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In this episode of UNLOCKED, Manon Duez, Senior Sales Executive at Vanguard, joins us to discuss the future of financial advice.

🎙️ Drawing from her experience in a competitive industry where she was often the only woman in the room, she reflects on the lessons that shaped her career.

📊 We also discuss the limits of automation in finance, why many clients still turn back to human advisors, and why trust and relationships remain at the core of long term financial partnerships.
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Volatility remains high as the Middle East conflict enters a sixth day, keeping investors on edge. Early reports of potential Iranian negotiations were dismissed, while disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz have pushed oil prices higher, adding pressure to global inflation and interest rates.
US and European equities rebounded yesterday on strong economic data, but futures don’t point at further gains. Headlines will continue to drive the price action but investors are eager to price in an end to the conflict. This is why tiniest hopes lead to gains that can not be sustainable if the conflict persists.

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The Middle East conflict is intensifying — and markets are feeling it. Equities are under pressure, banks and miners are selling off, and private credit stress is resurfacing. Meanwhile, software stocks are attempting a rebound — but funding conditions may pose a bigger threat than AI disruption itself.
Globally, rising energy prices are also reigniting inflation concerns just as central banks were preparing for rate cuts. If oil and gas remain elevated, markets may have to reprice the entire monetary policy outlook.

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Ipek Ozkardeskaya has begun her financial career in 2010 in the structured products...

Volatility is back, and markets are reacting in unexpected ways. Oil and gas prices surged on Middle East tensions, European stocks tanked, and yields jumped — yet US equities barely flinched. Big Tech gained regardless of the war headlines.
What’s driving the US resilience? Dip buyers stepped in as oil retraced, showing that even war headlines and fading Fed cut expectations weren’t enough to shake investor confidence… for now.
But the risks remain. Rising energy prices, tighter financial conditions, and geopolitical uncertainty could hit corporate earnings and slow AI investment plans. Bitcoin rebounded despite risk appetite fading, gold remained muted,...