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‘I‘m facing an ethical dilemma’: My widowed mother is cutting my step siblings out of the family trust. Do I have a responsibility?

Market Expert Feb 2, 2026

“My mother has now hired an attorney to revise the trust and remove her late husband’s children as beneficiaries.”

Saturday links: how software looks and feels

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Sunday links: a desperate fallback

Market Expert Feb 2, 2026

MarketsThe S&P 500 rose 1.45% in January 2026. (on.spdji.com)A look at just how crazy the silver market was this week. (rcmalternatives.com)The AI rollout is going to have a lot of downstream effects for companies. (tker.co)Prediction marketsPrediction markets have an insider trading problem. (theguardian.com)The NFL won't allow prediction market ads during the Super Bowl. (frontofficesports.com)Private assetsMany small and mid-sized PE managers are struggling to close new funds. (pitchbook.com)On the legal differences between registered funds and private funds. (cashandcarried.substack.com)TrumpHow an Abu Dhabi royal came to own 49% of World Liberty Financial. (wsj.com)Just how much the Trump family has profited in its first year of the administration. (newyorker.com)ICEHow ICE has put all law enforcement under a cloud. (theatlantic.com)The breakdown between local and federal law enforcement isn't a good thing. (politico.com)In Minnesota, the federal government has violated at least

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MiB: Kate Burke, Allspring Global Investments, CEO

Market Expert Feb 1, 2026

This week, I speak with Kate Burke, chief executive officer of Allspring Global Investments and director on the Board of Directors at Allspring Global Investments. The firm manages over $635 billion dollars primarily in fixed income (and equity) assets for institutions. About two-thirds of Allspring’s $635 billion is on its fixed income platform, which… Read More The post MiB: Kate Burke, Allspring Global Investments, CEO appeared first on The Big Picture.

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10 Sunday Morning Reads

Market Expert Feb 1, 2026

Avert your eyes! My Sunday morning look at incompetency, corruption and policy failures: • Trump’s Year of Anarchy: The Unconstrained Presidency and the End of American Primacy. (Foreign Affairs) • The Crypto CEO Who’s Become Enemy No. 1 on Wall Street: Coinbase chief Brian Armstrong is clashing with Jamie Dimon and other bank stewards over the… Read More The post 10 Sunday Morning Reads appeared first on The Big Picture.

A luxury ‘phobia’ is gripping these consumers. It’s a red flag for luxury brands like Chanel and Gucci.

My untrustworthy and selfish brother is executor of our family estate. How do I stop him from cheating us?

Kevin Warsh isn’t who investors think he is — how you can profit from their mistake

Most of us make assumptions about growth and value stocks. Here’s what we get wrong.

Gold and silver’s $7 trillion wipeout delivers a painful lesson about risk

Trump picking Kevin Warsh as Fed chair wasn’t enough to soothe shaky markets

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The IRS is trying to make the best of a government shutdown. Here’s how to protect your refund.

Market Expert Jan 31, 2026

The federal tax collector seems poised to run out of funding on Saturday, just days after it started processing 2025 income-tax returns.

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Oil prices unexpectedly score first monthly gain in half a year. So what’s the next move for OPEC+?

Market Expert Jan 31, 2026

The group of major oil producers known as OPEC+ will have to take oil flow uncertainty and an expected global supply surplus into account when they meet this weekend to discuss production targets.

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‘These are college students … not NFL players.’ Deion Sanders’s new $5,000 fines for Colorado players blur the lines around professional sports.

Market Expert Jan 31, 2026

Student fines “would be paid out of pocket, exactly like if a student-athlete gets a parking ticket on campus,” a University of Colorado athletic department spokesperson said.

Commodities

Friday links: ads ruin everything

Market Expert Jan 31, 2026

FinanceOn the high costs of gaining access to pre-IPO companies. (wsj.com)Why London serves as a global startup hub. (economist.com)How a loan goes from 100 cents on the dollar to default in weeks. (wsj.com)Kalshi is fighting legal battles on a number of fronts. (npr.org)CompaniesMagic the Gathering has become a bigger part of Hasbro's ($HAS) business. (ft.com)Walmart ($WMT) is paying up for pharmacy technicians. (axios.com)Once a high flyer, Allbirds ($BIRD) is now valued around $33 million. (techcrunch.com)AIMeta ($META) and Apple ($AAPL) are approaching AI from very different perspectives. (spyglass.org)How AI capital spending will reshape credit markets. (apolloacademy.com)AI crawlers are turning to back doors to paywalled content. (niemanlab.org)Generative engine optimization is the new SEO. (wsj.com)What if AI succeeds, and OpenAI fails? (noahpinion.blog)ICEThese companies are cleaning up on ICE spending. (ft.com)How ICE utilizes all manner of technologies. (washingtonpost.com)Th

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Succession

Market Expert Jan 31, 2026

So, we announced our succession plan this morning. My emails and DMs lit up immediately, with all sorts of questions, but mostly asking, “Are you retiring?!?” No, but I’ll get to that shortly. The reason we announced this: As a financial planning firm, I wanted all of our clients, partners, employees, and colleagues… Read More The post Succession appeared first on The Big Picture.

‘I‘m facing an ethical dilemma’: My widowed mother is cutting my step siblings out of the family trust. Do I have a responsibility?

Saturday links: how software looks and feels

Sunday links: a desperate fallback

MiB: Kate Burke, Allspring Global Investments, CEO

10 Sunday Morning Reads

A luxury ‘phobia’ is gripping these consumers. It’s a red flag for luxury brands like Chanel and Gucci.

My untrustworthy and selfish brother is executor of our family estate. How do I stop him from cheating us?

Kevin Warsh isn’t who investors think he is — how you can profit from their mistake

Most of us make assumptions about growth and value stocks. Here’s what we get wrong.

Gold and silver’s $7 trillion wipeout delivers a painful lesson about risk

Trump picking Kevin Warsh as Fed chair wasn’t enough to soothe shaky markets

‘I’m worried about cash flow’: I’m 71 with a $2.7 million IRA and $470K in stocks. Why can’t I relax?

The IRS is trying to make the best of a government shutdown. Here’s how to protect your refund.

Oil prices unexpectedly score first monthly gain in half a year. So what’s the next move for OPEC+?

‘These are college students … not NFL players.’ Deion Sanders’s new $5,000 fines for Colorado players blur the lines around professional sports.

Podcast links: accredited investors

Friday links: ads ruin everything

Succession

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