As passive index funds surpass active management in investor portfolios, their growing dominance is increasing stock price synchronization, weakening diversification, and amplifying systemic risks.

Today's Stocks & Topics: NXST - Nexstar Media Group Inc. Cl A, Market Wrap, Sectors in 2nd Half of 2025, PANW - Palo Alto Networks Inc., NET - Cloudflare Inc. Cl A, TFC - Truist Financial Corp., The Hidden Risks of Passive Investing’s Market Dominance, MP - MP Materials Corp., EQIX - Equinix Inc., Personal Savings & Spending.

U.S. home inventory has climbed nearly 20% year-over-year and forecasts now suggest national home prices will either remain flat or see a slight decline over the next year.

Today's Stocks & Topics: PDI - PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund, Market Wrap, BN - Brookfield Corp., KPP Newsletter, Will Housing Prices Drop? 2025 Outlook as Home Inventory Rises, HAL - Halliburton Co., NVO - Novo Nordisk A/S ADR, Key Benchmark Numbers: Treasury Yields, Gold, Silver, Oil and Gasoline, Trade Negotiations with Canada, OSCR - Oscar Health Inc., KKR - KKR & Co. Inc., VIS - Vanguard Industrials ETF, ITA - iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF.

Tariffs on Chinese goods in 2018 and 2019 led to a surge in Mexican exports to the U.S. and created new job opportunities, particularly benefiting traditionally disadvantaged groups in Mexico’s workforce through "trade diversion effects".

Today's Stocks & Topics: CNQ - Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., Market Wrap, EFX - Equifax Inc., PLTR - Palantir Technologies Inc., How US Tariffs on China Boosted Mexican Exports and Employment, DOC - Healthpeak Properties Inc., ALAB - Astera Labs Inc., Banks, UDMY - Udemy Inc., MRVL - Marvell Technology Inc., DKS - Dick's Sporting Goods Inc., Nuclear Power.

With AI and cloud data centers rapidly outpacing the capacity of traditional power grids, alternative solutions-—where data centers generate electricity on-site from natural gas-—are emerging as a fast, reliable, and cost-effective way to meet soaring energy demands.

Today's Stocks & Topics: PSIX - Power Solutions International Inc., Market Wrap, CCJ - Cameco Corp., How Natural Gas Is Powering the AI Data Center Boom, Fractional Shares, GIS - General Mills Inc., Gold, LULU - lululemon athletica inc., Selling XHB - SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF to buy a Vanguard Coinbase ETF.

The Strait of Hormuz is a vital maritime choke point through which about 20% of the world’s oil and a significant share of liquefied natural gas are shipped daily.

Today's Stocks & Topics: EMN - Eastman Chemical Co., How Much Physical Precious Metals Justin Owns?, Why the Strait of Hormuz Remains a Critical Lifeline for the Global Economy, DOW - Dow Inc., BIIB - Biogen Inc., The Labor Market, Difference from a 403b and regular 401k, BCS - Barclays PLC ADR, FINV - FinVolution Group ADR, The Dollar.

The property market is set to be revolutionized with "tokenized real estate" because it will enable fractional ownership, increased liquidity, and open up new investment opportunities.

Today's Stocks & Topics: MRK - Merck & Co. Inc., Market Wrap, FM - First Quantum Minerals Ltd., Using Ratios to Determine If a Stock Is Overvalued or Undervalued, UBER - Uber Technologies Inc., VDE - Vanguard Energy ETF, US Exchanges and Chinese Stocks, UNM - Unum Group, DECK - Deckers Outdoor Corp., CROX - Crocs Inc., LYV - Live Nation Entertainment Inc., COP - ConocoPhillips, HMY - Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. ADR.