Fund management Stock market concentration is an issue, but do you know better than the market? (morningstar.com) The active/passive dichotomy is played out. (larryswedroe.substack.com) How mutual funds differ from CITs. (bloomberg.com) Prediction...

Risk and Reward Christine Benz and Ben Johnson talk with Ben Carlson, author of “Risk and Reward: How to Handle Market Volatility and Build Long-Term Wealth.” (morningstar.com) Peter Lazaroff talks with Ben Carlson, author of “Risk...

Markets The stock market rally is broadening out. (trendlabs.com) Stocks are rallying despite poor consumer sentiment. (carsongroup.com) Strategy Different stocks have differing durations. (flyoverstocks.com) Why AI-generated investment content is a waste...

Quant stuff A round-up of recent academic research including ‘ Options Trading Strategy in Earnings Season.’ (alphainacademia.com) A new monograph “The Active Side of Indexing” by Rob Arnott and Lillian Wu just...

Markets The stock market has powered through the war due to AI and semiconductors. (giftarticle.ft.com) Crazy markets can always get crazier. (awealthofcommonsense.com) Private assets KKR & Co. is injecting $300 million into a private credit fund...

Podcasts Michael Batnick talks with Michael Kitces about AI’s impact on wealth management. (youtube.com) Paul Richards and Joe Wiggins talk about the curse of knowledge and how to communicate complex information to different...

Markets The top 10 companies in the S&P 500 generate over a third of its earnings. (apollo.com) Have you checked out China’s stock market recently? (trendlabs.com) UK stocks are having a moment. (global.morningstar.com) Strategy Nobody...

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Autos U.S. automakers have an aluminum problem. (wsj.com) Lidar is finding its way into new, non-AV settings. (nytimes.com) EVs EVs are making inroads in some surprising places. (nytimes.com) What Ford ($F) is doing to build a $30,000 EV...

Strategy Is the U.S. stock market now just a big bet on AI? (marginalrevolution.com) The problem with diversification: the worst performing asset classes bounce back when you least expect it. (rcmalternatives.com) Pundits love to cite rising national debt...