Month: June 2019

Pedestrians walk along Broadway near the New York Stock Exchange. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Technology, rare earth minerals and the education sector have been dragged into the scuffle between China and the U.S., but as Beijing considers more countermeasures, experts said America’s financial sector is unlikely to be a target. There’s just
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In a word… no. Interest rates are plummeting, which is usually “prime time” for mREITs like Annaly Capital (NLY). The “original mortgage REIT” has traditionally held fixed-rate securities, which rise in price as rates decline. Annaly investors remember the “roaring ‘00s” fondly. From 2000 through 2012, mortgage rates ticked down, down, down while the stock
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I have for decades believed that erudite tax strategy is the “master wealth skill”, and that those who develop or find true expertise can compound their development and preservation of net worth by a significant factor. Getting this message out is a primary reason I write so much on tax, even though my primary professional
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Packages Dunkin’ Donuts and Folgers coffee are displayed on a shelf at a grocery store in San Rafael, California. Getty Images Packaged food maker J.M. Smucker forecast full-year profit above estimates and beat Wall Street expectations for quarterly earnings, boosted by demand for its coffee and pet foods, including brands Meow Mix and Nature’s Recipe.
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The SEC this week voted to approve a financial investment reform package. Known as “Regulation Best Interest” or “Reg BI,” the package is intended to strengthen protections for investors by requiring financial advisors and in particular broker-dealers to disclose conflicts of interest. Does it provide more protection for investors than previous rules? It depends on
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As higher tariffs and the threat of more tariffs slow the economy and rattle financial markets, President Trump is doubling down on what he says are tariffs’ benefits. As Trump recently tweeted, “When you are the “Piggy Bank” Nation that foreign countries have been robbing and deceiving for years, the word TARIFF is a beautiful word indeed!”
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Ken SalazThe Eternal Now, Saint Mary’s LakeOil on canvas 30 inches by 40 inches Rehs Contemporary The setting sun’s multi-faceted reflection on the water draws the viewer into the sweeping landscape of The Eternal Now, Saint Mary’s Lake, as if s/he were wandering toward the mountains, peering into the sky, and soaking in an awe-inspiring moment in
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Former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon. Thomas Trutschel | Photothek | Getty Images A lack of political will is holding the world back from achieving international climate goals, Ban Ki-moon, the former United Nations secretary general, said Thursday. Ban said he is “deeply concerned” by the 2017 decision of President Donald Trump’s administration to pull
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Albert Edwards Rukhsana Hamid | Bloomberg | Getty Images There are contrarian indicators and then there are contrarian indicators — and then there’s Albert Edwards, the pessimistic Societe Generale market analyst who thinks his dethronement as the top-ranked advisor in one survey is a sign that investors ought to watch. In an analysis both cheeky
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