Ark Royal Wealth Management March 2025 Trade Winds


Ark Royal Wealth Management

March 2025

Trade Winds

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Human Interest & Current Events

Your favorite snacks are getting a makeover— with growing demand for cleaner ingredients, food companies are scrambling to make sure your guilty pleasures come with slightly less guilt.

Austin has become a favorite travel destination, both for business and visiting family. It’s a city that has transformed from sleepy college town to urban metroplex. Texas Monthly has a moving story on the murder of two UT students from nearly 60 years ago. (Soft Paywall)

Sports

Imagine building a championship-caliber team, only to be told you can’t compete on the biggest stage—until now. UC San Diego was one college basketball’s most improbable success stories and finally got their shot at March Madness.

Jon Rothstein isn’t just college basketball’s most relentless insider—he’s a walking, tweeting, catchphrase-dropping institution. But is his over-the-top persona calculated or simply who he is? (Hard Paywall)

Business & Finance

Nothing says financial responsibility like financing your late-night taco delivery. DoorDash is now partnering with Klarna, letting you “buy now, pay later” for your food—because who doesn’t want to still be paying for their burrito long after they’ve eaten it?

We were proud to sponsor TinyTalks last October which featured Shibumi co-founder Dane Barnes as a speaker. Shibumi is facing some stiff winds in trying to penetrate the market in Myrtle Beach.

What We're Reading, Watching & Listening to

Goliath Season 1 on Amazon Prime (Mike)

Billion Dollar Whale: The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood and the World by Tom Wright & Brad Hope (Mike)

March Madness (every game!) (Lisa)

Will Trent – Season 3 on ABC (Lisa)

After Annie by Anna Quindlen (Lisa)

Court of Gold on Netflix (Zach)

Odd Lots- Eugene Fama and David Booth on the Birth of Modern Finance (Nick)

Severance Season 2 on Apple TV (Nick)

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