12 Investment Must Reads for This Week (Oct. 7, 2025)

Group 1 - The article discusses 10 market themes likely to arise in client conversations for Q4 2025, including potential market pullbacks and broader economic outlooks [1] - State Street's flagship S&P 500 ETF is experiencing record outflows, projected to be the largest annual outflows in history, highlighting competitive pressures in the ETF industry [5] - Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund received shareholder approval for its listing on the NYSE, with over 81% of votes in favor, indicating strong support for alternative asset management initiatives [12] Group 2 - The growth of private markets is impacting small-cap investing, suggesting that future large companies may not emerge from small-cap public companies [3] - Edward Jones is expanding its separately managed accounts (SMAs) offerings to attract high-net-worth clients, with a target of 300 SMAs available, currently having over 160 [4] - The article emphasizes the importance of distinguishing between different layers of software in the context of AI disruption, noting that infrastructure software may offer more structural value than application software [10]