The Federal Reserve cut rates by 0.50% on Sept. 18 and mortgage rates and bond yields headed higher. But, we have to remember that mortgage rates had already made an almost 2% move lower since the highs of 2023 without rate cuts, as the bond market always gets ahead of the Fed. Since the Fed…
An investor property with nearly 2,000 sqm of land and just one house has sold for $200,000 more than what its owner was expecting. The home at 10 Cypress Dr, Marsden, only has one house on its big block, but has the potential to add four more homes across its three separate lots. It’s exactly…
How To Choose The Best Approach? The question of the title has never puzzled me in the past, when almost every Instructional Designer used an external authoring tool for producing the content. Nowadays, however, with the evolution of the cloud-based Learning Management Systems (LMSs_ and their authoring capabilities, this question is a difficult one to…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Investors seeking returns from the buoyant American market are turning to European stocks which have significant US exposure but are trading at a discount to their transatlantic counterparts, equity investors say. Groups such as UK…
One financial firm is trying to capitalize on preferred stocks – which carry more risks than bonds, but aren’t as risky as common stocks. Infrastructure Capital Advisors Founder and CEO Jay Hatfield manages the Virtus InfraCap U.S. Preferred Stock ETF (PFFA). He leads the company’s investing and business development. “High yield bonds and preferred stocks……
Reza Dilmaghani mostly trades equities, but for the past week he’s been dipping in and out of the oil market, lured by crude’s biggest weekly rally in nearly two years. “Ever since we reached $67, it’s been going up quite steadily and orderly,” said Dilmaghani, a Phoenix-based day trader who’s been trying to capitalize on…
This article was written by Follow The Investment Doctor is a financial writer, highlighting European small-caps with a 5-7 year investment horizon. He strongly believes a portfolio should consist of a mixture of dividend and growth stocks. He is the leader of the investment group European Small Cap Ideas which offers exclusive access to actionable…
These two disruptive small-caps can deliver big returns for investors. Breakthroughs in artificial intelligence (AI) technology are transforming various industries. Innovations from mega-cap tech leaders like Nvidia have opened the door for emerging companies to capture their slice of a significant market opportunity. BigBear.ai (BBAI 1.34%) and SoundHound AI (SOUN) are two small-caps attempting to…
Ernesa Shala is a JURIST staff correspondent in Kosovo and a recent graduate of the University of Pristina Faculty of Law. Kosovo’s Ombudsperson is currently examining the case of an 18-year-old student expelled from Bedri Pejani high school in Peja municipality for wearing a headscarf, commonly known as the hijab. Despite a meeting between Minister…
