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This paper introduces an innovative Internet of Behaviors (IoB) ecosystem that integrates real-time data acquisition, advanced feature engineering, predictive modeling, explainability, automated portfolio management, and an intelligent decision support engine to enhance financial decision-making. Our framework effectively captures complex temporal dependencies in financial data by combining robust technical indicators and sentiment-driven metrics\u2014derived from BERT-based sentiment analysis\u2014with a multi-layer LSTM forecasting model. To enhance the model\u2019s performance and transparency and foster user trust, we apply XAI methods, namely, TimeSHAP and TIME. The IoB ecosystem also proposes a portfolio management engine that translates the predictions into actionable strategies and a continuous feedback loop, enabling the system to adapt and refine its strategy in real time. Empirical evaluations demonstrate the effectiveness of our approach: the LSTM forecasting model achieved an RMSE of 0.0312, an MAE of 0.0250, an MSE of 0.0010, and a directional accuracy of 95.24% on TSLA stock returns. Furthermore, the portfolio management algorithm successfully transformed an initial balance of USD 15,000 into a final portfolio value of USD 21,824.12, yielding a net profit of USD 6824.12. 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