At first glance, Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) may seem like simple savings products for retirement. However, behind this administrative label lies an extremely flexible and powerful investment tool. Whether you want to buy stocks, diversify with Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) or build a balanced portfolio via Mutual Funds, IRAs enable you to put the financial markets
What Are Marketable Securities? Marketable securities are a form of security or debt that can be converted or sold for cash in a year or less. Their liquidity comes from both the time they can be redeemed and their redemption rate. Their price has little to do with the rate at which they are bought
Its outlook calls for massive revenue growth. With geopolitical tensions rising, defense industry stocks in general have garnered more interest from investors. Defense and aerospace industry stocks have climbed about 6% over the past month and are up roughly 23% year-to-date. But there is one specific defense industry stock that soared on Wednesday, drone manufacturer
Bond markets are flashing warnings of rising yields and global monetary inflation, pushing investors toward real assets like Bitcoin, gold, and property. We’re entering a new era of persistent monetary inflation, and traditional investment strategies like the 60/40 model (stocks and bonds) may no longer work. According to financial expert Michael Howell, the key to
The Damascus Securities Exchange (DSE) aims to attract investment funds in 2025 or next year as part of its plans to introduce new products, Basel Asaad, the executive director of the bourse told Zawya in a phone interview on June 1. Trading resumed on June 2, after more than five months of suspension. Last month, Western countries led
Several fund managers have been made redundant at Newton Investment Management, the asset management business owned by BNY, as it seeks to “streamline” the company. BNY previously announced Newton chief executive Euan Munro and co-chief investment officer Mitesh Sheth were leaving with their roles and not being replaced. But FT Adviser can reveal further job
Look at gold and silver as supporting actors which come into picture only when hero assets like equities don’t perform. You need to minimise changes in asset allocation to succeed. Don’t go by labels such as “growth” and “value”, the only thing that matters is buying rising cash flows at a reasonable price. In this
Aviva Investors is planning to grow its business with a focus on multi-asset and private markets. Speaking to FT Adviser, Mark Versey, CEO of Aviva Investors, said the two areas of focus for growth in the adviser and wealth management market were multi-asset and real assets. Speaking about the multi-asset side, he said: “Around 97
US equities markets rose since our last report as all three major equities indexes S&P 500, Dow Jones and Nasdaq moved to higher grounds, albeit with slight variations. In today’s report we are to examine fundamentals which may have affected US equities, have a look at a couple of companies which we found especially interesting
The S&P 500 is set to rally at the open, but will it extend its gains much further? The S&P 500 closed 0.07% lower on Friday, but today it’s set to open dramatically higher following the breakthrough U.S.-China trade deal announced over the weekend. Futures are surging, with S&P 500 futures up 3.0% and Nasdaq