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February 17, 2020 Mutual Funds No Comments

Market Regulator May Widen Stock Universe for India Mutual Funds

Market Regulator May Widen Stock Universe for India Mutual Funds India’s markets regulator plans to revise the definition of large- and mid-cap shares for mutual funds, a move that will grant money managers the flexibility to invest in a wider set of stocks. “We … Continue reading at bloomberg.com Euro’s Fate Lies in Who Blinks […]

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The business of space travel with Universe Today’s Nancy Atkinson

The business of space travel with Universe Today’s Nancy Atkinson On the January 5, 2015 episode of The Opening Bell, our discussion focused on the business of space travel. Now that SpaceX has landed a rocket after launching it into space, reusing rockets is no longer a dream on a drawing board. Rocket re-usability … […]

This is spurring a gold rush not witnessed since the Misery Index years of the 1970s. Many financial experts now view gold in particular as an island of stability in a paper-based investment market growing stormier all the time, a development that bodes well for everyday folks who want to shore up their retirement accounts with a precious metals hedge.

There are several pay-out methods available when you begin receiving annuity payments. With some options, you or your beneficiaries can select how you want to be paid. The following are some of these:

Performance will vary. Fund performance often falls off and risk levels rise during the subsequent three years after a fund is given an initial five-star Morningstar rating, suggests another recent study by Matthew Morey, a professor at Pace University. One reason for this is that after receiving a five-star rating the size of the fund grows dramatically, which then makes the fund unwieldy to manage, he suggests. Since Morey's study was completed, Morningstar also has changed the way it doles out top rankings to make them more precise. One of the biggest problems with all rating systems is that they are not necessarily predictive in nature. This means they're not really set up to tell you whether certain funds will necessarily do better in the future. For the most part, the ratings indicate how much you might have made and how much aggravation you faced in the process.