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Ndamukong Suh wasn’t taking any chances before his first meeting with Warren Buffett. While still a college student, the soon-to-be NFL star arrived at Buffett’s office two to three hours early because he refused to risk being late, he said. The wait paid off, though. Suh said he and Buffett hit it off, talking for…

Volatility has been the name of the game so far this year. And I’m not talking just about the stock market. Projections for what the 2027 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will be have also been all over the map. As a case in point, in January, The Senior Citizens League (TSCL), a nonprofit organization…

Elliott Kunstlinger (pictured top) brings a unique perspective to the market. As a senior mortgage broker at Eastern Union who has worked the ownership side, the brokerage side, and back again, he has closed nine-figure deals across multiple cycles and knows which sectors are moving right now. The ones that are moving are being boosted…

Foundation has announced changes to selected products across its buy-to-let (BTL) range, effective today. The updates include rate increases across selected F1, F2 HMO, F2 MUFB, Large HMO, Short Term Let (STL) and Expat fixed rate products. The lender is increasing prices by as much as 0.30% on selected F1 two- and five-year fixed products…

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In institutional clients, assets under management increased to SFr112.5bn. Credit: Marlon Trottmann/ Shutterstock.com Vontobel has posted a record first-half profit after an improvement in efficiency helped lift earnings sharply in the first six months of 2026. Half-year profit rose 87% year-on-year to SFr216m. Revenues increased 24% to SFr852m. Access deeper industry intelligence Experience unmatched clarity…