diff --git a/src/components/insights/daily-briefing.tsx b/src/components/insights/daily-briefing.tsx
index 9c3442bce..99353d1c1 100644
--- a/src/components/insights/daily-briefing.tsx
+++ b/src/components/insights/daily-briefing.tsx
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ function BriefingSkeleton() {
   return (
     <div
       data-slot="daily-briefing-skeleton"
-      className="space-y-4 motion-reduce:animate-none"
+      className="space-y-3 motion-reduce:animate-none"
       aria-hidden="true"
     >
       <div className="space-y-2">
@@ -367,7 +367,12 @@ export function DailyBriefing({
               <BriefingSkeleton />
             </>
           ) : briefing ? (
-            <div className="space-y-4">
+            // v1.18.10 — body block rhythm matches the sibling insights cards
+            // (`correlation-card` uses `space-y-3` between its chart /
+            // interpretation / source blocks). The briefing card carried a
+            // looser `space-y-4`, which read as taller than its neighbours on
+            // the overview. One token, no new spacing scale.
+            <div className="space-y-3">
               {/* v1.4.27 B1 — the leading narrative paragraph dropped.
                 The hero strip subtitle on `/insights` already renders
                 the same `briefing.paragraph` text directly above this
diff --git a/src/components/insights/use-insights-advisor.ts b/src/components/insights/use-insights-advisor.ts
index 64dd690d2..53deb92cd 100644
--- a/src/components/insights/use-insights-advisor.ts
+++ b/src/components/insights/use-insights-advisor.ts
@@ -330,6 +330,15 @@ export function useInsightsAdvisorQuery(
       // their query subtree so the per-section text below the advisor card
       // re-fetches.
       queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: queryKeys.insightsRoot() });
+      // v1.18.10 — the dashboard hero surfaces the briefing headline from the
+      // SNAPSHOT (server-lifted `User.insightsCachedText`), not from this
+      // advisor cache. A regenerate rewrites that server cache, so invalidate
+      // the snapshot too — otherwise returning to the Startseite shows the
+      // previous briefing under the greeting until the snapshot's own stale
+      // window lapses. Closes "the briefing doesn't update" on the dashboard.
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({
+        queryKey: queryKeys.dashboardSnapshot(),
+      });
     },
   });
 
diff --git a/src/components/settings/dashboard-layout-section.tsx b/src/components/settings/dashboard-layout-section.tsx
index 27b2fcad9..00488e222 100644
--- a/src/components/settings/dashboard-layout-section.tsx
+++ b/src/components/settings/dashboard-layout-section.tsx
@@ -204,6 +204,15 @@ export function DashboardLayoutSection({ id }: { id: string }) {
     },
     onSuccess: (saved) => {
       queryClient.setQueryData(queryKeys.dashboardWidgets(), saved);
+      // v1.18.10 — the Startseite reads its layout (tile/chart visibility,
+      // order, comparison baseline, hero toggle) from the dashboard
+      // SNAPSHOT, not from this `dashboardWidgets` key. Without an
+      // invalidation the snapshot keeps its cached layout and the dashboard
+      // looks stale until a manual reload. Invalidate the snapshot so the
+      // next visit (or open tab) re-reads the saved layout immediately.
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({
+        queryKey: queryKeys.dashboardSnapshot(),
+      });
       setDraft(null);
       toast.success(t("dashboard.layoutSaveSuccess"));
     },
@@ -216,6 +225,11 @@ export function DashboardLayoutSection({ id }: { id: string }) {
     },
     onSuccess: (saved) => {
       queryClient.setQueryData(queryKeys.dashboardWidgets(), saved);
+      // v1.18.10 — same snapshot invalidation as the save path so a reset
+      // to defaults reflects on the Startseite without a manual reload.
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({
+        queryKey: queryKeys.dashboardSnapshot(),
+      });
       setDraft(null);
       toast.success(t("dashboard.layoutResetSuccess"));
     },