If you want to make the most of stock market volatility, it is important to invest in mutual funds via systematic investment plans (SIP). Investment made via SIPs gives the benefit of rupee cost averaging, which is an effective way to average out the cost of acquiring an asset i.e., stocks.
For instance,
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Warren Buffett is the incredibly successful CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A -0.53%) (BRK.B -0.55%). The stocks his company owns tend to receive plenty of extra attention from investors who want to mimic his investment approach (and match the level of returns Berkshire manages).
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LONDON – Britain’s economic output contracted sharply in April, when shockwaves from US President Donald Trump’s announcement of wide-ranging tariffs hit the global economy, data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed on June 12.
Gross domestic output shrank by a worse than expected 0.3 per cent in April from March – the biggest monthly drop since October 2023 and a much bigger drop than the 0.1 per cent fall forecast in a Reuters poll.
The UK economy shrank more than expected in April as the worst of President Trump’s tariffs hit.
The standard measure of economic output (GDP) contracted a sharp 0.3% in April, data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed.
During the month, Mr Trump’s so-called “Liberation Day” applied steep tariffs to countries around the world and sparked a trade war with China,
Apple’s stock price has been bleeding this year, and it looks unlikely that the company’s big “Liquid Glass” design overhaul will be anything more than a Band-Aid.
Wall Street was largely unimpressed by the announcements at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday, where the company showed off its glass-like software design coming this fall to Apple’s gadget lineup.
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This year has been rocky for the U.S. stock market. Between the Trump administration’s tariff plans (and subsequent backtracks), recession fears, and overall uncertainty, the stock market has been more volatile than usual.
Due to the uncertainty, investors have been heading toward value and dividend stocks, shifting away from the growth stocks that have been so popular in recent years.
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The tech-centric Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC -0.50%) has doubled over the last five years, which is quite amazing to think about. This included a pandemic, 40-year high inflation, and the recent tariff-driven sell-off in March.
The stock market is the greatest wealth-creating machine the world has ever known.
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Not long ago, sustainable or “responsible” investing was hailed as the future of finance. Environmental, social and governance (ESG) related funds skyrocketed in popularity and were embraced by investors and finance industry alike. Following a history of falling under a more niche category for religious orders and institutions that mandated exclusions from certain industries, responsible investing was evolving to become part of the status quo and the finance industry scrambled to meet the growing green demand.
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Goldman Sachs’ sales and trading desk is recommending an options play on the Indian rupee that will pay off if the South Asian currency rallies to 83 per U.S. dollar over the next nine months.
U.S. stocks are holding relatively steady after a report suggested President Donald Trump’s tariffs are not pushing inflation much higher, at least not yet. The S&P 500 was up less than 0.1% early Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 23 points, or 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite was up 0.2%.
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