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Where to Invest $100,000 Right Now, According to Experts

Investors face a dilemma. When the S&P 500 finished its worst quarter since 2022 last month, diversifiers like bonds and bitcoin fell too.

Even with the turnaround in mid-April, analysts at Goldman Sachs and Vanguard have projected low-single-digit annualized returns from 2024-2034.

Bloomberg asked where experts would personally invest $100,000 for their March monthly edition.

One answer that surfaced for a second time? Art.

It's what billionaires like Bezos and the Rockefellers have privately used to diversify for decades.

Why?

  1. Appreciation. The ArtPrice100 Index outpaced the S&P 500 overall from 2000 to 2025

  2. Low-correlation. The postwar contemporary segment has moved independently of traditional investments like stocks since ‘95.*

  3. Resilience. A scarce, physical, and global asset class with decades of demonstrated demand.

Thanks to the world's premier art investing platform, now anyone can invest in works featuring legends like Banksy, Basquiat, and Picasso, without needing millions.

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*According to Masterworks data. Investing involves risk. Past performance is not indicative of future returns. See important Reg A disclosures at masterworks.com/cd.

Est. 2026  ·  Vol. I  ·  The Daily Grievance
Grump News
"The worst thing that happened to me today that you NEED to know about. And some other news stuff."
Monday, June 29, 2026 No. 012  ·  Price: Your Time
Morning Edition
❖   The Gripe   ❖
A Personal Affront, Reported Faithfully

A stranger has parked their cart at the precise angle that blocks both aisles, and is examining one specific yogurt. I am three carts behind. Is it possible to get road rage in the yogurt aisle?

❖   The Damage Report   ❖
Today's News, Ranked By How Much It Ruined My Mood
🔥 Most Enraging
Sooner or later every car comes with a recall. You wait for the letter, then give up a Saturday to the dealership.
😩 Most Exhausting
The same kangaroo got out again. At some point this stops being an escape and becomes a hobby.
😤 Unreasonably Annoying
They are renewing their vows in every state and setting slide records on the way, which is a lot of effort to stay married.
🤷 Somehow Also Happening
The deer behaved the moment something larger showed up, which is the only management style that has ever worked.
❖   And Some Other Stuff   ❖
Briefly, And With Limited Enthusiasm
A new study finds fructose does not quiet hunger the way glucose does; the brain treats the two sugars differently — The sweet drink was never going to fill me up, and now I have a study to blame instead of myself.
An Idaho man juggled flaming torches for more than six minutes to set a world record — Six minutes of juggling fire, which is six minutes longer than I would trust myself to hold even one.
A man walked down one hundred stairs on his hands in 44.71 seconds — He took a hundred stairs on his hands faster than I take them the normal way before coffee.
I'll be here tomorrow. Unfortunately.
— The Grump  ·  (and Larry)
Read by tired people. Written by a tired person.

Meet America’s Newest $1B Unicorn

It just surpassed a $1B valuation, joining private US companies like SpaceX and OpenAI. Unlike them, you can invest in EnergyX today. General Motors already has. Why? EnergyX’s tech can recover up to 3X more lithium than traditional methods. Now, they hold rights to ~13M tons of lithium across North and South America. Invest in EnergyX at $13/share by 7/16.

Energy Exploration Technologies, Inc. (“EnergyX”) has engaged Beehiiv to publish this communication in connection with EnergyX’s ongoing Regulation A offering. Beehiiv has been paid in cash and may receive additional compensation. Beehiiv and/or its affiliates do not currently hold securities of EnergyX.

This compensation and any current or future ownership interest could create a conflict of interest. Please consider this disclosure alongside EnergyX’s offering materials. EnergyX’s Regulation A offering has been qualified by the SEC. Offers and sales may be made only by means of the qualified offering circular. Before investing, carefully review the offering circular, including the risk factors. The offering circular is available at invest.energyx.com/.

Comparisons to other companies are for informational purposes only and should not imply similar results. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Market shortfall are forward‑looking estimates and are subject to substantial uncertainty.

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