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Adem Tumerkan • Feb 21, 2026
Best Client Gift Ideas for Financial Advisors (Under $100 & FINRA Compliant)
Discover the best FINRA-compliant client gift ideas under $100 for financial advisors. Stay within Rule 3220 while strengthening client relationships.
Financial AdvisorPractice ManagementClient Relations
Adem Tumerkan • Feb 21, 2026
Financial Advisor Shortage: Who Will Manage the $90T Wealth Transfer?
Nearly 40% of financial advisors are set to retire as $90 trillion changes hands from Boomers to Millennials/Gen Z. Is the industry facing a talent crisis?
RetirementFinancial Advisor
Adem Tumerkan • Feb 20, 2026
Is China’s Stock Market Rally Forming a Bubble Amid Economic Weakness?
China’s stock rally is surging amid deflation, weak loan growth, & toxic debt. Is the market disconnecting from economic reality? Or are stocks front running?
MacroMorning PourChinaMarkets
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Adem Tumerkan • Feb 17, 2026
Sequence Risk in Retirement: When Diversification Isn’t Enough
Sequence risk in retirement means timing matters more than average returns. Learn how early losses, volatility, and diversification impact outcomes.
RetirementFinancial Advisor
Adem Tumerkan • Feb 16, 2026
Why the Euro Won’t Replace the USD as the World’s Reserve Currency
Can the euro replace the USD as the top reserve currency? Germany’s export model, France’s debt, and eurozone fragmentation suggest it remains unlikely.
MacroMorning PourCurrencies
Adem Tumerkan • Feb 16, 2026
Capital Spending Jumps, Meme Stocks Surge, & EU-China Trade Gap Widens
U.S. capital spending surges to 1997 levels, meme stock speculation returns as M2 rises, and Europe faces mounting trade pressure from China.
Deep DiveTrade WarLiquidity
Adem Tumerkan • Feb 13, 2026
Inflation Was Obvious. But is Deflation the Next Risk Ahead?
Is debt-deflation the next economic threat? Explore key drivers like high debt, AI productivity, demographics, and asset price declines that pose big risks
MacroMorning PourInflation
Adem Tumerkan • Feb 13, 2026
Markets Don’t Trend Toward Equilibrium — They Trend Toward Instability
Why markets trend toward instability—not equilibrium. Explore Minsky’s Financial Instability Hypothesis and Soros’ Reflexivity to understand bubbles & crashes
Debt & CreditMarketsCycles
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
Financial AdvisorDunham Trust
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.
Mental Toolbox
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.
MarketsMental Toolbox
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.
Deep DiveAIMarketsHousing
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
Morning PourTrade WarMarkets