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# Hot Reads: PGIM Warns On Blockchain, EV Hype

 

 

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[**PGIM: Beware Hype Around Blockchain, EVs**](https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1v0ln7tmjf9zb/PGIM-Beware-the-Hype-Around-Blockchain-and-Autonomous-Vehicles) (Institutional Investor)

Technological disruption is coming for the services sector. But the blueprint may look nothing like what happened when tech reshaped manufacturing and retail.

[**Climate Change A Systemic Threat To Global Economy, Biden Says**](https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/15/biden-unveils-plan-to-address-climate-change-risks-to-economy.html) (CNBC)

The warning comes with a blueprint aiming to protect long-term investors.

[**Growth Vs. Value: Still A Sideways Environment**](https://mrzepczynski.blogspot.com/2021/10/growth-vs-value-still-in-sideways.html) (Disciplined Systematic Global Macro Views)

There was a huge divergence between growth and value that took off during the early stage of the pandemic.

[**Time Horizon Is Everything For Investors**](https://awealthofcommonsense.com/2021/10/time-horizon-is-everything-for-investors/) (A Wealth Of Common Sense)

Your view of any sector, factor or stock will have a lot to do with the time horizon in which you’ve been invested in it.

[**Most Active Funds Haven’t Capitalized On Recent Market Volatility**](https://www.morningstar.com/articles/1061438/most-active-funds-have-failed-to-capitalize-on-recent-market-volatility) (Morningstar)

Stock pickers have had a particularly difficult time keeping up.

[**Different Approaches To Factor Timing**](https://blog.validea.com/a-look-at-the-different-approaches-to-factor-timing/) (Validea)

Can and should factors be timed?

[**Gold: Don’t Call It A Comeback!**](https://allstarcharts.com/gold-dont-call-it-a-comeback/) (All Star Charts)

With the dollar as strong as it’s been, the yellow metal had really been taking a beating.

[**Clarity In Investing Not The Same As Certainty**](https://www.evidenceinvestor.com/clarity-in-investing-is-not-the-same-as-certainty/) (Evidence-Based Investor)

There’s more to being a successful investor than whether you’re outperforming or underperforming a benchmark.



 

 

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