I think there’s a clear argument to be made now to favor bonds over stocks, given we are entering a Fed cutting cycle. And within that? Actively managed bond funds. Why? Because as we transition to a different cycle, I suspect different parts of the bond market will diverge from…

Republican Gov. Mike DeWine of Ohio on Sunday rebuked the false conspiracy theories that have been amplified by former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, about Haitian immigrants stealing and eating people’s pets in Springfield, Ohio.”This is a piece of garbage that is simply not…

Former president Donald Trump lashed out at pop star Taylor Swift on Sunday, less than a week after the musician endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris.”I hate Taylor Swift!,” Trump posted in all caps on Truth Social, the website owned by the Trump Media & Technology Group.Swift endorsed Harris in on…

ETF Overview iShares MSCI World ETF (NYSEARCA:URTH) tracks the MSCI World Index and owns about 1,400 equities from developed countries around the globe. The fund has an expense ratio of 0.24%. This ratio is not cheap especially compare to many U.S. equities ETFs. However, given the need for URTH to…

If you want your degree to help you land a fulfilling job, consider studying music therapy.The medical and therapeutic fields are among the college majors helping graduates get jobs that make the world a better place, according to graduates surveyed in a recent Payscale report.Alumni with bachelor’s degrees in music…

Every few months I or one of my friend declares that we’re “done with the dating apps.” The endless swiping can make people feel disposable and conversations on Tinder or Hinge often just die in the app.Instead, we spend the next few weeks hopping from bar to bar, in an…

Introduction One of the interesting elements of preferred shares in Canada is that some of the issues (and then predominantly preferred equity issued by larger companies) have a conversion component. Within the preferred security spectrum, you generally have two types of preferred shares: Fixed rate and floating rate preferred shares.…

The third-quarter estimated tax deadline for 2024 is Sept. 16, and skipping a payment could trigger a penalty, according to the IRS.Typically, you need estimated payments for any income without tax withholdings, such as earnings from self-employment, contract or gig economy work and investment or retirement income. Some filers also need…

A single-vehicle collision last month involving a Tesla Semi electric truck took 50,000 gallons of water to extinguish and required aircraft to dump fire retardant overhead, according to a preliminary report on Friday from the National Transportation Safety Board.The crash, which occurred on California’s Interstate 80 west of Lake Tahoe,…

The BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fund Inc (NYSE:CII) is a closed-end fund that investors can employ in order to earn a very high level of income from the assets in their portfolios. The generation of income seems to be an increasingly popular theme nowadays as many retirees and other…