August 20, 2025

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Investment

Napier council plans investment portfolio to reduce ratepayer burden

Mayor Kirsten Wise said the point of it was to grow the assets for future generations. “Council has been working on this for a couple of years now,” Wise said. “We recognised that holding the management of these assets within council meant we weren’t getting the most benefit out of them, because we don’t have

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Investment

Keeping costs low can boost results in your stock, bond investments

How are tariffs and your 401(k) retirement savings intertwined? Experts say a rise in tariffs can lead to several factors that impact your retirement savings. A Morningstar study reveals that passively managed index funds generally outperform actively managed funds. Lower operating costs are a key factor in the superior performance of index funds. This trend

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Loans

Why are more shoppers struggling to repay ‘buy now, pay later’ loans?

NEW YORK — More Klarna customers are having trouble repaying their “buy now, pay later” loans, the short-term lender said this week. The disclosure corresponded with reports by lending platforms Bankrate and LendingTree, which cited an increasing share of all “buy now, pay later” users saying they had fallen behind on payments. The late or missed installments

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Investors

Stock plunge hits 401(k) investors hard for 3rd day amid tariff chaos

People on Wall Street react to sinking stocks from tariffs People on Wall Street reacted to the stock market downturn from Trump’s tariffs announcement with a mix of worry and optimism. President Donald Trump defended his tariff strategy in light of the stock market’s quick fallout, saying “sometimes you have to take medicine to fix

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