##  [# Hot Reads: Investors Aren’t Buying Into The Metaverse](/sections/daily-hot-reads/hot-reads-investors-arent-buying-metaverse) 

 

# Hot Reads: Investors Aren’t Buying Into The Metaverse

 

 

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**[As Meta Ditches FB Ticker, Investors Shun Metaverse](https://www.advisorperspectives.com/articles/2022/06/09/as-meta-ditches-fb-ticker-investors-shun-metaverse "https://www.advisorperspectives.com/articles/2022/06/09/as-meta-ditches-fb-ticker-investors-shun-metaverse")** (Advisor Perspectives)  
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**[Ethereum Closes In On 'Merge' That May Boost The Crypto's Value](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ethereum-merge-boost-value-125416773.html "https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ethereum-merge-boost-value-125416773.html")** (Yahoo Finance)  
 Its software transition could dramatically shift the second-largest cryptocurrency's value.

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 More retail traders are taking a page from the pros by investing in leveraged and inverse funds.

**[Why Some Of The World's Dirtiest Fuel Is Now In Hot Demand](https://www.ft.com/content/276ecc11-15cd-45ef-8e10-5f64dcde77da "https://www.ft.com/content/276ecc11-15cd-45ef-8e10-5f64dcde77da")** (Financial Times)  
 Can America's biggest oil supplier grant energy security to the U.S. without derailing its climate commitments?

**[The Resurgence Of Value Has Accelerated](https://www.evidenceinvestor.com/the-resurgence-of-value-has-accelerated/ "https://www.evidenceinvestor.com/the-resurgence-of-value-has-accelerated/")** (The Evidence Based Investor)  
 It's unknown if this trend will continue, but history may provide us with clues.

**[El-Erian: Inflation Has Yet To Peak As Energy Prices Rise](https://www.advisorperspectives.com/articles/2022/06/09/el-erian-warns-inflation-has-yet-to-peak-as-energy-prices-rise "https://www.advisorperspectives.com/articles/2022/06/09/el-erian-warns-inflation-has-yet-to-peak-as-energy-prices-rise")** (Advisor Perspectives)  
 The bond market strategist thinks those who boldly said inflation peaked may have to change their minds.

**[2022's Top Sustainable Funds Weather Tough Market](https://www.morningstar.com/articles/1097780/2022s-top-sustainable-funds-weather-a-tough-market "https://www.morningstar.com/articles/1097780/2022s-top-sustainable-funds-weather-a-tough-market")** (Morningstar)  
 Some ESG outperformers got a boost from a usually nonsustainable sector.

**[Are Bonds Bottoming?](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/09/bonds-bottoming-the-upside-for-investors.html "https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/09/bonds-bottoming-the-upside-for-investors.html")** (CNBC)  
 The upside for investors.

**[Institutional Buy-In Driving ESG Proposals](https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1ydssq90pffjs/Institutional-Investor-Buy-In-Is-Driving-Mass-Adoption-of-ESG-Focused-Shareholder-Proposals)** (Institutional Investor)  
 In recent years, institutional interest in ESG proposals has undergone a dramatic transformation.



 

 

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