Active mutual funds struggle to beat large-cap stock benchmarks — again

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  The S&P 500 is a high bar for fund managers. The Dow? Not as much.
  
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• Large-cap U.S. stocks may be heading for a lost decade, this contrarian warns. What to buy instead.

  Contrarian investor Steven Jon Kaplan says he won’t be buying large-cap U.S. stocks for a decade possibly, as he sees bubble signs everywhere.
  
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  76ers continue to struggle with Joel Embiid out again

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  Stephen Curry, Warriors struggle again in 2nd straight embarrassing home loss

  The Golden State Warriors are soul searching after another embarrassing defeat at home, this time to the Miami Heat two days after a 30-point pounding from the Sacramento Kings
  
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  Dozens of lawmakers beat stock market in 2024: Report

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• Stocks will struggle under Trump if this rate keeps going higher

  U.S. debt concerns and higher Treasury yields may be stumbling blocks for stocks in 2025.
  
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• This investor imagined the landscape in 2035. He expects U.S. stocks to struggle.

  It’s one thing to try to forecast a decade of returns, though many firms including JPMorgan and Vanguard regularly produce such forecasts.
  
  MarketWatch - Jan. 4

• These tips for investing in mutual funds and ETFs can make 2025 a happy new year

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  Winning back shoppers and reviving the luxury-goods industry’s sales will depend in part on ditching the plain, understated tones of the “quiet luxury” trend, BofA analysts said.
  
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• The ‘January defect’ could slam stocks if buyers don’t step up quick

  For the bulls to reassert control, the S&P 500 would have to rally to all-time highs.
  
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• Is Trump’s bitcoin embrace the biggest ‘pump-and-dump’ ever?

  The U.S. government buying bitcoin at inflated prices would do nothing to pay off America’s debt.
  
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