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Top investment strategies of 2025: Research roundup

Top investment strategies of 2025: Research roundup
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As we navigated the markets in 2025, several key global and technological trends defined investment strategies throughout the year. VettaFi's investment research highlights opportunities created by structural transformations in the physical world, from the re-industrialization of Europe and the AI-driven evolution of real estate, to the critical demand for power infrastructure. Explaining the tactical nuances of accessing asset classes like energy infrastructure and gold miners are just two examples of the investment research we provide.  Explore our research articles driving index development today.

Explore the latest articles:

  1. The Re-industrialization of Europe: Discusses Europe’s strategic push for autonomy through massive investments in defense capabilities (EDIS), energy independence (REPower EU), and supply chain resilience.

  2. How Gold and mining stocks weather uncertainty: Examines why gold miners can offer a "leveraged play" on gold prices and how central bank buying is reinforcing the metal's status as a hedge against currency debasement and fiscal instability.

  3. How AI and robotics are transforming real estate: Explores how automation is reshaping the entire real estate value chain, from AI-guided construction and "smart building" operations to data-driven property valuation models.

  4. Why most 'MLP ETFs' own less than 25% MLPs: Meaningful for investors seeking energy income, this piece details the crucial tax differences between C-Corp structured funds (100% MLPs) and RIC-compliant funds (capped at 25% MLPs).

  5. AI infrastructure: Growth too big to ignore: Highlights the "next phase" of the AI trade, focusing on the massive capital flowing into the physical backbone—data centers, power grids, and cooling systems—required to sustain generative AI's growth.

Conclusion

As 2025 ends, our research underscores that the most compelling strategic investments are often found in the physical foundations of the global economy. The convergence of industrial autonomy, real asset transformation, and the infrastructure needed to power the AI revolution will likely remain primary drivers for index performance and thematic interest as we move into the new year.

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