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      <pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ten stocks now carry ~38% of the S&P 500. How index concentration reshapes passive portfolios, what 2000 teaches, and where the evidence stays mixed.]]></description>
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