April 25, 2024
Investment

Passive investing is more popular. But here’s why it’s time to invest actively.

Passive investing has become more popular than active investing in the U.S., but the trend may be changing soon, according to Jill Carey Hall, U.S. equity strategist at BofA Global Research. The amount of assets managed by passive funds have overtaken those overseen by active funds, according to data from BofA Global Research. Only 47%

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Investment

Why Microsoft’s stock is a better investment than Apple

Apple Inc. has long been the most valuable U.S. company, but Microsoft Corp. seems poised to overtake it. A look back at the companies’ financial performance and a look ahead at expected revenue and profits make the case that Apple is no longer a growth stock and that Microsoft is the better long-term investment. Late

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Investors

Why stock-market investors will remain at mercy of shifting rate-cut expectations

Stock investors have gotten off to a wobbly start to the new year, hobbled by shifting expectations on the timing and extent of Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts in 2024. All three major U.S. stock indexes snapped a nine-week winning streak on Friday, after unexpectedly strong December job gains prompted traders to briefly pull back on

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