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Is Gold Carving Out a Major Bottom?
Gold has retraced sharply, but several historic indicators are now aligning in a way that has previously marked major turning points. Jeremy Schwartz explains why the combination of washed-out sentiment, positioning, flows and price action could make the current setup one worth watching.
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Bonds Are Starting to Serve as an Effective Hedge Again
With 10-year Treasury yields back near 4.5% and real yields above 2%, bonds can play a valuable role in portfolio construction. Jeremy Schwartz and Andrew Okrongly make the case that today’s market regime revives the original capital-efficient argument: a diversified stock/bond mix can be scaled intelligently to compete with all-equity portfolios.
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Washington Is Staffing Up in Rare Earth Minerals—Investors Should Take Notice
Washington is offering salaries of up to $400,000 to recruit rare earth and critical minerals specialists—a sign of how strategically important these supply chains have become. Christopher Gannatti explains why the Trump administration’s latest move could reinforce a long-term investment case for rare earths and strategic metals.
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The 400-Kilogram Secret Inside Every F-35
Every F-35 fighter jet depends on more than 400 kilograms of rare earth minerals—many of which are processed almost entirely in China. Christopher Gannatti explains why America’s defense capabilities are now inseparable from critical mineral supply chains, and why rebuilding domestic capacity could take decades.
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The Periodic Table Has a Hidden Power Structure
Sixty minerals now sit on the U.S. critical minerals list, and many are controlled not by where they’re mined, but by where they’re processed: China. Christopher Gannatti maps these materials into seven strategic “baskets,” explaining why everything from EVs to semiconductors to missile systems depends on supply chains investors can no longer ignore.
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Trump, Xi, and the Strategic Processing Reserve
Taiwan produces more than 90% of the world’s leading-edge chips, making it one of the most important geopolitical chokepoints in global markets. Christopher Gannatti and Samuel Rines explain why investors should think beyond defense stocks and focus instead on the “Strategic Processing Reserve” of compute, cybersecurity, rare earths and supply-chain resilience.
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Adding Alpha to Beta: A Capital-Efficient Solution
Most diversifying strategies force investors into a painful trade-off: lower portfolio volatility often means lagging behind during equity bull markets. Jeremy Schwartz explains how the WisdomTree Efficient Long/Short U.S. Equity Fund (WTLS) is designed to solve that problem by layering a systematic long/short alpha strategy on top of core S&P 500 exposure instead of replacing it.
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The Strategic Metals Underpinning Our Modern Technologies
The next global power struggle isn’t over AI, it’s over the metals that make it possible. Christopher Gannatti introduces the WisdomTree Efficient Rare Earths Plus Strategic Metals Fund (WDIG), designed to capture the minerals reshaping geopolitics and supply chains.
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Gold Monthly: Rebounding after a Violent Drawdown
Gold swung from its biggest monthly gain since 1999 to its sharpest drop since 2013—all within Q1 2026. Christopher Gannatti and Nitesh Shah argue this volatility reflects liquidity-driven selling, not weakening fundamentals, and signals a transition toward a higher long-term price range.
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Adding, Not Replacing: Gold in the Age of Efficient Capital
Adding gold to a portfolio has traditionally meant sacrificing equity exposure—a trade-off many investors resist. In this third and final blog of the “Adding, Not Replacing, the Age of Efficient Capital” blog series, Christopher Gannatti explains how strategies like the WisdomTree Efficient Gold Plus Equity Strategy Fund (GDE) allow investors to maintain core equity positions while layering in gold for diversification.
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Adding, Not Replacing: Managed Futures in the Age of Efficient Capital
A traditional 60/40 portfolio forces every new allocation to come at the expense of something else. In Part 2 of the “Adding, Not Replacing, the Age of Efficient Capital” blog series, Christopher Gannatti explains how WisdomTree’s Efficient Capital framework removes that trade-off, allowing investors to add managed futures without sacrificing core exposures.
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