August 18, 2025

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Investment

Stock market questions? Staying diversified, disciplined can pay off

Steven Podnos  |  For FLORIDA TODAY Q:  I’m seeing articles saying that the stock market is expensive. What does that mean? What should I do about it? A: There is an endless struggle to ascertain when stocks are “cheap” or the opposite. Pundits use various measures of valuation to make their case. For example, the huge S&P 500 index

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Crypto

Can you get a NY mortgage with Bitcoin? Not yet. Here’s what to know

Americans can use crypto to secure a home loan under new Trump rule Homebuyers in the U.S. will soon be able use cryptocurrency to secure a mortgage under a new Trump administration order. Straight Arrow News Currently, both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac require cryptocurrency to be converted to USD for use in mortgage transactions.

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Funds

City of Columbus to receive funds for paving/road repair

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – The city of Columbus is getting lots of money to come in and plan to use some of the funding for paving and repairing roads. The mission is to improve over 90 streets, repairing parking lots and road signs. The plan was discussed at the city council work session. City engineer

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Funds

Hackel has to release funds for Lucido

The ongoing clash between Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel and Prosecutor Peter Lucido over several budget issues took another turn this week when the Michigan Court of Appeals issued an order directing Hackel to disburse funds to Lucido for outside legal counsel. Lucido praised the ruling and said it’s the third time in recent years

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Funds

Federal government releases frozen funds

Polk County Public Schools announced that federal education-related funds that had been withheld are being released. The school district received word July 25 that the Trump Administration is releasing the funds, it said in a news release. The federal funds support Title I, II, III and IV programs that directly fund staff positions and services,

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Investors

What lesson did Constellation provide to growth investors?

Evan Guido  |  Special to the Herald-Tribune In early 2025, Constellation Brands – maker of Modelo, Corona, and Pacifico – was a staple of our Aksala Dividend & Growth Portfolio. It had everything we look for: category-leading brands, consistent dividend growth, and a strong consumer following, especially among the Hispanic community in the U.S. But

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Investors

Investors should think again about municipal bonds

Benjamin Pease  |  Special to the Herald-Tribune Many investors focus on past returns when making investment decisions. Our personal experiences – particularly recent losses or missed opportunities – can weigh heavily on how we approach risk and outlook. This is known as recency bias. However, when it comes to fixed income, especially municipal bonds, the

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Funds

Trump lifts freeze on education funds; $25M in Monterey County

President Trump takes US out of UNESCO for the second time President Donald Trump has withdrawn the U.S. from the culture and education agency UNESCO. The Trump administration announced on Friday it will return more than $5 billion in funding that it previously withheld from the nation’s K-12 public schools for over a month. In

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Funds

Palm Beach will apply for federal funds to cover Trump security costs

100 days of Trump: 3 key changes impacting people across America 100 days after returning to power, Donald Trump is charging ahead with tariffs, an immigration crackdown and federal cuts, including dismantling DEI. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” appropriates $300 million for security reimbursements to communities where Trump has properties. Expenses incurred on or

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Funds

Local station KCLU to fundraise for loss of federal funds

Senate passes bill to cut funding to public broadcasting The bill to cut more than $9 billion from public broadcasting, foreign aid and more will move on for a final House vote, then to the president. The rescission bill passed by Congress ends funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, including NPR and affiliates. KCLU

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