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Adem Tumerkan • Feb 10, 2026
Why Wealth Fails Across Generations - and How Families Can Stop It
Why do most family fortunes disappear? Markets aren’t the cause. This piece explores why wealth fails across generations & how families can reduce the risk
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Adem Tumerkan • Feb 10, 2026
4 Investor Biases That Skew Decision-Making and How to Avoid Them
Learn how to identify and mitigate common investor biases that can skew financial decisions and help improve your long-term investment outcomes.
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Adem Tumerkan • Feb 9, 2026
Prices Are Set at the Margin: Why Small Trades Move Big Markets
Market prices are set by marginal buyers and sellers, not consensus - explaining sudden volatility, liquidity shocks, rapid repricing and more.
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Adem Tumerkan • Feb 9, 2026
AI’s Depreciation Trap, Extreme Fear on Wall Street, and the Housing Cool-Down
This post was authored The AI depreciation trap, extreme market fear as liquidity shifts, and a broad U.S. housing slowdown as prices and affordability fall.
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Adem Tumerkan • Feb 7, 2026
Auto Sector Woes Deepen: Price Wars, Tariffs, and China’s EV Glut
A weakening consumer, falling prices, and China’s EV glut are pressuring automakers, margins, and global supply chains—raising the risk of an auto trade war
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Adem Tumerkan • Feb 7, 2026
China’s Balance Sheet Recession: Is Debt Trapping the World’s #2 Economy?
Is China stuck in a balance sheet recession? Rising debt, falling property prices, and weak consumer demand hint at prolonged economic stagnation, similar to Japan.
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Adem Tumerkan • Feb 6, 2026
U.S. Manufacturing Booms, China’s Debt Hits 300% of GDP, & Inflation Is Cooling
U.S. manufacturing shows signs of a rebound, China’s debt climbs past 300% of GDP, and real-time data suggest inflation may be cooling faster than headlines imply.
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Adem Tumerkan • Feb 6, 2026
OPEC’s Prisoner’s Dilemma: Why Saudi Arabia May Flood the Oil Market Again
OPEC+ infighting, quota cheating, and falling oil prices reveal a classic prisoner’s dilemma—one that may force Saudi Arabia to flood the oil market again.
CommoditiesMarketsCycles
Adem Tumerkan • Feb 6, 2026
Protecting Seniors from Financial Scams: A Guide for Financial Advisors
Read this guide to learn how financial advisors can protect elderly clients from scams using legal tools, clear communication, and ethical guidance
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Adem Tumerkan • Feb 6, 2026
Biggest Scams Targeting Baby Boomers: What You Need to Know
Learn about the top scams targeting Baby Boomers and how financial advisors can help protect their clients from financial exploitation in retirement
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Adem Tumerkan • Feb 6, 2026
Why Baby Boomers Are Prime Targets for Cyber Scams and Financial Fraud
Learn why Baby Boomers are prime targets for cyber scams and financial fraud, and discover strategies to help protect their hard-earned retirement savings.
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Salvatore M. Capizzi • Feb 5, 2026
Why Crypto Has Value: Understanding BTC, ETH, and SOL as Financial Infrastructure
Why does cryptocurrency have value? Learn how Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana can function as global financial infrastructure - not just speculative coins.
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Adem Tumerkan • Feb 5, 2026
China’s Auto Price War Is a Warning for Global Markets
China's auto price war, sparked by BYD, reveals deeper economic problems, impacting global markets with collapsing margins, overcapacity, & rising trade tensions
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