Your bonds could get killed by rising rates. Here’s where to buy protection. Inflation is tame. Interest rates are low. Perhaps they are destined to go still lower, even into the negative territory you see in Europe. Perhaps not. There is a small but palpable risk that, sometime in the next decade or two, the
Is it a good time to jump on the refinancing bandwagon? The Federal Reserve has cut interest rates twice over the past few months and may be heading even lower. Does that automatically mean you should refinance your mortgage? Not so fast. Sure, the trade war with China, slowing manufacturing and job growth are possible
Not too long ago, there was a company reviewing an investment of a shopping center. The company was performing its due diligence on the property and mining through the numerous pages of the complex lease documents, but somehow missed an early termination clause in the anchor tenant’s lease. As the deal moved forward, the anchor
An interview and Q&A with billionaire investor and founder of Duquesne Capital, Stanley Druckenmiller. In this interview, Stanley discusses the Macroeconomic factors he is monitoring and the impact of changes in interest rates. Stanley also talks about the US trade war with China and how to structure your portfolio. ???? Books on Stanley Druckenmiller’s investing
Shane Gillis performs onstage at the 2019 Clusterfest on June 21, 2019 in San Francisco, California. Jeff Kravitz | FilmMagic, Inc | Getty Images Four days after it was announced that Shane Gillis would join the cast of “Saturday Night Live” for the show’s 45th season, Gillis was fired. The backlash came quick after a
With the S&P 500 about one percent from its all-time highs, Wall Street bull Edward Yardeni is predicts a record breakout is coming. The Yardeni Research president believes between now and the end of next year, the index will soar 17% from current levels. “I’ve got 3,500 as my target for next year,” he told
Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images The world’s second-largest payment processor is approaching a decade-long run for the company’s stock. Shares of MasterCard are getting a boost, as U.S. consumers embrace the secular shift from cash to card, and more recently card to digital. MasterCard’s stock is up 46% this year, compared to the
Democratic presidential hopefuls in partnership with Univision at Texas Southern University in Houston, Texas on September 12, 2019. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Student loan borrowers have reason to pay close attention to the 2020 presidential campaign. Many of the Democratic presidential candidates have detailed plans to address what increasingly is called
From the movie “Boss Baby.” Source: DreamWorks Animation According to the International Franchise Association, almost 4% of all small businesses in the U.S. are franchises. It’s an industry that generates more than $ 2.1 trillion and employs 18 million Americans. One of the most appealing reasons to buy a franchise is that you’re buying a
Stock exchange collectibles. Old stock share certificates from 1950s-1970s (United States). Vintage scripophily objects (obsolete). Getty So, as it turns out, Elizabeth Warren’s Social Security expansion proposal is not the only one of her plans to affect Americans’ retirement well-being. But the proposal of hers which will affect Americans’ retirement savings, in their 401(k)s and
Credit: Getty Royalty Free Getty The tax year is fast drawing to a close. Often that entails a choice: do you take the standard deduction, or do you itemize? The two seem mutually exclusive. Actually, you can do both. You use a strategy called bunching. To perform this maneuver, you need to own a home
Victoria, Canada – October 02 2017: Semi detached two storey/ double floor townhouse with front porch in Victoria, Canada. Single family house/home. Real estate architecture design. Getty These days, it seems like there’s a life hack for everything, even real estate. In recent years, “house hacking” has become a popular way to keep costs of
Zscaler CEO Jay Chaudhry on Friday shrugged off any worries of stiff competition from rival Palo Alto Networks. “You know, when paradigm shift takes place, incumbent and legacy vendors are often displaced,” Chaudhry said in a one-on-one with “Mad Money’s” Jim Cramer. “They feel the pain and they try to attack everyone.” Earlier this month,
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon performs at Schimanski night club in Brooklyn, New York, October 14, 2018. Trevor Hunnicutt | Reuters To the many titles of David Solomon, including CEO of Goldman Sachs and electronic music performer DJ D-Sol, add one more: music impresario. Solomon launched Payback Records last year as his music career was
India traders at the Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd. office in Mumbai, India. Vivek Prakash | Bloomberg | Getty Images Indian stocks surged overnight Friday after the country’s government announced a big cut to India’s corporate tax rate. The India S&P BSE Sensex index jumped 5.3% to notch its biggest one-day gain since May 5,
Amy Blacklock, 51, is on track for financial independence well before age 60, though she started far later than the standard recommendation. Blacklock and her husband, who live in metro Detroit, assumed they would need to work until their mid-60s. Then, they discovered the FIRE movement (financial independence/retire early), which transformed their view of their
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Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis has seen his state generate private sector jobs at the 7th-fastest pace in the nation, 4.7%, since the Trump tax cut in 2017. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) ASSOCIATED PRESS Job growth in the 27 states with low state and local taxes continues to double the pace of employment gains compared to
The International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition Courtesy of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers Big. Thirty acres big. The International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition is charged up and powered on for October 1 – 3, 2019, at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville. Equipped with test drives and hands-on product demonstrations, the biennial event
An interview and Q&A with billionaire hedge fund manager and founder of Canyon Partners, Josh Friedman. In this interview, Josh discusses how he went from graduate to hedge fund manager, how the markets are changing and the increased competition of capital. Josh also talks about how he invests in commercial real estate, Value investing and