##  [# Hot Reads: ARK To Close Newest ETF](/sections/daily-hot-reads/hot-reads-ark-close-newest-etf) 

 

# Hot Reads: ARK To Close Newest ETF

 

 

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**[ARK Is Closing One Of Its ETFs](https://www.thestreet.com/etffocus/blog/ark-cathie-wood-closing-one-of-etfs "https://www.thestreet.com/etffocus/blog/ark-cathie-wood-closing-one-of-etfs")** (The Street)  
 Cathie Wood's firm will shutter CTRU on July 26, just eight months after its launch.

[**There Were More ESG Proposals This Year Than Ever**](https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1yzhhvmfj64x0/There-Were-More-ESG-Proposals-Than-Ever-This-Year-But-Fewer-Passed "https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1yzhhvmfj64x0/There-Were-More-ESG-Proposals-Than-Ever-This-Year-But-Fewer-Passed") (Institutional Investor)  
 But fewer passed.

**[SEC Enforcement Chief: Trading 'Gamification' A Huge Concern](https://www.fa-mag.com/news/trading--gamification--is-huge-concern--sec-enforcement-chief-says-68837.html "https://www.fa-mag.com/news/trading--gamification--is-huge-concern--sec-enforcement-chief-says-68837.html")** (Financial Advisor)  
 A crackdown may be coming for practices that critics refer to as the gamification of investing.

**[The Longest &amp; Shortest Bear Markets](https://awealthofcommonsense.com/2022/07/investing-in-a-bear-market/ "https://awealthofcommonsense.com/2022/07/investing-in-a-bear-market/")** (A Wealth of Common Sense)  
 How to think about bear markets depending on where you are in your investing life cycle.

**[Time To Add High Yield Bonds?](https://www.advisorperspectives.com/commentaries/2022/07/19/three-reasons-its-time-to-add-high-yield-bonds "https://www.advisorperspectives.com/commentaries/2022/07/19/three-reasons-its-time-to-add-high-yield-bonds")** (Advisor Perspectives)  
 Three reasons they look attractive right now.

**[Gold Shining As A Haven In 2022](https://www.morningstar.com/articles/1102697/gold-shines-as-a-haven-in-2022 "https://www.morningstar.com/articles/1102697/gold-shines-as-a-haven-in-2022")** (Morningstar)  
 The yellow metal consistently provides a buffer against market storms, but is best used in small doses.

**[What's Priced In?](https://theirrelevantinvestor.com/2022/07/19/whats-priced-in/ "https://theirrelevantinvestor.com/2022/07/19/whats-priced-in/")** (The Irrelevant Investor)  
 Aside from a still-hot labor market, there weren't many bright spots last month.

**[US Q2 GDP Estimate Continues To Slide](https://www.capitalspectator.com/us-q2-gdp-estimate-continues-to-slide-ahead-of-official-update/)** (Capital Spectator)  
 Two weeks ahead of the data release, the estimate is being pushed down by a decline in economic activity during the quarter.



 

 

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