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Key Takeaways Forward guidance is a central bank’s communication about future monetary policy. It aims to influence financial decisions and guide interest rate expectations. Central banks like the Fed use forward guidance to prevent market surprises. Forward guidance helps stabilize financial markets and boosts confidence. The Fed has used forward guidance since the Great Recession…

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 ended Friday at new records, after Wall Street shoved money into the stock market in the first week of the year. The Dow rose 238 points, or 0.5%, while the the S&P rose 0.7%. The Nasdaq Composite gained 0.8%, but remained far from its all-time high…

Artificial intelligence is the greatest investment opportunity of our lifetime. The time to invest in groundbreaking AI is now, and this stock is a steal! AI is eating the world—and the machines behind it are ravenous. Each ChatGPT query, each model update, each robotic breakthrough consumes massive amounts of energy. In fact, AI is already…

1. Are mid-cap funds risky? There’s moderate risk, since medium-sized firms can fluctuate more in their prices than large capitalization firms. But at the same time, they also have greater long-term growth potential.  2. Who should invest in mid-cap funds? If you are looking for better returns than conventional large-cap funds with an investment horizon…

President Donald Trump this week issued an attention-grabbing proposal cracking down on Wall Street in an effort to lower home prices and ease affordability woes. In a social media post, Trump said he would move to ban large institutional investors from “buying more single-family homes” and he urged Congress to codify the policy into law.…

Stocks hit records Friday following a mixed report on the U.S. job market, one that may delay another cut to interest rates by the Federal Reserve but does not slam the door on it. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index climbed 0.6% and topped its all-time high set earlier in the week. The Dow Jones…

Eric Volkman, The Motley Fool January 9, 2026 at 7:34 PM Key Points Several positive mentions by analysts tracking fuel cell maker Bloom Energy‘s (NYSE: BE) stock gave some real lift to the shares on Friday. They helped improve investor sentiment to the point where Mr. Market pushed the company’s stock more than 10% higher…

Short-term pullbacks offer buying opportunities, and the 50-day EMA at the 25,267 level could be a short-term floor. To the upside, there’s a barrier at 26,000. If we can finally get above there, then perhaps we can go higher, but right now I think this just remains choppy and more buy on the dip than…

Specialised Investment Funds (SIFs) are a new investment category under the mutual fund framework, introduced by market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) in April last year. They are designed to bridge the gap between traditional mutual funds and portfolio management services (PMS) or alternative investment funds (AIFs) by offering sophisticated strategies within…

1. Why are equity mutual funds good for SIPs? SIPs make it possible to invest regularly, no matter what the market is like. This, in turn, helps average out market volatility, taking advantage of long-term compounding. 2. What kind of time horizon works best for SIPs in equity funds? Usually, the duration is 5-10 years…