What's hot in ETFs? Bond funds are in demand as investors flee the Nasdaq 'QQQ'

• This hedge-fund-style ETF is aimed at investors looking to diversify in volatile markets. Here’s what to look for.

  Markets have been volatile this year, with some investors turning to alternative strategies for diversification as those increasingly become available to the masses.
  
  MarketWatch - Mar. 13

• A 'very rare trend' is taking place in the fixed-income market, led by a booming trade in AI data center bonds

  Bonds issued to fund AI data centers are one example of where investors are placing bets as stocks decline, but treasuries and corporates remain out of favor.
  
  CNBC - 2d

• Managed futures hedge fund ETF launches in Europe

  The momentum-surfing vehicles have taken off in the US with investors seeking the potential of uncorrelated returns
  
  Financial Times - Mar. 17
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  Columbia cedes to Trump admin. demands after threat to withhold funds

  Columbia University appears to have ceded to the Trump administration’s demands after a threat to withhold $400 million in federal funds.
  
  ABC News - 4d

• These tips for investing in mutual funds and ETFs help ground your portfolio

  All-weather funds, European stock ETFs and an editor’s note.
  
  MarketWatch - Mar. 13

• Bank of America says fund managers have suffered a ‘bull crash.’ What that means for stocks.

  Fund managers have had all the optimism drained out of them, and rapidly as well.
  
  MarketWatch - Mar. 18

• This five-star all-weather ETF can lower your exposure to risky stocks and bonds

  The Harbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy ETF has matched the S&P 500’s performance since the fund was launched in February 2022 — but it has been a much smoother ride.
  
  MarketWatch - Mar. 13
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  Columbia University Cedes to Trump Demands for Federal Funding

  Columbia’s concessions have brought swift criticism.
  
  Inc. - 2d
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  UK foreign secretary vows to unlock £2.3bn of frozen funds from Chelsea sale

  Proceeds of deal by Roman Abramovich have been sitting in a fund for more than two years
  
  Financial Times - Mar. 9

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• Recession is coming before end of 2025, generally 'pessimistic' corporate CFOs say: CNBC survey

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• With 23andMe entering bankruptcy, here's how to delete your genetic data

  Now that 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy, another company could take control of its genetic database.
  
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• Consumer confidence in where the economy is headed hits 12-year low

  Consumer confidence dimmed further in March as the view of future conditions fell to the lowest level in more than a decade.
  
  CNBC - 2h

• Google quantum exec says tech is '5 years out from a real breakout'

  Julian Kelly, Google Quantum AI's director of hardware, told CNBC quantum computers may only be about five years from a breakthrough.
  
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