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New business volumes in the second charge mortgage market fell by 1% in May 2026, according to the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA). The figures marked the market’s first shrinkage of new business volumes since April last year. Fiona Hoyle, director of consumer finance and mortgages and inclusion at the FLA, said: “May saw…
The enlarged platform will be available to fund administrators across private markets. Credit: Inovational World/ Shutterstock.com. AngelList has acquired Ark PES, a provider of fund management software for private markets. Ark works with more than 500 general partners and fund administrators in venture capital and private equity, supporting over $185bn in assets. Access deeper industry…
Key Points Warren Buffett steered Berkshire Hathaway to market-beating returns during his 60-year tenure as CEO. Buffett consistently recommended index funds for everyday investors because of their ability to generate steady, long-term returns. Buffett was a fan of the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF because of its very low cost. 10 stocks we like better than…
Artificial intelligence has been a scorching hot investment trend during this bull market run. And while some AI winners have slowed a bit this summer, investors and analysts remain bullish about the long-term potential of this innovative technology. AI stocks have been volatile lately, but volatility can also present opportunities to get stocks at a…
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“I met with a financial representative who was not aware that AT&T was the shortened form of American Telephone and Telegraph.”
At the end of last year, the cannabis industry was rocked by a significant change in the laws covering the drug. This, however, wasn’t as momentous as it first seemed. Let’s shine a grow light on how it will affect — or not — three prominent marijuana companies, Canada-based Canopy Growth (CGC 2.71%) and Tilray…
Key Points Small-cap stocks have consistently lagged large-cap stocks over the past 15 to 20 years. But small-cap earnings growth is expected to hit 17% in 2026 and 18% in 2027, finally providing the catalyst for share prices to move higher. The Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (VBR) is up 20% year to date, and it’s…
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Investment weakness and what it means for brokers The most sobering finding in the Q2 2026 Main Street Quarterly concerns private investment. After contracting in Q1 2026, investment is forecast to fall a further 6.3% in Q2 and 4.7% in Q3. Gaudreault said uncertainty is forcing small business owners to scale back or defer spending…