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Wanted: A More Humble Fed

Market Expert Aug 29, 2026

My professional focus has been identifying and trying to correct the common behavioral errors we all make as investors. One cannot help but notice how similar mistakes are made by these collections of people operating within large organizations. It is a side effect of observing markets and the economy: giant institutions making errors.… Read More The post Wanted: A More Humble Fed appeared first on The Big Picture.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (August 29–30)

Market Expert Aug 29, 2026

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" – this week's edition kicks off with the news that Vanguard is planning to acquire RIA custodian Altruist and how it is likely to send ripples across the wealth management and asset management spectrum. While it immediately provides Altruist with the backing of an enormousRead More... The post Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (August 29–30) first appeared on Kitces.com.

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How Does Wealthfront Help Lower Your Taxes?

Market Expert Aug 29, 2026

Wealthfront helps lower your taxes by using software to automatically look for tax-minimization opportunities across investing products. These strategies include automated tax-loss harvesting, direct indexing, tax-optimized portfolio allocations, tax-aware rebalancing, Portfolio Line of Credit, and fixed income with tax advantages. How does Wealthfront help lower your taxes? Wealthfront can help improve your after-tax return with […] The post How Does Wealthfront Help Lower Your Taxes? appeared first on Wealthfront Blog.

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How to Get Ready for Next Year’s Taxes Today

Market Expert Aug 29, 2026

A large tax bill can mean a large amount of anxiety come tax time, but with a little planning and a few smart financial moves, you can leave the worry behind and potentially pay less in taxes. Here are five ways you could start saving on next year’s taxes today. 1. Make a plan for […] The post How to Get Ready for Next Year’s Taxes Today appeared first on Wealthfront Blog.

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How Bank of America and three other lenders could win big from Scott Bessent’s and Kevin Warsh’s bond-market machinations

Market Expert Aug 28, 2026

It looks like Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent are acting in a coordinated way to reduce long-term bond yields, according to Citrini Research.

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PayPal’s stock sinks as suitors reportedly walk away from their takeover bid

Market Expert Aug 28, 2026

Reports of a takeover offer have propped up PayPal’s stock in recent months, but now the company may have to execute a turnaround on its own.

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On the six-month anniversary of the Iran war, divisions appear on Wall Street over the trajectory for oil prices

Market Expert Aug 28, 2026

Oil supply has been rising out of the Gulf, but strategists at RBC Capital Markets warn of a lot more hurdles facing the market.

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My contractor handed my $42,000 pool upgrade to a subcontractor I had already rejected. What can I do?

Market Expert Aug 28, 2026

“I specifically rejected Contractor A because of his reputation and chose Contractor B because of his reputation.”

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Thursday links: messing with market fairness

Market Expert Aug 28, 2026

BondsRates are rising even more overseas. (wsj.com)How the AI boom could go wrong...for bondholders. (nytimes.com)A look at the long term history of corporate bond spreads. (ft.com)Prediction marketsKalshi wants to grow its weather business. (wsj.com)The Trump family has weighed in on the side of prediction markets companies. (nytimes.com)Kalshi has signed deals with five MLB teams. (frontofficesports.com)FinanceThe Bitcoin treasury company business model is unraveling. (ft.com)How trading cards became another way to gamble in America. (barrons.com)There's really no reason for this ETF to exist. (etf.com)NvidiaIt's hard to fathom the size and success of Nvidia ($NVDA) at this point. (tomtunguz.com)Hyperscalers are falling as as percentage of Nvidia's ($NVDA) revenue. (axios.com)Nvidia ($NVDA) is reportedly buying Hugging Face. (cnbc.com)MetaMeta ($META) settled over allegations Facebook and Instagram were designed in ways that harm children. (axios.com)This is a slap on the wrist