As a well-informed investor, you naturally want to know the expected return of your portfolio—its anticipated performance and the overall profit or loss it’s racking up. Expected return is just that: expected. It is not guaranteed, as it is based on historical returns and used to generate expectations, but it is not a prediction. The
Month: June 2022
The deflating bubble in digital assets has exposed a fragile system of credit and leverage in crypto akin to the credit crisis that enveloped the traditional finance sector in 2008. Since its inception, crypto enthusiasts have promised a future of vast personal fortunes and the foundations for a new and better financial system, dismissing critics
Global financial markets snapped a losing streak on Friday, registering their first weekly gains this month as fears of a looming recession prompt investors to rethink how aggressive central banks will need to be in order to tame high inflation. Recent lacklustre economic data has rippled across markets, with traders rapidly scaling back their expectations
At first glance, Atlantic Union Bankshares’ decision this month to sell its registered investment advisor subsidiary looks like something of a head-scratcher. It’s not like the unit, Dixon Hubard Feinour & Brown, was underperforming. Just the opposite, in fact. In a little more than four years as part of Atlantic Union, DHFB’s assets under management
Meta Platforms (META), the tech giant formerly known as Facebook, made a surprising recovery after releasing its earnings report in April, sending its shares up 13%. Unfortunately, the stock has plummeted by more than 55% from last year’s trillion-dollar peak. Despite this, I am bullish on META stock. Its first-quarter earnings showed a recovery in
In this article TREE BHC-CA FDX KMX MSFT ZEN CCL The Carnival Paradise cruise ship arrives in port June 30, 2017 in Havana, Cuba. Alexander Creutzmann | Mambo photo | Getty Images Here are the stocks making headlines in midday trading: Carnival Cruise Lines – Shares of Carnival Cruise Lines jumped 12.4% after the travel
Sharing is Caring! Sounds like insurrection to me — Styxhexenhammer666 (@Styx666Official) June 24, 2022 Radical-Leftist Maxine Waters says “to hell with the Supreme Court, we will defy them!” Sounds very insurrectiony for a member of Congress. pic.twitter.com/hqkpbpFXyP — ForAmerica (@ForAmerica) June 24, 2022 SOUNDS RATHER INSURRECTION-Y: Parkland shooting survivor Cameron Kasky urges followers to ‘go to
These are fraught times for the cryptocurrency and blockchain sector, so it isn’t surprising that industry proponents might seize upon any promising news to help charge flagging markets. A Reuters report out of Uganda last week about a massive gold ore discovery supplied just this kind of fuel. What does the state of gold mining
Data analytics provider CoreLogic has released its 2022 hurricane report, which analyzes storm surge and hurricane wind risk levels for single-family residences and multifamily residences along the Gulf and Atlantic Coasts. CoreLogic risk modeling data shows that nearly 7.8 million homes with more than $2.3 trillion in combined reconstruction cost value are at risk of
On June 27, Coinbase Derivatives Exchange (formerly Fairx exchange) announced it will launch its first crypto derivatives investment vehicle pegged to the value of 1/100th of a bitcoin. The new “nano bitcoin futures” product will be listed under the ticker “BIT.” Coinbase derivatives are regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Coinbase Introduces BIT,
If you’re approaching retirement or have recently retired, you might be concerned that the recent decline in the stock market or high inflation could derail your retirement. And indeed, there are good reasons to pay attention in today’s uncertain environment. But instead of being paralyzed with worry or making the wrong moves, channel your fear
The American Securities Association Friday sent a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission outlining its opposition to changes to the post-trade reporting window for the municipal securities market. ASA’sletter targets a potential SEC move that would require all muni bond trades be reported to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board within one minute of being
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Amazingly, whether the banks are long or short silver seems to drive where the price is headed next... by Dave Kranzler of Investment Research Dynamics via Arcadia Economics While silver investors have seen the #silverprice fall in the midst of soaring inflation reports and an ongoing proxy war in the Ukraine, there is some good
If you’re looking to buy your first home and are saddled with student loan debt, you may have a decision to make. Should you use your resources to pay off your student loans more quickly, save up for a down payment on the home, or try to do both at the same time? Key Takeaways
