. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath) ASSOCIATED PRESS The Indian elections haven’t been held yet. But foreign money has been pouring into Indian equities, giving Prime Minister Narendra Modi a vote of confidence. The SENSEX, which has outperformed S&P 500 in the last five years , increased 2510 points or 6.92% since the beginning of 2019, reaching
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Today I’m discussing three little-known growth stocks that I consider to be hot buys at current prices. A Genuine V(I)P I’m not going to pretend that VP doesn’t carry some degree of risk. The rental equipment provider sources the lion’s share of its profits from the UK, of course, and therefore is in danger of
Filipinos are happier than Chinese. That’s according to the recently published 2019 World Happiness Report, which ranks Philippines in the 69th position, and China in the 93trd position. The World Happiness Report ranks 156 countries by combining quantitative data, such as per capita GDP growth; and qualitative data, such as social support, freedom to make life choices, and perceptions of corruption. Philippines’s climb in the
couple sharing financial information Adobe Stock Photo Marriage is a partnership. There are many demands and expectations that enter into the partnership and therefore equality, respect and trust must be shown by both sides. As you grow the marriage, hopefully, smart investing and sound business decisions have allowed you to grow your financial portfolios as
Downsizing your living arrangements may be something you need–and want–to do. Getty When you’re graduating into the next chapter in your life, there are going to be a lot of large changes you need to be prepared for. As an empty nester with children who have grown up and started their own families, and a
Back a couple weeks ago, a news item appeared at CNN: “It just became easier for employers to dump retirees’ pensions.” The headline suggests that employers are simply defaulting on their obligation to pay pension benefits. The reality is that the Trump administration restored permission to employers to offer to its retirees, in a time-limited
The House and Senate unveiled similar bipartisan retirement savings bills this week. Among the differences: The House bill, approved on April 2 by the Ways & Means Committee, would allow penalty-free withdrawals of up to $5,000 from Individual Retirement Accounts to pay the costs of a birth or adoption. The Senate measure would not. I’m
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin (Photo Credit: LISA O’CONNOR,TOMMASO BODDI/AFP/Getty Images) Getty The college admission scandal continued yesterday, as Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman appeared in federal court in Boston. Here are the latest ten updates about the largest college admissions scandal in U.S. history. 10 Updates About The
Concerned couple trying to figure out taxes today and at retirement Photo Credit: Getty Getty Taxes are confusing by themselves, much less adding the complexity of the various types of retirement savings options. Often headlines that say, “The Best Way to”, over simplify and lead to even more confusion. To learn about tax advantaged retirement
Are you ready to move to a new state to escape state income taxes? Getty Residents in high-tax states have seen just how unfairly the Trump Tax Plan has targeted them. That realization has caused many to talk about and consider moving from high-tax to lower-tax states. Nearly all states have an income tax, ranging
Women earn—but also invest—less than men. Photo by Tim Gouw on Unsplash It’s once again Equal Pay Day—the day that marks how much longer women must work to earn as much as men earned the year before—and there’s some slight progress to celebrate since the last one. Last fall, a report released by the American Association
Whole Foods’ recent price cuts won’t solve two problems the company poses for Amazon: competition and market saturation, which could turn the acquisition of Whole Foods into a disaster for Amazon’s bottom line. Long before become part of Amazon’s universe, Whole Foods Market, Inc. was an independent company, opening stores in the right place at
Portrait of handsome man with closed nose because of stink smell Getty Did you read my article on Monday? You should have. Really. I’m not being egotistical saying so. I can barely even believe how quickly my warning came true. Titled “The April ‘Fool’s Gold’ REITs,” it was all about real estate investment trusts that
Workers saving for retirement in 401(k) accounts and Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) face several risks. Among other challenges, they may pick the wrong investments such as stocks in companies that don’t invest for the long-term and thus do not generate the long-term returns that savers need for a safe retirement. Those saving for retirement after
Genworth, once the largest seller of long-term care insurance policies, has announced that it has stopped selling individual stand-alone coverage, as well as immediate annuities, through brokers and agents. Company officials say the decision is temporary, but for now it will sell only through direct-to-consumer channels or through employers or affinity groups–currently a very small
Introduction One of my most important jobs, as Chief Market Strategist of Asbury Research and Asbury Investment Management (AIM), is to constantly evaluate and re-evaluate the current level of risk in the stock market — because it’s always changing. One of the ways I do this is by closely tracking a short list of my
If you’re a hard-charging executive at or near the peak of your career it’s time to start thinking seriously about your next one. Because your life doesn’t end when you step aside. And if you want to be happy for years to come the time to start planning is now. I realize you probably haven’t
We hear a lot about the retirement crisis in America. With a decline in pension availability and concerns about the long-term viability of Social Security, the burden of saving for retirement rests squarely on the shoulders of individuals. According to EBRI, only 17 percent of American workers are very confident they will have enough for