ETFs are easily accessible and affordable, but analysts warn these investments come with risk.Forager Funds chief investment officer Steve Johnson said a lot of investor enthusiasm was around technology and, specifically, AI-related ETFs, which in some cases was no different to gambling, set up to allow investors to bet on the latest, hottest trend.In the delightfully circular world of financial services, firm Netwealth is listed on the stock exchange.That means it has to update the market, as it has today.In the news it has signed a client, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Australia, to provide some tech to it, and expects the "net flow" of funds it will be managing this financial year to be $15.4 billion.The year after? $18B-$20B, which would be an increase of 17%-30% on this current year.The shares have the company worth a staggering $5 billion in its own right, as a tech company, superannuation fund and a business that does the administration for others in finance.What's hitting Australia's prospects of economic growth?No biggie, just:A new outlook from Deloitte Access Economics details the view of the "Big Four" firm, which is decidedly grim.And here's why, with a quote from partner and report author Stephen Smith that's worth reading in full:"Australia's growth outlook has deteriorated over the past six months Inflation has reaccelerated, interest rates have moved higher, and the oil price shock triggered by conflict in the Middle East is not yet fully resolved. "To date, 2026 has revealed the vulnerabilities that have developed within the Australian economy over recent history