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The $2 Trillion Rotation: A Playbook for the Next Market Regime

The biggest money move in history is happening right now. $630 billion shifted in H1 2025 alone – that's tracking toward $2.1 trillion annually. The plot: Institutions dumped U.S. tech (-$130bn annual pace) and piled into European stocks (+$400bn pace), money markets ($1 trillion pace), and small-caps (+$125bn pace). Meanwhile, retail still holds 70% of mega-cap tech bags.
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The Inconvenient Truth About US Stock Market Valuations

The S&P 500's meteoric 25% rise since April might feel like vindication for bulls, but beneath the surface lies a dangerous cocktail of extreme concentration, unsustainable valuations, and mounting macro headwinds that spell trouble ahead. While corporate earnings remain resilient and AI infrastructure spending provides near-term support, extreme market concentration (top 10 companies = 39% of S&P 500), stretched valuations (P/E of 26.6x vs 20-year average of 16.2x), and mounting macro headwinds create conditions ripe for a significant correction.
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U.S. Bond Trends: Economic Outlook (2025–2026) & Stock Market Impact

Treasury auctions reflect cautious investor sentiment, and equity valuations appear historically stretched relative to bonds, with equity risk premiums at near-zero levels. Markets currently assign a 45% probability to a soft landing, but recession risk remains significant at 40%. Investors should pivot defensively, favoring high-quality bonds, select financials, and defensive sectors, closely monitoring yield curves, credit spreads, and inflation signals.
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From AAA to Aa1: How to Pivot Your Portfolio as U.S. Debt Hits $36 Trillion

Moody’s just downgraded America’s AAA credit rating to Aa1, citing a ballooning $36 trillion national debt and interest costs nearing $1 trillion annually. With U.S. Treasury yields spiking past 5%, it's time for strategic shifts—think hedging bonds, pivoting to defensive ETFs, and carefully adding gold (GLD) or crypto as hedges.