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Friday links: volatility clusters

Market Expert Jul 19, 2026

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Saturday links: protecting expensive ideas

Analysis

MiB: Jason Wenk, Altruist founder and CEO

Market Expert Jul 19, 2026

This week, I speak with Jason Wenk, founder and CEO of Altruist, a modern custodian for independent financial advisors. We discuss why Jason started the company and his plans to change asset management through technology. He weighs in on the state of RIAs, and how AI is going to change everything. A list… Read More The post MiB: Jason Wenk, Altruist founder and CEO appeared first on The Big Picture.

Analysis

Overvalued, Bubble, or Revolution?

Market Expert Jul 18, 2026

Perhaps the question I hear asked most often is: “Are we in a bubble?” and “What’s happening with this artificial intelligence thingie?” I picked a few of my favorite charts that shed light on this issue. All of these were pulled from my Q3 Review & Update quarterly call, which I do for RWM… Read More The post Overvalued, Bubble, or Revolution? appeared first on The Big Picture.

Analysis

Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (July 18–19)

Market Expert Jul 18, 2026

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" – this week's edition kicks off with the news that Charles Schwab's annual RIA benchmarking study found that firms continued to post strong overall growth in AUM (17%) and revenue (13.2%), alongside a continued 97% client retention rate. That said, results varied across firms (particularlyRead More... The post Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (July 18–19) first appeared on Kitces.com.

Insurance

What LLMs Get Wrong About Our Direct Indexing

Market Expert Jul 18, 2026

We recently asked an LLM (a large language model) a question we know our clients have from time to time: Which is better, investing in an index-based ETF or a direct indexing product that tracks the same index? We think the answer is pretty straightforward, which is why we were surprised to see the LLM […] The post What LLMs Get Wrong About Our Direct Indexing appeared first on Wealthfront Blog.

Forex

LPL Financial 2026 Midyear Outlook: The Market Observatory [Video]

Market Expert Jul 18, 2026

In the LPL Financial 2026 Midyear Outlook edition of the Market Observatory, Chris and Sam discuss what's ahead for investors with LPL CIO Marc Zabicki.

Airbnb co-founder says his X account was hacked as he deletes comments about tokenization

As semiconductor stocks slump, one AI-adjacent sector is thriving — and these are the stocks to buy there

SpaceX postponed a crucial launch — now its stock is set to slide even further below the IPO price

Silently freaking out about retirement? Why it may not be as bad as you think.

‘I am at a loss’: My brother is dying. We are not close. What responsibility do I have to help him?

Stock

The market may be headed for a 40% correction, warns this wealth manager. He flags bargains in overlooked stocks.

Market Expert Jul 17, 2026

Ted Oakley of Oxbow Advisors sees a market that is “not normal,” with investors locked into the S&P 500 that is not giving them a diversified portfolio.

Stock

Ranch dressing and stuffed raccoons: Some of the World Cup’s biggest winners as Spain and Argentina face off in the final

Market Expert Jul 17, 2026

As the World Cup wraps up, the off-field battle for eyeballs, ad dollars and viral fame has already crowned some champions

Stock

‘Respect is important’: If my financial adviser said, ‘Hey,’ my wife and I would walk out. Where do you draw the line?

Market Expert Jul 17, 2026

“I met with a financial representative who was not aware that AT&T was the shortened form of American Telephone and Telegraph.”

Stock

Retail investors had been outperforming the market since May. Not any more.

Market Expert Jul 17, 2026

Retail investors had a pretty strong two-month stretch when they were outperforming the broader market by as much as 10 percentage points.

Stock

Bad week for ‘the ants’ as ripple effects of Korean crash spread out across Asia

Market Expert Jul 17, 2026

It was a bad week for “the ants,” as South Korea’s army of retail traders are known colloquially. 1.2 million of them were clobbered with margin calls. That’s more than 3% of the country’s adult population, illustrating the feverish extent of stock market speculation and the danger of leverage.