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How fashion designer Marc Jacobs renovated a $9 million Frank Lloyd Wright house

Market Expert Sep 9, 2026

Marc Jacobs might be best known for his catwalk creations, but in 2019, he took on the ambitious project of overhauling a $9.17 million Frank Lloyd Wright–designed property that he purchased on a whim.

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‘The View’ host Joy Behar finally sells Hamptons house for about half the original asking price

Market Expert Sep 9, 2026

“The View” host Joy Behar has officially offloaded her longtime Hamptons home for $5.65 million—more than $5 million below her original asking price.

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Bessent says ‘I am the house now.’ What it means for the yen — and U.S. stocks.

Market Expert Sep 9, 2026

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has never been accused of being a wallflower, but speaking in front of Southern Methodist University’s business school on Tuesday night, he made perhaps the most strident comment of his government career.

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Tuesday links: a meme asset

Market Expert Sep 9, 2026

BondsNow would be the wrong time to panic about your bond allocation. (whitecoatinvestor.com)Trailing real bond returns have rarely been so poor. (mrzepczynski.blogspot.com)The Treasury failed to term out debt during ZIRP. (ritholtz.com)MarketsIt's time to come to terms with market concentration. (awealthofcommonsense.com)Earnings revisions have been positive for 21 straight weeks. (fa-mag.com)FinanceAnthropic and OpenAI are seeking investment grade credit ratings, post-IPO. (ft.com)Robinhood ($HOOD) is an underwriter for the Oura Health IPO. (wsj.com)A $6.2 billion 'seed round' is an oxymoron. (anildash.com)Reputations matter on Wall Street. (ft.com)ETFsHow TIPS ladder ETFs work. (obliviousinvestor.com)Who really owns a white-label ETF? (etfcentral.com)Lessons learned from all the ETFs that iShares has closed. (mutualfundobserver.com)AICorporate America is turning to open source AI models. (nytimes.com)AI companies are releasing new models at a rapid clip. (cnbc.com)Are we slee

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Corporate vs Treasury Debt Duration

Market Expert Sep 9, 2026

From 2008 through 2022, the 10-year Treasury yield was never above 3.25%; it spent nearly all of 2019–21 under 2%, while the 30-year bottomed at ~1% in March 2020. What an amazing opportunity to refinance debt at ultra-low rates! But not every institutional debtor is that savvy. Torsten Slok reminds us how much… Read More The post Corporate vs Treasury Debt Duration appeared first on The Big Picture.

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Building A ‘Killer’ Scorecard To Track Key Weekly Metrics On The Path To $275M AUM: #FASuccess Ep 506 With Jenna Biancavilla

Market Expert Sep 9, 2026

Welcome everyone! Welcome to the 506th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast! My guest on today's podcast is Jenna Biancavilla. Jenna is the founder of Pearl Capital Management, an RIA based in Phoenix, Arizona, that oversees approximately $275 million in assets under management for 110 client households. What's unique about Jenna, though, is howRead More... The post Building A ‘Killer’ Scorecard To Track Key Weekly Metrics On The Path To $275M AUM: #FASuccess Ep 506 With Jenna Biancavilla first appeared on Kitces.com.

Oil prices climb after reports of Saudi Aramco refinery being hit by Houthi rebels

‘I’m the executor’: My two siblings and I inherited an IRA. Can we just cash it out?

We’re in our 60s. We earn $345,000 and have $1 million in 403(b)s. Is it too late for Roth conversions?

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Chip stock investors beware — these charts could warn of further weakness ahead

Market Expert Sep 8, 2026

U.S. stock investors have reason to pay attention to the currency market for signs of how money may be flowing in and out of chip stocks.

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Why the launch of OpenAI’s latest Astra model reignited the memory-chip trade

Market Expert Sep 8, 2026

Since troughing on July 29, the semiconductor sector has been recovering steadily with the OpenAI ChatGPT-6 Astra release bolstering sentiment further

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Sunday links: randomly correct

Market Expert Sep 8, 2026

MarketsUtility stocks have rolled over. (bloomberg.com)Why diesel prices are so high. (mrzepczynski.blogspot.com)Prediction marketsCrypto traders have shifted attention to prediction markets. (wsj.com)Lebron James is now a Polymarket endorser. (frontofficesports.com)Law and orderThe IRS cut audit personnel. Guess what happened next? (npr.org)The FBI has lowered its standards for new agents. (futurism.com)Florida has accelerated the pace of executions. (axios.com)EconomicsAll economies are mixed. The only question is what mix. (unherd.com)Why the definition of a small business matters. (boondoggle.substack.com)On the relationship between reading and the prospects for liberal democracy. (theargumentmag.com)Stay in touchDon't miss a thing! Sign up for our daily e-mail newsletter. (abnormalreturns.com)Work in wealth management? Sign up for our exclusive Talking Wealth newsletter. (talkingwealthpod.com)EconomyThe risks for higher inflation are out there. (apollo.com)Wage increases a

Adviser links: managing client transitions

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Transcript: Bill McNabb, Vanguard former Chairman and CEO

Market Expert Sep 8, 2026

The transcript from this week’s, MiB: Bill McNabb, Vanguard former Chairman and CEO, is below. You can stream and download our full conversation, including any podcast extras, on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube (audio), and Bloomberg. All of our earlier podcasts on your favorite pod hosts can be found here. ~~~ Masters in… Read More The post Transcript: Bill McNabb, Vanguard former Chairman and CEO appeared first on The Big Picture.

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10 Labor Day Reads

Market Expert Sep 7, 2026

My long weekend morning reads: • This data has helped fight workplace discrimination for 60 years. The Trump administration plans to delete it: The move marks a fundamental shift for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Without this data, it will be much harder for the agency to identify widespread cases of discrimination in hiring and… Read More The post 10 Labor Day Reads appeared first on The Big Picture.

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Altruist’s Acquisition By Vanguard Is More About ETF Costs Than Custodial Tech (And More Of The Latest In Financial #AdvisorTech – September 2026)

Market Expert Sep 7, 2026

Welcome to the September 2026 issue of the Latest News in Financial #AdvisorTech – where we look at the big news, announcements, and underlying trends and developments that are emerging in the world of technology solutions for financial advisors! This month's edition kicks off with the news that Altruist has been acquired by Vanguard, representingRead More... The post Altruist’s Acquisition By Vanguard Is More About ETF Costs Than Custodial Tech (And More Of The Latest In Financial #AdvisorTech – September 2026) first appeared on Kitces.com.