India’s stock market is on a roll, with the MSCI India Index returning 40% in the 12 months ended April 5. That’s well ahead of the S&P 500’s 29% performance and the MSCI World Index’s 25%. U.S. fund investors have taken notice, but they need to be careful about ratcheting up their exposure to a ...

Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest bought up millions of dollars worth of Tesla this week as the stock finished a dismal quarter. Wood’s Ark Innovation ETF bought 65,514 shares of Tesla, according to a trading notification Thursday. That cost around $14 million. The fund also bought 133,334 shares of the EV maker in an update Monday, ...

Naturally, the Globe and Mail Online Brokerage Ranking does not put a huge weighting on commissions for buying and selling mutual funds. The path to DIY investing often starts with a decision to get out of mutual funds and into exchange-traded funds, stocks and bonds. But the low-fee mutual funds available to DIY investors can ...

Tax day is almost here, and, thanks to higher interest rates, many investors are finding they earned a lot more income from their portfolios in 2023—and now they owe the government a piece of it. “That’s a good thing,” says Mary Ellen Stanek, co-chief investment officer at Baird Asset Management. “But it means investors need ...

How are financial advisors feeling about Bitcoin these days? In years past, many have expressed deep skepticism, citing price volatility, regulatory uncertainties, and even cryptocurrencies’ use in criminal activities. While plenty of doubts remain, the landscape has changed. In January, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved 11 spot Bitcoin ETFs. Two of the biggest, BlackRock’s ...

Those higher prices were enough to overcome another Wall Street price cut. Tesla shares were up 6% in midday trading at $173.30 apiece. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were up 0.9% and 1.1%, respectively. The stock move came after the electric-vehicle maker said it was hiking the price for all of its Model Y ...

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Mark Dampier barely recognises today’s fund management industry: “Everything’s become very staid and boring.” Dampier spent more than 30 years in the industry, during which he became one of City journalists’ most popular investment pundits. That was partly down to his reputation for colourful, off-the-cuff takes — and for not pulling his punches. “There’s no ...

Stocks fell Monday ahead of a week filled with congressional testimony from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and the monthly U.S. jobs report. Super Micro Computer , a maker of servers that help with artificial-intelligence applications, and Deckers Outdoor , the maker of Hoka sneakers and Ugg boots, will join the S&P 500 before the ...

Whether investing for retirement or just your own financial health, you may be considering an online brokerage account. But with dozens upon dozens of options to choose from, which should you choose? We’ve analyzed reviews from some of the leading financial sites in America — The Ascent/Motley Fool, Bankrate, Business Insider, CNBC Select, Forbes Advisor, ...