May 4, 2024
Funds

Year in review: Top 10 mid cap mutual funds of 2023

If you are a mutual fund investor with a higher risk appetite then the chances are that you have invested a chunk of your portfolio in the mid-cap mutual funds. The year 2023 that has just culminated has delivered a considerably high return across sectors and market capitalisations. BSE Sensex gave over 18 percent return

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Finance

Cha-Ching! 14 songs to soundtrack your financial journey in the New Year 2024

Whether it’s Wu Tang Clan telling you about the consequences of ‘Cash Rules Everything Around Me’ (C.R.E.A.M!) or Majrooh Sultanpuri reminding you that this world operates on the principle of ‘Sabse bada rupaiya’, songwriters have told us through songs about the role money plays in our lives. Of course the savvy investor knows how to

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Mortgage

‘Wanna-Bet?’ Carson Block Offers Side-Bet on His Blackstone Mortgage Short

At Friday’s price of $21.36, they’re off around 5% since his Dec. 6 critique, while many other real-estate investment trusts have risen by a like percentage in celebration of easing interest rates. Block’s claim that the Blackstone trust will cut its dividend by half—as its borrowers struggle to refinance at higher rates—has stirred the hornet’s

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Investment

Canadian Apartment Properties Real Estate Investment Trust Un stock falls Friday, underperforms market

Published: Dec. 29, 2023 at 4:31 p.m. ET Shares of Canadian Apartment Properties Real Estate Investment Trust Un CAR.UT shed 0.14% to C$48.80 Friday, in what proved to be an otherwise all-around favorable trading session for the Canadian market, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index GSPTSE rising 0.14% to 20,958.44. Canadian Apartment Properties Real Estate Investment

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Investors

Opinion: ‘All systems go’ for investors as stocks power 2023’s gains into 2024

The stock market, as measured by the S&P 500 Index SPX, has continued to move higher over the past week — ignoring the one big down day (70 points) and putting that in the rearview mirror. SPX has made new 2023 highs, and the all-time highs just above 4800 are within shouting distance. It seems

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Investment

Toronto Stocks Climb; AutoCanada Rises on iA Financial Investment

Published: Dec. 27, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. ET By Adriano Marchese Stocks in Toronto were solidly higher in the first trading day in the shortened week following Christmas Day and Boxing Day in Canada. Nearly all sectors were driving the increase in the session, led primarily by health tech, process industries and materials. Consumer durables

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Crypto

MicroStrategy Bought $615 Million in Bitcoin. It Joins Coinbase in a Crypto-Stock Rally.

Coinbase Global and MicroStrategy were leading a raft of cryptocurrency-related stocks higher on Wednesday. The companies were among those being boosted by Bitcoin’s rally and MicroStrategy pouring more money into the asset. Coinbase shares were up 6.1% at $182.53. The cryptocurrency exchange is trading at its highest levels since early 2022 and has outpaced the

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Finance

New Year 2024: How to empower financial knowledge with the rule of 72?

As the new year unfolds, our aspirations centre around witnessing the growth of our finances. There’s an unparalleled satisfaction in realizing your financial objectives, particularly after dedicated periods of investment. The ongoing fluctuations in the market have spurred numerous individuals to delve into the intricacies of personal finance. Simple calculations, such as formula 72, have

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Finance

Financial Planning: 4 experts share tips on how to plan your finances for 2024

January isn’t just about resolutions; it’s a chance to plant the seeds for a prosperous year. You can make 2024 a year of smart financial decisions, which can be convenient and easy to implement. Most experts believe that the key to financial planning is diversification based on your risk profile as well as the duration

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