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At the Money: Managing a Portfolio in a Higher Rate Environment

The Big Picture

Investors should be considering capturing some of that yield in their portfolios. We’re going to discuss how these changes are likely to affect your portfolios and what you should do about it. And they kept it there all the way to 2004, and the joke was in 2003 and 2004 was an emergency rate when there was no clear emergency.

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10 Tuesday AM Reads

The Big Picture

My Two-for-Tuesday morning train WFH reads: • Stock Pickers Never Had a Chance Against Hard Math of the Market : In years like this one, when just a few big companies outperform, it’s hard to assemble a winning portfolio. 2000-2003 Dotcom implosion 6. Businessweek ) but see With cash earning 5%, why risk money on the stock market?

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Barron's Loves Them Some Closed End Funds

Random Roger's Retirement Planning

The basic mechanics of CEFs is they are exchange traded but unlike ETFs which create or redeem shares based on money coming and going, CEFs have a fixed number of shares so open market buying and selling can cause the market price of the fund to deviate widely from the net asset value (NAV), the actual value of the holdings.

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Abdul Karim Telgi Scam – From Small Time Crook to Billion-Dollar Scammer!

Trade Brains

Abdul Karim Telgi Scam : The story of Abdul Karim Telgi, known to many as Karim Lala , is one of “Rag to Riches” built on the foundations of a scam so huge that the official number are not confirmed. However, he would always discover that the police were tracking his phone, at which point he would change his number.

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Market Commentary: Stocks Are Quite Resilient

Carson Wealth

Recent sentiment polls show a high number of bears while worries about the economy and earnings continue to expand. Think back to March 2003, March 2009, and March 2020. However, since that time a slew of strong economic data, including elevated inflation numbers, came in. Why is this a good thing?

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Yes Bank vs IDFC Bank – Financials, Future Plans & More

Trade Brains

Yes Bank Company Overview Rana Kapoor founded the company in 2003 in Mumbai, India. According to the FY23 report, the total number of employees was 27,517. The Bank’s number one priority will be to improve the CASA ratio while maintaining a deposit growth rate of 15%-16%. Price to Book Value 1.06

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Market Commentary: The Latest on the Banking Crisis

Carson Wealth

A high number indicates worry is increasing about a bank’s solvency. March hit major lows in 2003, 2009, and 2020, amidst negative headlines and sentiment. A diversified portfolio does not assure a profit or protect against loss in a declining market. March is well-known for major market lows and volatility.

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