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If you’re using an exchange-traded fund (ETF) to build wealth, you may be among the many who leave value on the table in how you select, trade, and use your ETF. Here, we’ll cover a few strategic adjustments to help you gain more diversification, efficiency, and long-term growth from the ETFs already in your portfolio.…

The S&P 500 (^GSPC +0.42%) is up by more than 10% over the last three months alone, as of this writing — its most successful quarter in years. But it’s also a historically expensive time to invest, and some metrics are sounding the alarm over the market’s valuation. For example, the Buffett indicator — named…

Framework details Addressing liquidity mismatches The revised framework also allows mutual funds to use intraday borrowings for pay-in obligations on scheme investments, mark-to-market (MTM) obligations, foreign exchange settlements, and repayment of existing borrowings. The move is aimed at addressing liquidity mismatches due to differences in market settlement timings. To facilitate this, mutual funds can borrow…

Mutual funds: Large & Mid Cap Funds are emerging as an attractive investment option as improving earnings, reasonable valuations and the recent market correction create favourable conditions for long-term investors, according to an internal study by Abakkus Mutual Fund. The study noted that while corporate earnings across large and mid-cap companies have continued to improve,…

Warren Buffett served as the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA 0.17%)(BRKB 0.33%) from 1965 to 2025, growing it into a $1 trillion conglomerate with numerous wholly owned subsidiaries and a portfolio of stocks and securities that is today worth about $347 billion. Buffett continues to serve as Berkshire’s chairman, but his chosen successor, Greg Abel,…

Few things are harder than watching savings disappear one trade at a time. Options can deliver eye-popping gains, but they can also wipe out years of hard work in a matter of days when a trade moves …

Investors came into July expecting a familiar stock market setup leaning on resilient earnings and AI spending, along with a seasonal stretch favoring equities. Though Morgan Stanley doesn’t feel that setup has gone away, it warns of a much narrower margin for error. There’s a major $1.2 trillion question hanging over Big Tech’s AI buildout.…

Warren Buffett served as the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRKA)(NYSE: BRKB) from 1965 to 2025, growing it into a $1 trillion conglomerate with numerous wholly owned subsidiaries and a portfolio of stocks and securities that is today worth about $347 billion. Buffett continues to serve as Berkshire’s chairman, but his chosen successor, Greg Abel,…

The economy, inflation and how those forces could impact the lives of Americans were front and center over the past week. Trips to the grocery store or gas station are more painful than they were last year, and rising costs are impacting the decisions of both households and businesses. Here’s a snapshot of prominent economic…

IMF underscored the lingering risks for growth and inflation from the conflict in West Asia, and Bloomberg Economics warned elevated interest rates are here to stay. <!– –> Economists say the US is seeing a second wave in the business formation boom that started in the Covid-19 lockdowns US-Iran tensions raise global economic uncertainty. Global…