Passive Investing Could Crash the Market, Swiss Re Institute Analysts Warn
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The big picture: The institute analysts are predicting that world inflation-adjusted gross domestic product, or overall income, will increase 2.8% in 2025 and 2.7% in 2026, or about as fast as it’s growing this year.
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World life and annuity premiums could grow about 3% per year.
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Read MoreBitcoin ETF options go live in busy trading. Most bets are on gains
Investors can now trade options for the first time ever in the biggest Bitcoin ETF, iShares Bitcoin Trust, which mature in mid December and January. The fund has been on a tear.
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Read MoreRetirement plans are changing in 2025: What to know
If you are nearing retirement, you will soon be able to stash even more money into your nest egg — if you can afford it.
The Internal Revenue Service announced that the maximum amount individuals can contribute to their 401(k) or similar plans in 2025 will increase to $23,500, up from $23,000 for 2024.
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What Price Exactly Should Palantir Trade At?
Palantir Technologies (NYSE:PLTR) has successfully ridden the AI wave of the last two years to produce outstanding shareholder returns.
The stock traded at less than $7 as recently as the beginning of 2023 but has since risen by over 6x. This sudden spike in prices begs the question of whether the market is valuing Palantir appropriately today.
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Paul Tudor Jones Is Betting Big Against the Bond Market: How You Can Too.
Stan Druckenmiller and Paul Tudor Jones, both among the most successful traders ever, are now on the same side of a trade: shorting long-duration bonds.
This move is more than just a hedge but rather it’s a bet that interest rates are headed higher, and when these legendary traders make such strong statements,
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How Do You Pick a Winning Stock?
Investors will often pour through dozens or even hundreds of stocks looking for the best investment options to add to their portfolios. Before doing this, however, it’s important to first understand what a good stock is.
Let’s take a look at some of the factors that define a good investment to understand what makes a potentially lucrative stock.