1. Which type of mutual fund is best for beginners?
Due to their lower volatility and consistent returns, large-cap or index funds are generally suggested for beginners.
2. Is SIP better than a lump-sum investment?
SIPs help most investors avoid market-timing risk and promote regular investing.
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By STAN CHOE, AP Business Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks pulled away from their record heights on Monday.
The S&P 500 slipped 0.3% for just its second loss in the last 11 days, but it remains within 0.6% of its all-time high set in October.
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It’s the start of the second week of December, and we began on a bearish note, much like the beginning of December. Although the market may gain momentum in the coming days, we anticipate some promising earnings reports from Broadcom and Oracle.
Moreover, the chances of the Federal Reserve announcing another rate cut have increased.
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BEIJING, CHINA – NOVEMBER 11: A pedestrian walks past the AMD logo outside a commercial building that houses the company’s Beijing office on November 11, 2025, in Beijing, China. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD), a leading U.S. semiconductor company, designs central processing units (CPUs) and graphics processing units (GPUs) used in computers,
The market is underestimating Nvidia’s growth potential for 2026.
The company’s massive backlog, a potential increase in its margins, and the recent announcement by President Trump regarding its Chinese business should help Nvidia surpass estimates next year.
In 2025,
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As of today,
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The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed an improvement in overall market sentiment, while the index moved to the “Neutral” zone on Thursday.
U.S. stocks settled mostly higher on Thursday, with the Dow Jones index gaining more than 600 points during the session as investors rotated out of expensive tech stocks and into industrials,
Stocks were struggling for direction on Friday, as investors tried to make sense of another set of so-so Big Tech earnings.
Futures tracking the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 143 points, or 0.3%, and contracts tied to the S&P 500 were flat, after both indexes rebounded to hit record closing highs on Thursday.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — World shares rose on Friday, tracking Wall Street’s climb to records despite a sell-off for Oracle as worries persisted about a potential bubble in artificial-intelligence technology.
The future for the S&P 500 slipped less than 0.1%, while that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.3%
In early European trading,