Robert Hunt Financial Market Update

S&P 500 is more concentrated with AI than ever: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/22/your-portfolio-may-be-more-tech-heavy-than-you-think.html Bankrupt and Dying from Cancer, Ulysses S. Grant Waged His Greatest Battle: https://www.history.com/articles/how-ulysses-grant-died-memoirs-mark-twain Chauncey Billups, others arrested in FBI probe linking NBA to Mafia gambling Ring: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/23/nba-billups-rozier-sports-betting-arrests-gambling.html  

Jamie Dimon Warns Us: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/oct/09/head-of-jpmorgan-chase-warns-of-risk-of-american-stock-market-crash Congress Thinks Hiding Fund Fees Is Good for You: https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/congress-thinks-hiding-fund-fees-is-good-for-you-0e12c541?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqdaIIklCr_RFotrYjpEnqYuXLi5mn1FmLgFFrvguMTBjO57Nj815Z7tiRM7OW0%3D&gaa_ts=68f1515a&gaa_sig=uzKY7tNWdoIx9zAMrINcJoPvNR6T3CRQapJwzUiukVWcWnXpT8tPm76o50oLq2MfBtoYYxB2qxrpyEYBf1DAyw%3D%3D  

How to Stop Taxes From Eating Into Your Stock Market Gains: https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/taxes/taxes-on-stocks-44606b68?reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink Gold Prices Top $ 4,000 for First Time: https://www.wsj.com/finance/commodities-futures/gold-price-4000-ounce-record-d63ab2bd?reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink Private Equity Is Coming To Your 401k, Should You Buy In?: https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/401k-private-equity-risk-8d80d25f?reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink  

9 Technologies That Transformed Investing: https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/9-technologies-transformed-investing-telegraph-ai-2cd029dc?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=ASWzDAjtbC7Kq151dhPIIUe9faO8yHQEC0RDzE9A03rXLetyfUigqGstUz_wgD2dFDA%3D&gaa_ts=68df15ea&gaa_sig=p3xKkq5RlYLGWZeFAZ1Z-f2fahuFAR9VjS123ji7FjGRKOL6FJs6oHfSFezZOVZtF1A2vwJ7h_1sdQpUykEPqQ%3D%3D    ETFs Are Flush With New Money: https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/etfs-are-flush-with-new-money-why-billions-more-are-flowing-their-way-8d9cbfb7?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=ASWzDAhYcLZ5_qnrjNoA2kId7cwZv-VeSwWJpIkAec8-4_T5WK8u0nD8Ta5RtMTqq3I%3D&gaa_ts=68df1615&gaa_sig=o166shm8I6GukfzJ1Z0cY6ckjRUHkp8QkbkXF83FDAYWIswo9nLgi8qHYgfLDSjVyc1v71Paj-5KSKPWiMF2Xg%3D%3D      

Perils of indexing: https://www.apolloacademy.com/passive-investing-continues-to-grow/?mc_cid=b96852ce73&mc_eid=f63d36e99b When Boring Became Beautiful: https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/index-funds-investing-stock-market-f747f46f?st=MNMje7&reflink=article_email_share Jonathan Clements Passes Away: https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/jonathan-clements-longtime-wsj-columnist-dies-at-62-8753c01d?st=xc1CzU&reflink=article_email_share  

You Don't Want to Trade Stocks Like a Member of Congress: https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/why-you-dont-want-to-trade-stocks-like-a-member-of-congress-82d8d929 AI Agents Are Getting Ready to Handle Your Whole Financial Life: https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-wall-street-investors-15ab24af?st=sb82kQ&reflink=article_email_share  

Active Managers Struggle During Volatility: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/05/active-funds-struggle-to-beat-index-funds.html Financial Bubbles Happen Less Often Than You Think: https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/market-bubble-history-f6b3487b?st=sMkgH9&reflink=article_email_share Pokemon Cards As An Investment: https://www.wsj.com/finance/pokemon-cards-investment-0163e058  

Vanguard Civil Penalty: https://t.e2ma.net/message/te1hvj/10nseylc WSJ: U.S. Stocks Are Now Pricier Than They Were in the Dot-Com Era: https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/stock-market-valuation-highs-ac291e72?st=hWVGE5&reflink=article_email_share Yale's Trendsetting Private-Equity Strategy Is Getting Harder to Pull Off: https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/yales-trendsetting-private-equity-strategy-is-getting-harder-to-pull-off-b06741eb?st=xkkNiD&reflink=article_email_share  

WSJ: Ivy League Keeps Failing This Basic Investing Test: https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/the-ivy-league-keeps-failing-this-basic-investing-test-747c8b8c?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=ASWzDAho6jwh2MM_Fs8m9w_kkgmO6kJtEhan_kjHCUbXWLKQMKhp3InxP_XW2BOWGWY%3D&gaa_ts=68b0bf27&gaa_sig=ECBbQdPESoP6Vcd5qDOz596L3Zu0wrnoZxC1zxE15ZNRXqb8-CSE-FBeJO6IBejIdO8SjBcX9w7tTHoh4esMPQ%3D%3D What Record Margin Debt Tells Us About Today's Stock Market: https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/what-record-margin-debt-tells-us-about-todays-stock-market-dcfba819?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=ASWzDAg35-r08a9tz9dju5XXbe6_r6nopOO5-sHcK4RrhTEPDKFCpoKj2CXwHhCnqOE%3D&gaa_ts=68b0bf47&gaa_sig=9TrAFFo2CXsaDGwJpe5naIsERIcIZimUiCnOHc83bofXD6AP7jTmUMkv5_DQ1uWg7DAPN5YkWFRnR5IPqZcRrA%3D%3D  

The Calculus of Value: https://www.oaktreecapital.com/insights/memo/the-calculus-of-value Whatever The World Is Going Through, It's Probably Been Worse Before: https://mebfaber.com/2025/08/19/15-whatever-the-world-is-going-through-its-probably-been-worse-before/  

Gregor MacGregor - Prince of Poyais: https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/Gregor-MacGregor-Prince-Of-Poyais/ Dallas Pension Fund Woes: https://www.ai-cio.com/news/dallas-pensions-low-returns-funded-ratios-blamed-on-private-equity-performance-allocation/?utm_source=chatgpt.com  

Morgan Housel - Different Kinds of Smart: https://collabfund.com/blog/different-kinds-of-smart/ Trump Allows Crypto: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/07/trump-order-will-allow-alternative-assets-like-cryptocurrencies-private-equity-in-401ks.html  

Chicago Pension Troubles: https://citythatworks.substack.com/p/a-2025-update-on-the-state-of-chicago  

CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/01/cnbc-daily-open-keeping-a-cool-head-paid-off-for-investors.html Roth IRA for Kids: https://halfmore.co/