By Simon Constable
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Thursday, February 6, 2025
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
WSJ: How Much Do You Know About Alternative Investments? Take Our Quiz and See
By SIMON CONSTABLE
There’s more to investing than stocks, bonds and cash. There are a host of alternative investments—alts for short—ranging from hedge funds and venture capital to precious metals and commodity futures.
In general, these investments aren’t as liquid or easily traded as mainstream assets, but proponents say they help diversify portfolios and some alts, like private equity, have historically high risk-adjusted returns.
Find out how much you know about alts by taking our quiz.
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Thursday, January 30, 2025
Korn Ferry: Britain’s Gen Z: ‘No, Thanks’ on Job-Hopping
By SIMON CONSTABLE
If you’d asked a Gen Zer a few years ago about how long they wanted to stay at one company, you’d likely have heard comments like “as short a time as possible.” Most saw job-hopping as a path to pay raises; most regarded corporate loyalty as a joke.
But guess who’s had a change of heart? In a remarkable finding, almost nine out of 10 Gen Zers rank stability as a priority, alongside financial security and a sense of community and belonging. That’s according to a recent study by UK-based insurance company Admiral. On average, Gen Z wants to stay with one company for seven years, the report says. That’s more than double the average of 3.5 years reported by workers overall. Read more here.
Thursday, January 23, 2025
#France: Starmer's failure to lead. @RealConstable @BatchelorShow Occitanie
By SIMON CONSTABLE
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Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Kiplinger: 2025 Stocks Forecast: What Stock Pros Expect This Year
By SIMON CONSTABLE
Landing on a 2025 stocks forecast is a tricky business. Both 2023 and 2024 were some of the best times for investors. Each of those years produced total returns in double digits. But will 2025 also be a booming year for equities? History says it’s unlikely, while analysts hold differing positions.
Since 1942, three-year annual gains of 10% have occurred just three times. Only twice have there been four consecutive years of double-digit gains and only once has there been a five-year run.
“There is certainly a possibility that we have another gain that’s double-digit,” says Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at CFRA. “The problem is how do we know if we will have a gain or a loss.” Read more here.
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