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Why Citigroup is the one to watch when banks report earnings this week

Market Expert Jul 13, 2026

Among the largest U.S. banks, Citigroup is expected to show the greatest improvement by one important measure. But it still has a long way to go to reach its own performance target.

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You don’t have to be rich to be financially independent. Here’s how to take control of your money.

Market Expert Jul 13, 2026

Relying on a high salary or a hot stock is a dangerous trap. Why the most secure people plan for sudden crisis.

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Earnings estimates have been following an unusual pattern this time around

Market Expert Jul 13, 2026

Analysts generally lower their estimates in the months before earnings. But thanks to the energy and tech sectors, expectations have actually climbed heading into second-quarter results.

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Sunday links: unfolding reality

Market Expert Jul 13, 2026

MarketsSome reasons to be bearish including frothy retail behavior. (awealthofcommonsense.com)Low correlations should make for better stock picking, right, right?!? (tker.co)CompaniesApple ($AAPL) sued OpenAI for IP theft.. (spyglass.org)SK Hynix had a strong opening day in the U.S. (morningstar.com)AIWhy Zuck is launching 'Meta Cloud.' (spyglass.org)How Cloudflare ($NET) plans to combat AI scraping. (semafor.com)Crypto companies continue to pivot to AI. (bloomberg.com)What ultimately happens if frontier models become 'commodity infrastructure'? (ben-evans.com)SlopAI slop has come for coding. Who will clean up the mess? (giftarticle.ft.com)Social media is increasingly filled with AI slop. (404media.co)How to spot AI slop. (futurism.com)ScienceThe NSF plans to cut core science funding programs. (nature.com)America's top universities are enrolling 15% fewer PhD students. (nytimes.com)When you dismantle the scientific funding ecosystem it's hard to rebuild it. (whyisthisinteresting.su

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MiB: McKeel Hagerty, CEO and Chairman of Hagerty Insurance

Market Expert Jul 12, 2026

This week, I speak with McKeel Hagerty, CEO and Chairman of Hagerty. We discuss how he transformed the family boat insurance business into a “sexy” driver-forward business. We also discuss our love of collectable cars and his love of his first car, a Porsche, that he bought at the age of 13.… Read More The post MiB: McKeel Hagerty, CEO and Chairman of Hagerty Insurance appeared first on The Big Picture.

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‘It’s heartbreaking’: My brother claimed Social Security at 70. He died from cancer after one payment. Why wait to claim?

Market Expert Jul 11, 2026

“I’ve always been a little skeptical of the government’s encouragement to delay claiming benefits.”

Apple sues OpenAI for alleged theft of confidential info — and says that’s just ‘the tip of the iceberg’

‘I get $1,460 in Social Security’: My millionaire ex-husband, 74, refuses to pay alimony. What can I do?

Commodities

Friday links: shouting nonsense

Market Expert Jul 11, 2026

MarketsReal yields are at multi-decade highs. (axios.com)Equities now make up a record percentage of U.S. household wealth. (bloomberg.com)FinancePassive investing killed the mediocre fund manager. (ft.com)When it comes to private credit allocations, big banks giveth and can taketh away. (ft.com)Prediction marketsGoldman Sachs ($GS) warned employees to limit their betting on prediction markets to sports and entertainment trades. (finance.yahoo.com)Polymarket wants to add margin trading. (coindesk.com)Stay in touchDon't miss a thing! Sign up for our daily e-mail newsletter. (abnormalreturns.com)Are you a financial advisor? Sign up for our exclusive Talking Wealth newsletter. (talkingwealthpod.com)SK HynixThe SK Hynix was the biggest foreign offering in U.S. history. (finance.yahoo.com)What SK Hynix hopes to gain from a U.S. listing. (barrons.com)SpaceXThe SpaceX ($SPCX) IPO was a big win for venture capital, but narrowly distributed. (pitchbook.com)The historical scale of the Spa

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (July 11–12)

Market Expert Jul 11, 2026

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" – this week's edition kicks off with the news that a recent survey finds that women who work with a financial advisor are approximately 60% more likely to report that they feel confident in managing their finances compared to those who don't, suggesting a valuableRead More... The post Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (July 11–12) first appeared on Kitces.com.