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BlackRock Says Treasury Yields Offer Buffer Against Losses

US Treasuries are offering investors solid protection against losses as yields remain elevated, according to BlackRock Inc.

Intel Needs More Than Blowout Earnings as Chips Rally Falters

Intel Corp. is expected to report strong second-quarter earnings after the market close Thursday, but even blowout results likely won’t be enough to reverse the stock’s July slide.

Trump Says Saudi Nuclear Deal Subject to Forming Israel Ties

US President Donald Trump said a civil nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia would be contingent on the kingdom normalizing ties with Israel, throwing cold water on a landmark deal his administration finalized just a day earlier.

Alphabet Investors Sound a Warning for Profligate AI Spending

Alphabet Inc.’s impressive second-quarter earnings release on Wednesday seemed on course to go down mostly well with investors. Until the earnings call, the Google parent’s share price was up marginally in after-hours trading, buoyed by cloud growth that smashed estimates.

AI Riches Can Supplant Crypto to Fill the Luxury Gap

The global luxury industry, which has been grappling with three years of lackluster sales, may gain some relief as wealth generated by artificial-intelligence companies and their trillions of dollars of initial public offerings finds its way into fancy fripperies.

Making Clients Matter: How Mercurio’s Principles Can Help Your Advisory Practice

When clients, specifically, feel they matter to their advisor, they engage more deeply in the planning process, follow through on recommendations, refer more frequently, and build lasting relationships that transcend market volatility.

The Buyer's Journey Has Changed. Has Your Marketing?

The buyer's journey for financial advisory services has fundamentally shifted. In 2026, prospects are making significant decisions and judgments before they ever speak to an advisor. Advisors who fail to recognize this shift are missing the most critical window in the entire client acquisition process.

Kevin Warsh Has Breathing Space, For Now

The first data releases since Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh took office suggest that inflation has subsided, making his job a little easier.

US Set to Impose New Tariffs by Friday With Stopgap to Expire

By moving forward with the latest proposal, Trump would cement his commitment to tariffs, despite voter concerns about the cost of living heading into November’s midterm elections.

US 30-Year Yield Raises Alarm in Longest Run Above 5% Since 2007

The US 30-year bond yield is trading above 5% for the longest stretch since the dawn of the financial crisis, echoing investor concerns about a growing debt pile and sticky inflation.

Blackstone Debuts Funds to Bring Private Markets to Main Street

Blackstone Inc. leaned on Wellington Management Co. and Vanguard Group to create two new funds that will give individual investors access to private assets as it looks to go beyond its roots as a money manager for pensions and institutions to become more of a household name.

Alphabet Earnings Need to Show Cloud Growth as AI Spending Soars

With AI spending skyrocketing, investors are looking for Alphabet Inc.’s earnings to show strong growth in its cloud-computing business, which would demonstrate a clear return on the company’s investments.

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Why Advisors Can't Build Crypto Portfolios the Way They Build Stock Portfolios

Digital assets have the products. They have access to vehicles such as ETFs, separately managed accounts, and direct custody. What they still lack is the foundational layer underneath those products: the agreed-upon definitions of what the market is, how its components are classified, and how performance is measured.

Judgment Can’t Be Recruited

Wealth management firms are aware of the looming retirement wave and have put real effort into mitigating it through recruiting, training, succession planning, and technology to modernize the advisor workflow. But what’s truly at risk of being lost is the judgment that senior advisors have accumulated over decades