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Warren Buffett, living proof there’s such a thing as investing skill, famously bet a hedge fund executive that an S&P 500 index fund would beat five elite “funds of funds” over 10 years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

I also have $150,000 in a self-directed workplace account at another brokerage and an emergency fund with roughly two years’ worth of living expenses in the bank.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

DataBank is owned by a consortium led by DigitalBridge that also includes Swiss Life, EDF Invest and Australian pension fund AustralianSuper.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Even professional fund managers fall short: More than 80% of actively managed mutual funds fail to beat their benchmark index.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

At that time it looked as though the match with Spassky would have a total prize fund of $138,000, the highest amount ever for a chess match.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

The family started a GoFundMe to raise funds to restore the business and keep themselves afloat in the meantime.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

She’s 25 and unemployed, and it’s unclear at first how she acquired the funds to splurge on an on-site cottage with a pool, 90-minute massages, and various forced-fun adventures.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

Even professional fund managers fall short: More than 80% of actively managed mutual funds fail to beat their benchmark index.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

For context, Detroit’s pension funds were about 60% to 80% funded when the city filed for bankruptcy in 2013.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

The best and the brightest Wall Street traders are quitting their big firms to work at hedge funds, where they can make not tens but hundreds of millions.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

It funded an overhaul of elite academies and restructured the system.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

The initiative was inspired by Ed Sheeran's charity, which has funded similar schemes in libraries and youth centres, as well as offering instrument loans to aspiring musicians.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

For herself one day, she hopes to enroll in an MTA training program for elevator and escalator maintenance that is funded by both the union and her employer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

Department of Agriculture funded study, worker bumblebees were exposed to low doses of the pesticide before researchers examined changes in their gene expression.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026

In Gideon, the Supreme Court left it to state and local governments to decide how legal services should be funded.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

“This pattern of moving funding away from long-promised community-supported projects is a huge concern for the neighborhood,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

Investors are no longer finding it easy to digest the torrent of debt funding the artificial-intelligence buildout.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

The reform package continues to cap reimbursement growth for hospitals and includes relief measures such as greater staffing flexibility, reduced regulatory requirements, and more sector funding, the bank says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

The funding comes at a time when the grassroots scene is increasingly under pressure.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

“Oh. Yes. Someone I’d been relying on to back our funding application withdrew his support, I don’t suppose it was that unexpected, anyway.”

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman