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Markets and investing are always evolving, introducing new ways to trade or new risks to manage and turning once-fringe assets like ESG into portfolio mainstays. In this series, we examine the global phenomena shaping the investing decisions and behaviors of a new generation of investors. Illustration by Martin Tognola

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The SEC is introducing new rules for the quickly growing private fund industry

The US regulatory group wants to increase transparency in hedge funds and private equity, as the industry swells to $20 trillion in assets

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What if financial advice was like therapy?

Money triggers emotional responses. Maybe financial advice should be emotionally engaging too.

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Coinbase won US regulatory approval to sell crypto futures

The Coinbase decision comes despite an ongoing lawsuit from the SEC

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Home Depot sees shoppers pulling back. So why is Warren Buffett bullish on home builder stocks?

The home improvement giant's declining sales suggest the housing market is stalling

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How to put your money into the space economy

What investors can learn from two space-focused ETFs

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ESG investing is not dead, or even in decline—it is growing up

The burgeoning business of sustainable investing continues to define itself

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Americans have more of a hankering for gold than stocks for the first time in a decade

After a tough 2022 for stocks, gold is seen as a wiser long-term investment, a Gallup poll finds

Niharika Sharma

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Wall Street is paying more attention to the business risks posed by water

Droughts, floods, and water scarcity are growing worries for companies—and their big investors

John Engen

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Stock ownership in America is still less common than it was in the dot-com bubble

White and wealthy Americans are still the ones who are most likely to own stocks

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