Barclays has agreed to buy UK specialist lender Kensington Mortgages in a £2.3bn deal, as the bank moves to improve its market share of home loans despite the threat of a recession. The UK bank will acquire Kensington’s £1.2bn mortgage book as part of the transaction, according to a statement on Friday. Barclays said the
Covid-19 infections continue to surge across the UK, with the number of people in England estimated to have the virus jumping 20 per cent to 1.3mn in the past week, according to the latest official survey. The rapid spread of infections is driven by new Omicron subvariants and has raised the virus’s prevalence in the
With complex questions about how wealth managers can boost Black representation among financial advisors and executives, Raymond James may have at least one answer. That’s because Philadelphia area complex manager Tony Barrett and Maryland financial advisor Kaon Nelson created the firm’s Black Financial Advisors Network in 2013 with the support of CEO Paul Reilly and
As people across the world come to terms with rising inflation, growing unemployment and volatile markets, the recession seems to be knocking on the door. This could bring added anxiety among investors who are already counting losses caused by the market crash due to the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain disruptions and other issues. In such
In this article MSFT SGEN ZEN BHC-CA FDX KMX Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: CarMax (KMX) – The automobile retailer beat estimates by 7 cents with quarterly earnings of $1.56 per share, and revenue that also beat analyst forecasts amid what the company called a “challenging” used vehicle market. CarMax added
The price of THORChain’s token RUNE is up 16% since the project announced the official launch of its mainnet on June 22. The team announced the mainnet launch on Wednesday, alongside the rollout of a “Rune in a Million Campaign” on Binance that contains a total of $1 million worth of RUNE rewards for users
Historic Glyndon is an unincorporated gem in Maryland’s Baltimore County. Part Baltimore suburb and part bucolic countryside, the village itself is filled with Victorian homes and listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The turn-of-the-20th-century community started as a summer resort. The two-story farmhouse has nearly 9,000 square feet of living space. Long &
A Namibian university is set to offer a master’s degree in blockchain technology starting in the year 2024, a senior employee with the institution has said. The university is already “infusing” blockchain technology-based content into its level 8 programs. ‘Blockchain Is the Future’ A Namibian higher learning institution, the University of Namibia (UNAM), is set
What estate documents do you really need to have? Here’s a list and explanation of each. If you’re missing anything or not certain what you have or whether you need more, call your estate attorney, and follow up. If you don’t have an estate attorney, ask your CPA or wealth adviser for a referral. Whether
Municipals outperformed moves in U.S. Treasuries Thursday, playing catch up to taxables’ massive flight-to-safety rally that hit Wednesday, while equities ended in the black. Municipal triple-A yield curves saw up to 10 basis point bumps on the long end while UST saw yields fall four to eight basis points. Muni-UST ratios on Thursday were at
(Kitco News) Gold’s volatility has been relatively low compared to other assets as the precious metal retains its “mild bull market” status and trades comfortably between $1,800-$1,900 an ounce. But don’t expect a gold price rally until some confidence returns to the marketplace, according to MKS PAMP. There is a shift in the market as
Even stocks that had previously held up or remained strong now seem to be showing signs of topping and breaking down… by Chris Vermeulen of The Technical Traders Market trends continue to drop due to investor concerns about geopolitical events, record inflation, rising interest rates, slowing housing, plummeting auto sales, increasing retail inventories, expanding consumer
Foreclosure is the process that allows a lender to recover the amount owed on a defaulted loan by selling or taking ownership of the property. Although the foreclosure process varies by state, there are six common phases of a foreclosure procedure. Key Takeaways Foreclosure occurs when a lender seeks to seize the property used as
Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election was thwarted at the last minute in part because of the resistance of some of his top legal officials, who threatened to quit during a tense Oval Office meeting, a Congressional committee has heard. Three of the former president’s most senior lawyers testified on Thursday in front
When the UK government gave itself new powers to vet takeovers for threats to national security, there was concern they would be used as a cover for politically motivated interference and economic protectionism. In fact, it could be worse than that. By threatening to use the national security legislation to convince Japan’s SoftBank to list
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