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🚀 Ken Fisher’s 2025 Performance Review: The $300B AI & Tech "Flex"

Ken Fisher didn’t chase alpha in 2025—he owned the market’s center of gravity. A $300B portfolio, 1,000+ stocks, and one clear message: sometimes the obvious winners win.

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NVIDIA (NVDA) Stock Analysis 2026: Is the AI King Still Investable? 🚀

NVIDIA isn’t just riding the AI wave—it is the wave. But at $172, is NVDA still a smart play, or are investors dancing a little too close to perfection?

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META Stock Deep Dive 2026: Zuckerberg’s $100B AI Bet & The “Ackman Effect”

Meta is no longer just a social media company—it’s a global attention utility funding a $100B+ AI arms race. With Bill Ackman and Tiger Global heavily invested, strong cash flow, and massive CapEx, is META a high-quality compounder or an overbuilt empire? Here’s the FUNanc1al breakdown of Zuckerberg’s boldest bet yet.

 

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Coatue’s AI Master Plan: Chips, Power, and the New Token Economy

Coatue has evolved from a tech hedge fund into an AI city planner—buying chips, power, and infrastructure while others chase apps. A deep dive into Philippe Laffont’s blueprint for the token economy.

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ARKK 2025: The “Mojo” Is Back (But the Volatility Never Left)

ARKK crushed 2025, face-planted in early 2026, and reminded everyone why Cathie Wood’s fund is the wildest ride in innovation investing. Fun, data-driven, and brutally honest about the volatility.

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Viking’s 2025 Scorecard: When the “Tiger Cub” Trades Its Stripes for a Suit

Viking Global’s 2025 wasn’t about fireworks—it was about survival. While the S&P 500 soared, Halvorsen dumped AI glamour and loaded up on banks. Was it a mistake… or a setup for the next cycle?

 

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Two Sigma Investments Scorecard for 2025: The Numbers (Finally) Add Up!

After founder drama and a rogue researcher scandal, Two Sigma still hit $70B in AUM in 2025. Did the quant engine really win? Here’s the fun, honest scorecard behind the numbers.

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The $900 Million Gut-Punch: How Israel Englander Saved Millennium’s Year

A $900 million February gut-punch. 330+ trading pods. A 10.5% comeback year. Inside Millennium’s high-speed, kill-switch machine—and what retail investors can actually learn from it.

 

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D.E. Shaw’s 2025 Scorecard: Put on Quite a Show With AI and Quants

D.E. Shaw put on a quant-powered show in 2025 — and quietly built a private-credit fortress for what comes next.

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AQR Capital’s 2025 Scorecard: From Applied Quantitative Research to Actually Quality Returns

AQR Capital’s machines finally had their year. Strong 2025 returns across quant strategies prove factors aren’t dead — they just needed faster computers.

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