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Weekly Brief

A collection of 178 posts

Weekly Brief

Cut Rates, Concentrated Funds, and a Quiet Hire

Markets rally on the hope of lower interest rates | Sector funds are no longer diversified | Vanguard hired a head of private markets

| 5 min read
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Diversification’s Comeback—and Vanguard’s Active Turn

Diversification’s comeback | Vanguard plans three active ETFs in partnership with Wellington

| 5 min read
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Inflation, Hiring and the Fed: Navigating a Delicate Balance

Quiz time! | The BLS chief is fired after a weak jobs report | Inflation holds steady

| 6 min read
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Tariffs, Bonds and Discipline

Short-term tariff costs low—so far | Greg Davis goes 40/60 | Cash Deposit’s yield drops (again) | Money market portfolio manager Lanius retires

| 6 min read
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Same Headlines, Different Market

Resilient earnings | The tables turned on tech stocks | Vanguard still not betting on bitcoin | Average cost is not a default option

| 5 min read
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Tech Pops, PRIMECAP Drops, Vanguard Gets Sued

Tech stocks held their ground | Morningstar downgrades PRIMECAP | Just Invest’s founders sue Vanguard | Cost basis update

| 8 min read