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Listen Now: Listen and subscribe to Morningstar’s The Long View from your mobile device: Apple Podcasts | SpotifyOur guest on the podcast today is Anne Tergesen. Anne is a reporter covering retirement for The Wall Street Journal. Her stories often explore how retirement and preparing for retirement are changing today. She writes frequently on topics related to 401(k) plans and retirement savings, spending, and legislation. She also writes about employee benefits, longevity, and aging. Before joining the Journal, Anne worked for BusinessWeek magazine covering personal finance. Together with colleagues, she recently won a Front Page Award from the News Women’s…

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Given the unusual gold market, there are some gold assets that make sense to invest in right now. Getty Images Gold’s price performance in 2024 was incredible. The price surge first began in early March when the price of gold reached approximately $2,160 per ounce, and since then gold prices have almost continuously broken records. In total, gold prices have risen approximately 33% since January 1, 2024, with gold prices breaking a new record this week and reaching $2,776.10 per ounce, a new high in an already notable bull market. It became. For early investors, the meteoric rise in gold…

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If you want to take full advantage of the high interest rates prevalent in the current market, you may consider putting some of your savings into a term deposit. With the stock market in decline due to foreign investors’ selling, and the Nifty 50 already down 8% from its all-time high, putting your money in fixed deposits looks like an attractive proposition. With the current structure, relying on bonds is not a bad idea. Here we list the highest interest rates offered by top banks over the entire term. Some banks offer the highest interest rates on holding periods of…

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IL file photo A former Noblesville businessman has been indicted on multiple money laundering charges in connection with operating an unlicensed virtual currency exchange, federal prosecutors allege. A federal grand jury will indict Maximiliano Pilipis, 53, on five counts of money laundering and two counts of willful failure to file tax returns, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana announced Monday. It was announced that a replacement indictment had been returned. The superseding indictment was filed on October 16th. Prosecutors allege that Piripis founded and operated AurumXchange from 2009 to 2013, allowing individuals to exchange Bitcoin and…

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Former President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that if elected, his administration would create a reparations fund to provide compensation to victims of immigrant crimes, and that the money would be funded by assets of criminal organizations and drug cartels seized by the U.S. government. announced that it would. President Trump held an event Tuesday morning at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, featuring mothers of victims of illegal immigration crimes. “Today, for the first time under my administration, I am announcing the creation of a reparations fund that will seize the assets of criminal organizations and drug cartels and use…

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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty ImagesThe Nasdaq Composite Index rose on Tuesday, hitting a record high as investors braced for major corporate earnings releases, including reports from prominent technology companies. The tech-heavy Nasdaq rose 0.7%, topping the 18,700 level. The S&P 500 rose 0.2%. Meanwhile, the Dow Jones Industrial Average underperformed, dropping 110 points, or 0.3%. Alphabet, Snap, Reddit, Chipotle and Advanced Micro Devices are all scheduled to release their quarterly results after the market closes. Tech giants Metaplatform and Microsoft are…

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Bond measures tend to feature in nearly every local election, and this November’s inflated vote is no exception. San Francisco voters will decide on both Propositions A and B, which are aimed at funding improvements to public schools, homeless shelters and hospitals.These measures provide upfront funding for projects that are repaid with interest over time through limited property tax increases.Proponents of these bond policies argue that the city’s policy of maintaining property tax consistency by issuing new bonds only when old ones are retired allows it to generate new funds without raising taxes. I often claim that I can.Proposition A…

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Earlier this year, MCS, a Lewisville, Texas-based real estate services company, announced the acquisition of Five Brothers Asset Management Solutions, marking MCS’ first foray into the reverse mortgage industry. Shortly after, CEO Craig Torrance provided an early explanation of what he hoped to achieve with this move. Approximately six months later, Torrance and Chad Mosley, the company’s president of mortgage servicing, attended the National Reverse Mortgage Lending Association (NRMLA) annual meeting and expo in San Diego, where they spoke with industry experts. I met face to face with them. The company now has a clearer vision for the reverse mortgage…

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Ultimately, our philosophy is to work closely with experienced and influential clients, partner with multilateral institutions, and build a diversified portfolio to effectively manage political risk in emerging markets. That’s it. This fall, Risk & Insurance Editor-in-Chief Dan Reynolds spoke with Dan Riordan, head of political risk and credit at MSIG USA. After primarily securing Japanese interests in the United States, the company has focused more on servicing U.S.-based companies and interests around the world. Below is a transcript of that discussion, edited for length and clarity. Risk and Insurance: Dan, great to talk to you again. What drew you…

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