Author: Charlotte

The views presented here do not necessarily represent those of Advisor Perspectives. What stock fund could be safer than a total U.S. stock market index fund with thousands of securities? That was my thinking for the last three decades, but things are changing. First, there is concentration risk, with nearly 35% of the total weight of the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) in its ten most valuable companies. Now, the mega-cap IPOs have started, with SpaceX (SPCX) rapidly reaching a $2 trillion market capitalization before declining slightly. More are coming, as shown below with estimates by Pitch. Although SpaceX…

At the start of the new week, two major treasury transactions were recorded in the stablecoin market, clearly illustrating the division of digital capital into two parallel and non-overlapping directions. According to on-chain tracker, Ripple carried out a scheduled issuance of $10 million in $RLUSD stablecoins on the $XRP Ledger. Almost simultaneously, Tether conducted a routine issuance of $1 billion in USDT on the Tron blockchain, increasing its treasury inventory on the network to $91 billion. The difference in volume is explained by the fundamentally different business models of the two issuers. With its enormous turnover, Tether serves the needs…

CINCINNATI (Cincinnati Business Courier) – A Texas real estate investment firm has closed on the purchase of two Cincinnati-area industrial properties as part of an Ohio portfolio acquisition valued at $100 million.Dallas-based Swift Creek Partners in June, through Scivf Ohio Holding LLC, acquired two industrial buildings in West Chester Township and two industrial buildings in the Columbus area.Swift Creek Partners financed the portfolio deal with a $65.7 million mortgage loan from Fifth Third Bank.Read the full story from the Cincinnati Business Courier.Cincinnati Business Courier is a Local 12 News partner Source link

Investing.com — Marex Group (NASDAQ: MRX) plans to begin accepting Bitcoin and Ethereum as initial margin collateral for derivatives later this year, extending its stablecoin program announced last month, Investing.com has learned. The firm announced in mid-July that clients would be able to post USDC, the dollar-denominated stablecoin issued by Circle, as initial margin, in what it described as the first stablecoin-powered initial margin transaction. The debut trade was executed with Prime Trading LLC, with Coinbase providing custody, fiat conversion and reporting infrastructure. “Yes, we are planning to accept BTC and ETH later this year,” Stephen Hood, head of clearing,…

We study the relation between the presence of superstar firms and college students’ major choice. Occurrences of superstar performers in an industry are followed by a sharp rise in the number of college students choosing to major in related fields. This cohort effect remains significant after controlling for lagged industry returns and wages. Students’ tendency to follow superstars, however, is met with lower real wages earned by entry-level employees when these students enter the job market. Further evidence from two college graduate surveys shows that such adverse career outcomes can last for decades. Source link

China’s response to President Trump’s new round of tariffs was muted. Beijing issued a statement in protest, but unlike in past rounds of tit-for-tat, it did not lob a counter.China has cause to be low key. It has so far emerged from the trade war with the United States in a better position. One year ago President Trump threatened tariffs on Chinese goods as high as 145 percent. The levies that Mr. Trump imposed on Chinese goods on Friday were just 12.5 percent.Factoring in earlier tariffs, including those from Mr. Trump’s first presidency, the overall average weighted tariff on Chinese…

SINGAPORE, July 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BNB presales attract record capital as MemeToro uses an audit, fair-launch tools, and AI infrastructure to address common memecoin risks. MemeToro has released new details explaining how the $MT utility token is designed to connect the products within its AI-powered blockchain ecosystem. Rather than serving a single function, the company said $MT will provide access across multiple platform services, including AI-powered applications, market analytics, decentralized prediction markets, staking, and future governance initiatives.According to MemeToro, the framework is intended to support a connected user experience where each product contributes to activity across the broader…

SBI Mutual Fund has announced the launch of SBI Balanced Hybrid Fund, an open-ended balanced scheme investing only in equity and debt instruments; no Arbitrage is permitted in this scheme. The new fund offer or NFO is open for subscription and will close on August 24.Also Read |Nifty Smallcap 250 hits 52-week high. Should smallcap mutual fund investors continue SIPs or book profits? The investment objective of the fund is to generate long-term capital appreciation and income by investing only in equity and debt instruments. “The launch of the SBI Balanced Hybrid Fund strengthens our hybrid investing platform by introducing…

The Wealth Company has launched The Wealth Company IFSC FoF, an open-ended Category III Alternative Investment Fund based in GIFT City IFSC, designed to give eligible non-resident investors, including NRIs, a single, US-dollar-denominated route to a professionally managed portfolio of Indian mutual funds and ETFs.With this, The Wealth Company has forayed into the Category III AIF segment, marking another significant step in expanding its alternative investment platform and offering sophisticated investors access to differentiated, strategy driven investment opportunities.Also Read | Parag Parikh Flexi Cap Fund hikes stakes in HCL Tech, Coal India and 9 other stocks in July. Check full…

The way we create art reflects how we engage with the world around us. For many artists, creation is rooted in personal identity, cultural heritage, and lived experience.With the rise of NFTs (non-fungible tokens), a new space for artistic and cultural storytelling has emerged. This space allows creators to present their art alongside the narratives and identities that shaped it.In Africa, this new space has become a powerful tool for artists to amplify their voices and share cultural narratives with the world. Still, this opportunity comes with legal challenges, especially concerning copyright, authorship and enforcement, often in contexts where legal…