May 16, 2024
Funds

Youngkin considers budget proposal to redirect diversity office funds

After top Democrats and community leaders called for the firing of the state’s diversity chief last spring over his “DEI is dead” comments, the General Assembly included language in its budget to redirect funding from the Office of Diversity, Opportunity and Inclusion to a loan program to help licensed cannabis sellers unless “equity” is put

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Funds

Youngkin considers budget proposal to redirect diversity office funds • Virginia Mercury

After top Democrats and community leaders called for the firing of the state’s diversity chief last spring over his “DEI is dead” comments, the General Assembly included language in its budget to redirect funding from the Office of Diversity, Opportunity and Inclusion to a loan program to help licensed cannabis sellers unless “equity” is put

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Investment

Has the investment cycle of our economy finally turned up?

A question asked often is whether or not private sector investment is on track. The answer at best is a shoulder shrug, as the signals available differ. It is usually argued that when the government spends big on infrastructure, it crowds in private investment. Construction means more business for sectors like steel, cement, capital goods,

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Investors

Canadian ETFs: Investors warmed up to U.S. stocks in December; eight funds terminated

It is no surprise that Canadian ETF launches slowed to a halt for the month of December as most issuers concentrated activity in distribution announcements to close out the year. Based on the Scotia ETF EDGE reports from December 2 to December 29, spanning a four-week period, Canadian ETFs saw an inflow of $3.3 billion,

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Investors

Market in 2024: 3 important triggers that could drive equities this year and what investors should do

In 2023, the domestic equity market demonstrated a remarkable performance, reminiscent of the bullish trend observed in 2017. Both the Nifty 50 and the Sensex exhibited substantial gains, climbing around 20 percent. However, what truly stood out were the midcap and smallcap segments, outpacing the benchmarks by a considerable margin. The BSE Midcap index witnessed

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Investment

Why is diversifying your portfolio with commercial real estate a smart move?

Diversifying one’s investment portfolio is a key strategy to manage risk and optimise returns. While one can think that the universe of investable asset classes available today is vast and offers a variety of options to investors, in essence, there are only two things on any diligent investor’s mind while evaluating a potential investment opportunity:

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