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What is the latest performance of the S&P 500 index? Which stocks are moving on the S&P 500 today? Check this page regularly to get answers to all those stock market questions with the latest S&P prices, news and trends. Featuring the 500 largest publicly traded companies by market capitalization, the index serves as a…

This debt mutual fund screener supports portfolio selection, tracking, and learning. It also includes hybrid funds that invest in bonds. It will satisfy investors seeking to invest in money market funds, banking PSU funds, and similar instruments. The sheet tracks the credit quality of the portfolio’s bonds and the bond maturity profile. Instead of using…

If you own three or four mutual funds, you may feel well-diversified. But look closely, and you may find they all hold the same top 10 in almost the same proportions. This is called portfolio overlap. You think you are spreading risk across multiple funds. In reality, you are making the same bet several times…

For years, many of Warren Buffett’s friends received a Christmas card from the Oracle of Omaha signed by three people: ‘Warren, Susie, and Astrid.’ The signatures belonged to Buffett, his wife Susan, and Astrid Menks, who moved into their home while the Buffetts were still married. On Friday, Buffett, 96, stepped down as chairman of…

Tesla car with symbol by Michael Fortsch via Unsplash Tesla (TSLA) investors have a key date to watch as the company’s ambitious Robotaxi strategy faces a fresh regulatory test. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has requested Tesla to answer a series of questions by Sept. 30 regarding how the company self-certified its Cybercab…

Why are bonds important? The importance of bonds has clearly increased compared to before. Global rises in long-term interest rates, bond buybacks for yield suppression as seen with Bessent, and coordinated US-Japan intervention. These are even influencing the policy decision-making of the Fed and central banks of various countries, which should theoretically be uncontrollable. Come…

‘Are interest rates still going to rise now?’ Recently, I have been asked this more and more. The reason is clear: on September 18, the Bank of Japan decided at its Monetary Policy Meeting to raise the policy interest rate by 0.25% to 1.25%. It was covered extensively in the news, so I imagine many…

Hello. Thank you for always reading my blog. ■ Variable or Fixed? What to Consider BeforehandWhen buying a home, “I wonder if a variable or fixed interest rate is better for a mortgage” is a concern for many people. Variable rates have lower initial interest rates. On the other hand, with a fixed rate, you…

Investments in physically-based gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) continued to be positive for the ninth week in a row, with inflows from the US  accounting for more than 50 per cent, data from the World Gold Council (WGC) showed. With US investors chipping in with $2.21 billion, inflows in the week ending September 18 were $4.24…