Providers have come up with a 'solution.' (morningstar.com)StartupsNow Amazon ($AMZN) could invest in OpenAI. (techcrunch.com)Databricks is reportedly raising capital at a $134 billion valuation. (wsj.com)Waymo is looking to raise capital at a $100 billion val

Analysis

The Psychology of Human Misjudgment by Charlie Munger

Market Expert Dec 18, 2025

Charlie Munger – 24 Cognitive Biases – Human Misjudgement full speech (Improved Audio & Captioned) Full transcript below Charlie Munger’s 24 Cognitive Biases: 1. Reward and Punishment Super-response Tendency 2. Liking/Loving Tendency 3. Disliking/Hating Tendency 4. Doubt-Avoidance Tendency 5. Inconsistency-Avoidance Tendency 6. Curiosity Tendency 7. Kantian Fairness Tendency 8. Envy/Jealousy Tendency 9.… Read More The post The Psychology of Human Misjudgment by Charlie Munger appeared first on The Big Picture.

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Transcript: MiB: Stephen Cohen, BlackRock’s Chief Product Officer and Head of Global Product Solutions

Market Expert Dec 17, 2025

The transcript from this week’s, MiB: Stephen Cohen, BlackRock’s Chief Product Officer and Head of Global Product Solutions, is below. You can stream and download our full conversation, including any podcast extras, on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and Bloomberg. All of our earlier podcasts on your favorite pod hosts can be found here. ~~~… Read More The post Transcript: MiB: Stephen Cohen, BlackRock’s Chief Product Officer and Head of Global Product Solutions appeared first on The Big Picture.

Insurance

The Headlines This Year Were All About Fear, Anxiety, and Disaster. The Markets Kept Setting Records Anyway. Where Does That Leave You?

Market Expert Dec 17, 2025

This post is brought to you by Vested Interest, our forthcoming newsletter about what the financial and economic newsmight mean for your money, career, and life in general. Please get in touch via askwealthfront@wealthfront.com with comments and questions about other topics you’d like us to cover. In 2025, danger appeared to be lurking at every […] The post The Headlines This Year Were All About Fear, Anxiety, and Disaster. The Markets Kept Setting Records Anyway. Where Does That Leave You? appeared first on Wealthfront Blog.

Insurance

Is a Roth Conversion Right for You?

Market Expert Dec 17, 2025

IRAs, or individual retirement arrangements, are a popular way to save for retirement, and with good reason: IRAs have numerous benefits. You may already be familiar with some of the different types of IRAs, including traditional IRAs and Roth IRAs. But you might not know it’s possible for people who typically don’t qualify for a […] The post Is a Roth Conversion Right for You? appeared first on Wealthfront Blog.

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What Are the Benefits and Drawbacks of IRAs?

Market Expert Dec 17, 2025

Individual retirement arrangements (IRAs) are a popular way to save for retirement, and with good reason—they come with numerous benefits for investors building long-term wealth. They also come with a few drawbacks you should be aware of. In this post, we’ll break down what you need to know, focusing on two popular account types: traditional […] The post What Are the Benefits and Drawbacks of IRAs? appeared first on Wealthfront Blog.

Broadcom’s worst three-day stock slide since 2020 marks a humbling of sorts

‘Am I simply the unloved son?’ My mother ghosted me after my father died. Is she stealing his money?

Stock

The Fed’s ‘dovish version of a hawkish cut’ signals shift in stock-market leadership, says Jeremy Siegel

Market Expert Dec 16, 2025

A decline in short-term rates is positive for the balance sheets of businesses, banks and households, says Wharton professor

Stock

Why it’s time for investors to start treating copper like a precious metal

Market Expert Dec 16, 2025

Copper isn’t really a precious metal, but maybe it’s time investors started treating it like one. It shares a lot more in common with silver than you might think, and its similarities with silver can tell investors a lot about potential opportunities for copper.

Stock

While Ford shares are remarkably steady after $20 billion charge, these stocks are getting battered

Market Expert Dec 16, 2025

Ford Motor Co.’s decision to take a nearly $20 billion charge as it shifts to hybrids from electric vehicles had little impact on the automaker’s stock but did send shares of battery makers lower.

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Kendall Jenner gives a peek into her quirky, secret mountain home with ‘grandma chic’ decor

Market Expert Dec 16, 2025

Supermodel Kendall Jenner has unveiled the “top secret” mountain sanctuary she had built to serve as her escape from Hollywood—and where she one day hopes to raise a family.

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Here’s your chance to rent the swanky Nashville home of finance guru Dave Ramsey—and it’s kind of a bargain

Market Expert Dec 16, 2025

Dave Ramsey is willing to provide one lucky person with a budget-friendly living situation, even if it means taking a financial hit himself.

Stock

Wall Street is no longer rewarding job-cut announcements, Goldman analysis finds

Market Expert Dec 16, 2025

Goldman Sachs analysis suggests investors are perhaps seeing through the real reasons behind the announcement of job losses by companies.

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Tuesday links: reversion to the mean

Personal finance links: a lack of spending

Wednesday links: running out of time

The Psychology of Human Misjudgment by Charlie Munger

Transcript: MiB: Stephen Cohen, BlackRock’s Chief Product Officer and Head of Global Product Solutions

The Headlines This Year Were All About Fear, Anxiety, and Disaster. The Markets Kept Setting Records Anyway. Where Does That Leave You?

Is a Roth Conversion Right for You?

What Are the Benefits and Drawbacks of IRAs?

Broadcom’s worst three-day stock slide since 2020 marks a humbling of sorts

‘Am I simply the unloved son?’ My mother ghosted me after my father died. Is she stealing his money?

The Fed’s ‘dovish version of a hawkish cut’ signals shift in stock-market leadership, says Jeremy Siegel

Why it’s time for investors to start treating copper like a precious metal

While Ford shares are remarkably steady after $20 billion charge, these stocks are getting battered

Kendall Jenner gives a peek into her quirky, secret mountain home with ‘grandma chic’ decor

Here’s your chance to rent the swanky Nashville home of finance guru Dave Ramsey—and it’s kind of a bargain

Wall Street is no longer rewarding job-cut announcements, Goldman analysis finds

Two Fed officials who rarely agree both say inflation will not be a problem going forward

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