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Retail Lobby: “We Lied About Organized Theft”

The Big Picture

billion in retail inventory losses in 2021 was not “attributable to organized retail crime.” That line is just another in a long series of falsehoods put forth by the professional b *s at the National Retail Federation. This costs retailers anywhere between $15-20 billion annually in the US. No, “ nearly half ” of $94.5

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Wealth Management Invest: Trends in Retail Investor Portfolio Construction

Wealth Management

Fidelity's Mike Scarsciotti discusses the growing popularity of ETFs, the resurgence of active management and the evolving approaches to asset allocation.

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Wealth Management Invest: Trends in Retail Advisor Portfolio Construction

Wealth Management

Fidelity's Mike Scarsciotti discusses the growing popularity of ETFs, the resurgence of active management and the evolving approaches to asset allocation.

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Retail Investors Won on Fees But Are Losing on Risk

Wealth Management

Gamified trading apps and niche ETFs have a cost that’s harder to spot but is little different from the damage inflicted on portfolios by high fees.

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Monday links: defining points in history

Abnormal Returns

propublica.org) Economy Retail sales are decelerating. apolloacademy.com) Earlier on Abnormal Returns Adviser links: durable portfolios. (scottsumner.substack.com) What do we lose if the world turns against the U.S.? paulkrugman.substack.com) The U.S. has halted efforts to clean up Agent Orange in Vietnam.

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ETFs Could Claim the Biggest Share of Client Portfolios by 2026

Wealth Management

A new report from Cerulli & Associates finds the retail financial advisor channel has been the biggest growth driver behind ETFs.

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Ripples in the Pond

The Big Picture

Investors should consider this when they create a portfolio. I think about this when I see the torrent of forecasts this time of year: Price targets for the S&P, inflation forecasts, and most LOL of all, NRF Black Friday retail predictions. And, we never know when that Boulder, which disrupts everything, will come along.

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