Some time ago, I had a prospective client meeting with a gentleman whose daughter had special needs. The goal of his investment strategy was to leave enough money for her.
That makes sense, but what didn’t make sense was his “how” — he planned to live off dividends and pass the principal along to her.
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Stocks opened modestly higher on Wednesday as several mega-cap stocks rallied ahead of a rush of Big Tech earnings. The main indexes finished mixed, though, after the Federal Reserve lowered interest rates, as expected, but suggested a December rate cut is not a sure thing.
Nvidia (NVDA) was one of the most talked-about stocks today after the artificial intelligence (AI) bellwether rose 3% to become the first company to close with a $5 trillion market cap.
McDonald’s is just one year away from joining an elite group.
1976 is remembered by many as the bicentennial of the founding of the United States. But it was also the year that Dow Jones Industrial Average component McDonald’s (MCD 1.32%) issued its first dividend.
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The Russell 2000 index has three key things working in its favor right now.
Since 2022, when the index declined by more than 19%, the S&P 500 has been on an impressive run. As of the start of 2023, the index is up close to 77%, including nearly 15% gains this year through Oct.
US stock futures took a breather on Thursday as investors digested the outcome of talks between President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting, and a mixed bag of Big Tech earnings.
Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F),
The Nasdaq Composite earlier this year entered its seventh bull market since 1990, hinting at substantial upside in 2026.
The Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) is one of three major U.S. stock market indexes alongside the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI).
Stocks to Watch, 30 October: Stocks like Larsen & Toubro, LIC Housing Finance, Bharat Heavy Electricals, PB Fintech, United Breweries, Le Travenues Technology, RailTel Corporation of India, NTPC Green Energy, Sagility, Steel Authority of India, Brigade Enterprises, Mahanagar Gas, VST Industries, Wipro, and Zydus Lifesciences will be in focus on October 30….Read More
President Donald Trump touted the economic achievements of his second term while giving a speech at a luncheon of CEOs during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit on Wednesday.
The president, the event’s featured speaker, touted a record number of company investments in the United States, citing $18 trillion as the total.
ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund has announced a temporary suspension of fresh investments in the Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal (IDCW) options of several schemes, effective November 3, 2025. The move will apply to both regular and direct plans across a wide range of equity, debt, and fund-of-fund (FoF) schemes.
According to the fund house,
Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) Governor MacDonald Mafuta Mwale says local banks are now able to secure letters of credit for importation of strategic commodities despite the deepening economic crisis.
Before the World Bank’s Investment Project Financing with Deferred Drawdown Option Instrument, he said it was difficult for local banks to secure letters of credit despite no local bank ever defaulting on its payment obligations.
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