Friday links: the risks they’re taking

MarketsHow did the 'Sell America' trade work out? (etf.com)Six simple ways to improve investment performance. (awealthofcommonsense.com)DegeneracyThe line between gambling and investing has been obliterated. (barrons.com)Why younger generations are betting their brains out. (wsj.com)Prediction marketsPrediction markets have quickly become dependent on sports. (ft.com)The DraftKings Predictions app has launched. (sportico.com)Fund managementHow the Bluerock Private Real Estate Fund ($BPRE) fell to nearly a 40% discount to NAV. (wsj.com)The best and worst new ETFs of 2025. (morningstar.com)AIHow many businesses are actually using AI? (agglomerations.substack.com)Technology booms rarely go off without a hitch. (econofact.org)GlobalBrexit: a bad policy, poorly implemented. (ft.com)Why China's population is set to decline. (axios.com)Earlier on Abnormal ReturnsPodcast links: the history of money. (abnormalreturns.com)What you missed in our Thursday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)Longform l