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Over the past 30 years, the fund has returned 8.7% a year, ranking it in the top 15% of its category.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Ever since it emerged out of California’s skateboard shops and from the streets of Flatbush in Brooklyn, N.Y., in the 1980s, however, this category has exploded into a multibillion-dollar retail business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

“It sucks when Sunday morning chocolate chip pancakes for the kiddos all of a sudden ends up in the ‘discretionary spending’ category of the budget.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

NHS England data shows the annual and monthly mean response times for category one call-outs are routinely above its own target.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

And first thing in the morning surely fell in the latter category.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon