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WSJ.COM – The Boom in Crypto ETFs Has a Downside for Investors

A boom in cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds has given investors more ways to buy digital assets over the past 2½ years. But more isn’t always better. The problem for investors is that many of these new funds carry higher fees, as well as the risk of closure for funds that don’t gain traction.

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WSJ.COM – The Case for Investing in Emerging Markets

The war in the Middle East has sent oil prices surging and reignited volatility across global financial markets, pressuring emerging markets just as the asset class was staging its strongest run in years. Read more. Image: WSJ

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WSJ.COM – More Middle-Income Americans Are Trying to Make a New Life Overseas

Amid rising costs and increased workplace flexibility, more middle-income Americans are exploring living options that were once seen as the exclusive domain of the ultra-wealthy: residency abroad.

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Bloomberg

Covered Crypto for Bloomberg News full-time based in London between March 2022 – October 2023. My articles can be found here.

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CoinDesk

Covered Crypto at CoinDesk full-time based out of Europe between December 2020 – March 2022. My articles can be found here.

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WSJ.COM – Brexit Jitters Trigger ETF Outflows

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK) absorbed net outflows of $405 million in September 2019 amid continuing political turmoil in the U.K. as the government wrestled with how to leave the European Union. To read the full story subscribe to WSJ.com  🔑🔒

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HedgeWeek Profile: Valley Forge Capital Management

High conviction investment ideas rule at Valley Forge Capital Management, a Wayne, Pennsylvania-based equity hedge fund manager with around $450 million in assets. Here, founder Dev Kantesaria explains the firm’s ‘different’ approach to value investing and why there’s no place for

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ETF for U.K. Stocks Feels the Brexit Impact. August 2018

The biggest U.K.-focused exchange-traded fund available in the U.S. has been losing investors amid the political turmoil in the United Kingdom.

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WSJ.com — Marijuana ETF Is In The Right Spot

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Fundweb

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Author Bio

Unknown's avatarTanzeel Akhtar trained as a foreign correspondent at the University of Helsinki, Finland, and in newspaper journalism at the University of Central Lancashire, UK. She is NCTJ-qualified in Media Law, Public Administration and Shorthand (100wpm).

Her reporting has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, BBC, CNBC, Forbes, Euromoney and ETF.com, among other international publications covering global markets, digital assets and finance. She has held editorial roles at Bloomberg, CoinDesk and Interactive Investor.

Email: news@tanzeelakhtar.com
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