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December 9, 2025 Image source: ayo888/www.istockphoto.com JioBlackRock Mutual Fund, a joint venture between Jio Financial Services (JFS) and BlackRock Financial Management Inc., after launching its flexi-cap fund in September 2025, has now come up with a new fund offering for its arbitrage scheme – the JioBlackRock Arbitrage Fund. An arbitrage fund is classified as a […]
With Grad PLUS ending after July 1, 2026 for new loans, the new federal caps ($20,500 for graduate students and $50,000 for professional students) could create large gaps in expensive programs. Lenders are reluctant to expand lending because they lack data on borrower credit quality, program-level repayment risk, and the stability of student income streams. […]
Market winners and losers of 2025: What you need to know for 2026 2025 was an extraordinary year for global markets. Gold exploded by 63%, AI-driven sectors experienced massive growth and the Nasdaq remained dominant. Meanwhile, Bitcoin stumbled, the US dollar weakened sharply and oil collapsed again. In this video, I run through the complete […]
Two in three student loans are not actively being repaid, and a quarter of loans requiring repayment are already delinquent. A proposed settlement could force 7.7 million borrowers to restart their payments after five years, potentially creating nearly 2 million new defaulters. Long-term repayment is becoming increasingly common, with the share of borrowers repaying over […]
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Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs) are the most tax-efficient way for seniors to donate to charity. You can still itemize your taxes, but every portion of your donation will be made with pre-tax dollars. Additionally, it may take the place of some or all of the required minimum distributions (RMDs) for that year. The only downsides […]
Canadian investors tend to invest in Canadian markets. It’s a well-known trend, not just among Canadians, but among investors around the world. Home-field bias refers to the tendency of investors to buy the stocks of their home country. To some extent it makes sense. If you live in a country, you usually understand its companies […]
It’s true that some Canadian stocks could outperform global markets next year. Many of the country’s strongest sectors are perfectly positioned for the themes shaping 2026, including rising resource demand, massive infrastructure spending and a potential recovery. Add to that the fact that some top TSX Stocks are still undervalued after years of lagging behind […]
When I think about the top energy stocks that could see big upside in 2026, there were really only a few that I could pinpoint as companies with meaningful upside catalysts for the year ahead. For oil and gas companies, fluctuations in commodity prices can derail a thesis in an instant. Other renewable energy companies […]
According to The Wall Street Journalthere are more 401,000 millionaires than ever: The 401(k) millionaire club is growing. Steady savings by many Americans and a third straight year of big gains for U.S. stocks have pushed account balances higher. As 2025 draws to a close, many individual investors are finding holiday cheer in statements showing […]
The question of whether quarterly earnings reporting promotes or harms long-term value creation has returned to the US policy agenda. As a former fund manager, I can appreciate the appeal, but as someone who currently spends her days analyzing investor decision-making data, I see the implications of a shift to semi-annual reporting as much broader […]
