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A simple cross-asset overview for non-experts By Rajesh Sharma If you're trying to understand what's happening in financial markets, you're probably hearing about three main categories: stocks, bonds, and commodities. Each moves for different reasons, and right now, they're telling three distinct
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Not stock picks, economic relevance and trends By Laura Fitzgerald When people talk about "global markets," they usually mean the U.S. stock market. But in 2026, several other markets matter just as much not necessarily for their investment returns, but because they're reshaping trade, controlling
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Explores individuals, social media, and market psychology By Rajesh Sharma Five years ago, individual investors were an afterthought in market analysis. They represented background noise, a small fraction of trading volume that institutional investors could safely ignore. That world is gone. Retail investors now account for roughly 20.5% of
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Cuts through short-term noise By Laura Fitzgerald If you check your portfolio every day, you're probably exhausted. The market goes up, the market goes down, headlines scream about rallies and crashes, and you're left wondering: does any of this actually matter for my retirement account? Here&
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A behavioral and macro look at volatility By Rajesh Sharma You check your portfolio in the morning and it's down 2%. By lunch, it's recovered. No major news broke. No company announced bankruptcy. No crisis erupted. So why did the market just swing hundreds of billions
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An educational piece grounded in data and behavior By Laura Fitzgerald Every investor has felt the temptation: sell before the crash, buy back in at the bottom, and pocket the difference. It sounds simple. The problem? Decades of data show that trying to time the market is one of the