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So it behooves investors to sell some shares of companies in the ETF.

From Barron's May 15, 2026

It behooves the Academy to cater to the viewer, because getting people to talk about movies, to see movies and to care about movies at all has been an increasingly difficult task.

From Salon Jan. 23, 2026

“It behooves investors to at least offer a little skepticism when there is such a broad consensus that everything will go well,” said Steve Sosnick, chief strategist at Interactive Brokers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 4, 2026

Opportunities such as this come along rarely, and it behooves retirees and near-retirees to seriously consider it for a portion of their retirement assets.

From MarketWatch Dec. 4, 2025

Dr. Trefusis says it behooves me to remind myself of the heroics of men who seek the impossible in ships.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson




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