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# Hot Reads: Bitcoin ETF Filing Wave Continues 

 

 

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[**Bitcoin ETF Filings Face Cooling Demand For Funds**](https://www.fa-mag.com/news/--bitcoin-etf-filing-flood-collides-with-cooling-demand-for-funds-63525.html) (FA Magazine)  
 Demand for existing Bitcoin products is cooling even as more firms file for Bitcoin-related ETFs.

[**S&amp;P 500 ETFs: 7 Ways To Play The Index**](https://www.kiplinger.com/investing/etfs/603260/sp-500-etfs) (Kiplinger)  
 These funds let you play the index either directly, or with a twist.

[**Did Bitcoin Kill Gold?**](https://awealthofcommonsense.com/2021/08/animal-spirits-did-bitcoin-kill-gold/) (A Wealth Of Common Sense)  
 Plus, will companies ever fight back against becoming a meme stock?

[**Should You Follow Vanguard Into Direct Indexing?**](https://www.morningstar.com/articles/1051897/should-you-follow-vanguard-into-direct-indexing) (Morningstar)  
 The benefits and drawbacks of what may be the investing wave of the future.

[**Research Shows High Returns Possible With Low Carbon**](https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1t2vcvcck9cjx/As-UN-Sounds-New-Warning-on-Climate-Change-Research-Shows-High-Returns-Are-Possible-With-Low-Carbon) (Institutional Investor)  
 Cutting carbon exposure had little impact on performance up to reductions of 80%.

[**Is Inflation Peaking?**](https://www.capitalspectator.com/new-data-hints-at-peaking-us-inflation-trend/) (Capital Spectator)  
 It’s premature to declare a trend, but the trajectory for inflation could be flattening.

[**IEA Cuts 2021 Oil Demand As Delta Spreads**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/iea-cuts-oil-demand-outlook-080000138.html) (Yahoo Finance)  
 The agency is also expecting a larger surplus in 2022 than previously forecast.

[**How Investors Can Get In On Crypto Without Buying Any**](https://time.com/nextadvisor/investing/cryptocurrency/how-to-invest-in-crypto-without-buying-any-crypto/) (NextAdvisor)  
 You might already have exposure to cryptocurrency without even knowing it.

[**Is The SPAC Party Over?**](https://www.advisorperspectives.com/commentaries/2021/08/11/is-the-spac-party-over) (Advisor Perspectives)  
 It’ll still be a method used to take companies public, but the market’s FOMO is waning.

[**Growth Prospects High, Valuations Even Higher**](https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1t37z2lmbslc8/Growth-Prospects-Are-High-but-Valuations-Are-at-Nose-Bleed-Levels-Here-s-What-Investors-Can-Do) (Institutional Investor)  
 What can investors do?



 

 

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