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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…

On Jan. 9, 2026, mortgage lenders and housing-tech names became the market’s focal point as policy talk reshaped rate expectations. Rocket Companies Today’s Change (9.65%) $2.05 Current Price $23.29 Key Data Points Market Cap $60B Day’s Range $22.24 – $23.41 52wk Range $9.52 – $23.41 Volume 3.2M Avg Vol 33M Gross Margin 97.03% Rocket Companies…

Thomas Niel, The Motley Fool January 9, 2026 at 6:21 PM Key Points Better Home & Finance stock gained 256% over the past year, but it may take something like a rapid housing market recovery to drive another banner year for the mortgage origination company. Forge Group stock rose nearly 243% last year, but the…

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Housing policy, trading frenzy, and a sharp analyst downgrade collide in this high-stakes real estate tech story, today, Jan. 9, 2026. Opendoor Technologies (OPEN +13.45%), an online home-buying platform, closed Friday at $7.29, up 13.37%. Opendoor Technologies IPO’ed in 2020 and has fallen 33% since going public. Trading volume reached 165.2 million shares, about 64%…

The only company that has ever topped a $5 trillion market cap is Nvidia. At the moment, there are just 10 public companies in the trillion-dollar club. In order from highest market cap to lowest, those companies are Nvidia, Apple, Alphabet (GOOGL +1.02%) (GOOG +1.05%), Microsoft, Amazon, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Meta Platforms, Broadcom, Tesla, and…

Positive jobs data and high-profile political backing for Intel pushed major U.S. indexes toward new highs, today, Jan. 9, 2026. The S&P 500 (^GSPC +0.65%) rose 0.65% to 6,966.28, the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC +0.81%) gained 0.81% to 23,671.35, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDEX: ^DJI) added 0.48% to 49,504.07 as investors embraced a soft-landing…

Hiring ticked down in December, defying the Federal Reserve’s effort to boost hiring with a recent series of interest rate cuts, a jobs report on Friday showed. The reading fell short of economists’ expectations. The U.S. added 50,000 jobs in December, which marked a slight drop from 64,000 jobs added in the previous month. The…

Energy Transfer and MPLX are two top MLPs to buy right now. When it comes to investing, one size does not fit all. While growth stocks are all the rage, many investors are looking for stocks that can provide a steady stream of income through dividends. One of the best places to find high-yielding stocks…