Donald Trump has picked Scott Bessent to be his US Treasury secretary, nominating one of his biggest financial backers as the top economic official of his second administration.Bessent will be responsible for overseeing the president-elect’s most prominent economic pledges, including sweeping tax cuts, while maintaining the stability of the world’s…

If you’ve never encountered the term “decumulation,” you’re probably asking, “Decumu-what???” For most of your investing life, you’ve been focused on accumulation investing, building wealth over time by maximizing your investment returns for a given level of risk. You’ve had the luxury of longer time horizons and the ability to…

With President-elect Trump set to return to the White House in January, the sun appears to be setting on the Biden administration’s student loan handout spree.  But one moderate New York Republican still thinks Congress should act to ease the debt burden carried by borrowers. Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., introduced…

McLaren Racing Formula 1 Team and Mastercard officially launched their partnership on Thursday ahead of practice for the 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix. McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown and Mastercard chief marketing and communications officer Raja Rajamannar hosted several media outlets for a roundtable session at the KÀ by Cirque…

This article was written byFollowAs a value investor concentrating on companies with long-term growth potential at a reasonable price, I prioritize those undergoing strategic changes. These changes can activate corrective forces that often return the company to a more appropriate valuation, basically mean reversion. My approach centers on analyzing company…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Last month, Sergio Ermotti, head of UBS, issued a stark warning on these pages. “For most of my nearly 50 years in finance, markets operated on the assumption that global capital would…

Holidays may bring you into face-to-face contact with your aging parents and other loved ones. Maybe you’ve been meaning to talk with them for future planning. You hesitate because they’re stubborn and resistant to the whole subject. You’ve put it off. Now you may have an opportunity.Perhaps your aging parents…

Mortgage rates climbed closer to 7% this week while sales of existing homes saw a revival from a dip in rates two months ago. Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed that the average rate on the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rose to 6.84% from last week’s reading…

Performance Data Average Annual Total Returns 1(%) 1 Mth 3 Mths 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years Since Inception Inception Date Advisor Class – With Sales Charges[a,b] 1.38 8.41 28.59 9.83 11.58 10.04 9.21 03/15/1988 Advisor Class – Without Sales Charges[a,b] 1.38 8.41 28.59 9.83 11.58 10.04 9.21…

Visiting the US in March 2023, Sagar Adani, nephew of Indian billionaire tycoon Gautam Adani, was suddenly approached by FBI agents who seized his electronic devices as part of a sweeping probe into an alleged years-long kickback scheme involving an Adani group’s renewables business.Almost 20 months later, US authorities have…