<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Gary Zhou · Straight Talk</title><description>Notes from inside an AI-native investment office on what analysis no longer buys you, and what still has to be earned.</description><link>https://garyzhou.net/</link><item><title>The funds made 9.89% a year. Their investors kept 8.74%.</title><link>https://garyzhou.net/notes/2026-11-03-analysis-scales/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://garyzhou.net/notes/2026-11-03-analysis-scales/</guid><description>Morningstar&apos;s Mind the Gap 2026: US funds returned 9.89% a year over ten years, the average dollar in them earned 8.74%, both after fees. The funds weren&apos;t the problem. The timing of money in and out was.</description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>