The first half of 2025 is in the books, and perhaps in the history books. Against all odds global stocks have delivered over 10% in U.S. Dollars in 2025. The U.S. market (S&P 500) offered about 5.7%. Of course the economic backdrop (noise) is a U.S. President hell-bent on a global tariff war and an […] The post Global portfolios are up nicely in the first half of 2025. Plus, the Sunday Reads. appeared first on Cut the Crap Investing.