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Finding Wide Moat Stocks

Validea

Just like the moats that surrounded medieval castles to protect them from invaders, an economic moat protects a company’s profits and market share from competitors. The Bottom Line on Wide Moat Stocks Focusing your portfolio on companies with wide moats is a proven path to long-term investment success.

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At the Money: Why Self-Insight Is So Important  

The Big Picture

In work on economic games, he explores how choices commonly presumed to be economic in nature actually hinge more on psychological factors, such as social norms and emotion. To help us unpack all of this and what it means for your portfolio, let’s bring in Professor David Dunning of the University of Michigan.

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Midyear Outlook 2022 | Navigating Turbulence | July 12, 2022

James Hendries

Understandably, rising prices, slowing economic growth, and a challenging first half for both stocks and bonds have many investors on edge, and fatigue from more than two years of COVID-19 measures doesn’t make it any easier. Insurance products are offered through LPL or its licensed affiliates.

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Capital Small Finance Bank IPO Review

Trade Brains

The bank has a diversified portfolio of 99.85% of secured loans, with an average gross NPA of 2.52% and Net NPA of 1.3% Many microfinance institutions received licenses due to their experience serving low-income groups. Players like AU SFB and Capital SFB are the only two that are not NBFC-MFIs to receive an SFB license.

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Client Letter | Looking Ahead | November 2, 2022

James Hendries

Some recent softening in economic data, coupled with signals from the bond market, may be indicating that Fed policymakers’ concerted inflation fight may be closer to the end than the beginning. We should also have slowing corporate earnings growth and greater economic uncertainty to contend with, some formidable seas to navigate.

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Best Banking Stocks With High FII Holdings – Top Stock Picks

Trade Brains

However, the main case is that FPIs buy when there is an opportunity and sell when there is an economic downturn, and tightening interest rates causes prices to be more volatile. Foreign stakeholder influence on company ownership is also important, particularly in decision-making. In FY23, the company earned Rs. crore in revenue, up from Rs.

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A Solid Foundation: The Value of Private Real Estate in Balanced Portfolios

Brown Advisory

A Solid Foundation: The Value of Private Real Estate in Balanced Portfolios. We believe that focusing solely on current market conditions ignores the true, long-term value that private real estate investments can add to a portfolio. Low correlation means that real estate helps to diversify balanced portfolios.