##  [# Hot Reads: Bitcoin Surges On Tesla News](/sections/daily-hot-reads/hot-reads-bitcoin-surges-tesla-news) 

 

# Hot Reads: Bitcoin Surges On Tesla News

 

 

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**[Bitcoin Surges After Tesla Discloses $1.5B Purchase](https://www.thinkadvisor.com/2021/02/08/bitcoin-surges-after-tesla-discloses-1-5b-purchase/)** (ThinkAdvisor)  
 Electric car company also says it will soon accept bitcoin as payment for vehicles.

[**Active ETFs Surge Past $200B In Ark Invest’s Record Week** ](https://www.wealthmanagement.com/etfs/active-etfs-surge-past-200-billion-ark-invest-s-record-week)(WM)  
 While active ETFs still make up only 3.5% of the $5.7 trillion industry, they’ve been steadily growing.

**[The Great Divergence: Nominal Vs. Real Treasury Yields](https://www.capitalspectator.com/the-great-divergence-nominal-vs-real-treasury-yields/)** (Capital Spectator)  
 The big question is what this comparison means for inflation rates.

**[Nasdaq Turns 50](https://www.cnbc.com/video/2021/02/08/nasdaq-turns-50-how-the-exchange-has-impacted-markets.html)** (ETF Edge)  
 How the exchange has impacted markets over the last half-century.

**[How Hedge Funds Did In January Turmoil](https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1qgx7gn2hyt5l/Here-s-How-Hedge-Funds-Fared-in-January-s-Trading-Frenzy)** (Institutional Investor)  
 The wild rise of GameStop and other highly shorted stocks resulted in big winners—and losers.

**[Crypto Comes To The S&amp;P 500](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-08/crypto-comes-to-s-p-500-via-musk-s-1-5-billion-bitcoin-flyer)** (Bloomberg)  
 For anyone who worried Tesla’s high price and share turbulence was an issue for passive investors, this is something new to consider.

**[Why Invesco’s S&amp;P 500 ESG ETF Reigns Supreme](https://www.etfstream.com/features/why-invesco-s-sp-500-esg-etf-reigns-supreme/)** (ETF Stream)  
 “**[SPXE](https://www.etf.com/SPXE)**” saw its AUM increase by 37.5% week-on-week as of Jan. 29, 2021.

**[2020 Was Terrible For Real Estate Investing](https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1qf3k9t1t166m/2020-Was-Terrible-for-Real-Estate-Investing-Will-2021-Be-Better)** (Institutional Investor)  
 But investors are betting on a recovery for the sector in 2021.

**[Outperforming Without Help From Big Tech](https://ritholtz.com/2021/02/mib-outperforming-without-big-tech/)** (The Big Picture)  
 Can you outperform the market without its biggest, best-known names?

**[How To Make Responsible Investing Truly Personal](https://www.parametricportfolio.com/blog/how-to-make-responsible-investing-truly-personal)** (Parametric Portfolio)  
 Investors can turn to customized SMAs to build portfolios that align with their values.

**[4 Reasons To Overweight US Stocks, Downplay Inflation Worries](https://www.thinkadvisor.com/2021/02/08/goldman-4-reasons-to-overweight-u-s-stocks-downplay-inflation-worries/)** (ThinkAdvisor)  
 Goldman Sachs’ CIO of its wealth unit doesn’t buy into the consensus that investors should favor emerging markets.



 

 

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