April 28, 2024
Mortgage

My dad wants to take out a mortgage and has tried, unsuccessfully, to have Sallie Mae release him as cosigner on my $153,000 student loan. What can we do?

I thought it was a federal loan because I believe they did both types of loans. I started paying back the $153,000 interest-only loan in September 2022, while my dad paid towards the principal and the balance increased. They removed the interest-only repayments after several calls were made regarding the balance not being reduced.  My

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Investors

These mutual fund and ETF investing tips can freshen your portfolio

Published: Jan. 7, 2024 at 3:38 p.m. ET Don’t miss these top mutual fund and ETF features: INVESTING NEWS & TRENDS This ETF’s strategy has been working, and the numbers point to continued success A combination of low price-to-earnings valuation and high expected growth rates can set up good performance over the long term. Read

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Funds

Japan ruling party lawmaker Ikeda arrested over slush fund scandal that has battered support for PM

The three have not commented on media reports about their involvement. Ikeda’s policy secretary, Kazuhiro Kakinuma, 45, was also arrested on Sunday. The two are accused of having failed to declare the money Ikeda received in political fundraising reports. In Japan, prosecutors question ruling LDP lawmakers over fundraising scandal Prosecutors decided to arrest the 57-year-old

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Finance

First Mover Advantage? Family Businesses and Sustainable Finance

[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] By Professor Veronique J.A. LAFON-VINAIS Associate Professor of Business Education, Department of FinanceHKUST Business School Family businesses include a wide range of businesses from small owner operations to large listed companies, which are significant contributors to the economies of Asia and the world. According

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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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Funds

These mutual fund and ETF investing tips put your portfolio in a giving spirit

Published: Dec. 23, 2023 at 3:15 p.m. ET Don’t miss these top money and investing features: INVESTING NEWS & TRENDS ‘The switch was flipped’: ETF flows pick up as stocks, bonds head for 2023 gains U.S. stocks and bonds are up in 2023, in a big rebound from a brutal 2022.  Read More Star stockpickers

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Investment

Why silver and gold may still be the safest investment there is: high jewellery houses Van Cleef & Arpels and Tiffany & Co. embrace precious metals, as values surge in uncertain times

The prices of gold, silver and platinum may all be beginning to enjoy tailwinds due to weakening global economic growth, stabilising rate hikes, geopolitical tensions and growing industrial demand, according to the World Bank. In September, the bank’s precious metals index hit 146.6. “Wars remind us how connected all countries and markets are – the

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Investors

Opinion: Chip giant Micron is becoming another AI play for investors

Published: Dec. 20, 2023 at 7:29 p.m. ET Micron Technology Inc.’s return to revenue growth last quarter as it recovers from the memory-chip downturn was in part due to the boom in AI-related chips, putting more of a spotlight on the chip maker as another potential AI investment. On Wednesday, Micron’s fiscal first-quarter results topped

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