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
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
Investors own roughly 1-in-6 Southern California houses. That’s a highlight of my trusty spreadsheet’s review of local investor statistics from BatchData, which peeked into who owns 3.8 million single-family houses in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, and Ventura counties. This small data tracker digs into property records more thoroughly than many traditional
The Trump administration will release about $67 million to Colorado’s K-12 school districts after freezing the money for nearly a month, a move that comes just weeks before the 2025-26 academic year begins. The funding freeze was set to upend the upcoming school year as districts had already budgeted the federal money and hired employees.
LOS ANGELES – It’s been six months since the Palisades and Eaton wildfires broke out in Los Angeles County… and still many questions remain surrounding where the $100 million collected through the FireAid benefit concert have gone. California Congressman Kevin Kiley is now calling on the Justice Department to investigate. Demanding transparency What they’re
Photo: ASB and ANZ have rejected an offer to settle a class action suit against them, for about $300 million. Instead, the legal drama continues – and now the country’s lawmakers are involved, too. So what is the class action suit actually about, and what’s happening now? What does the class action claim? The class
The suspects accused of kidnapping and torturing an Italian man inside a luxurious SoHo apartment in a bid to access his cryptocurrency password were granted bail by a Manhattan judge Wednesday. After hearing arguments from their lawyers and the Manhattan district attorney, state Supreme Court Judge Gregory Carro said he would release William Duplessie, 33,
NEW YORK – The “crypto bros” who allegedly tortured an Italian millionaire to obtain his Bitcoin password have been granted $1 million bail each, the New York Post reports. Crypto bros granted bail, but can’t pay in Bitcoin What we know: Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Gregory Carro warned the aforementioned “bros” – 33-year-old William Duplessie
Twenty-year-old Eric Mun didn’t want to believe it: Only one kid in the family could make it to medical school — and it wasn’t going to be him. Mun had done everything right. He graduated high school with honors, earned a scholarship at Northwestern University and breezed through his biology courses. He immigrated to Alabama
A Colorado pastor and his wife face dozens of charges connected to a cryptocurrency scam that investigators say they used to deceive and steal from their Christian community, according to the Denver district attorney’s office. Eli, who ran the online-only Victorious Grace Church, and Kaitlyn Regalado were indicted by a Denver grand jury on 40