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If Large Institutional Investors Are Deciding to Sell This Popular Cryptocurrency, Should You?

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The past seven months have been absolutely dreadful for investors in Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH). Thus, it should be no surprise that large institutional investors have been selling their Ethereum positions as we head into 2025. Today, it's trading for about $3,340, for a slight loss. For example, on Oct. million on the same day.

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Billionaire "Shark Tank" Investor Kevin O'Leary Says Michael Burry's Bearish Bet on the S&P 500 Is "Very Risky"

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The hedge fund manager made $100 million during the subprime mortgage crisis in 2008 on a huge short position. But while he was successful in the past, another famous investor isn't convinced Burry is making a smart move this time around. So which of these famous investors has the stronger case? Who's right?

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The U.S. Is About to Spend Hundreds of Billions on Infrastructure: 3 ETFs to Reap the Benefits

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Although the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) was passed in late 2021, it takes a long time for all those projects to get proposed, approved, and funded, and for shovels to get into the ground. has underbuilt housing since the financial crisis of 2008. of the fund. But as of last November, 80% of the $1.2

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A Financial Mystery: Investors Paying Tens of Billions of Dollars to Underperforming Mutual Funds -- When Index Funds are Cheaper and Perform Better

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In 2021, investors paid almost $90 billion in total fees on about $14 trillion of actively managed mutual funds to an industry flogging a product demonstrably inferior to index funds. Active vs. passive funds It's quite a problem, and a seemingly puzzling one, too. What's the problem?

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Who Owns the Most Nvidia Stock Besides CEO Jensen Huang?

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Nvidia's largest investors aren't who you'd expect When it comes to current management, CFO Colette Kress owns the second most Nvidia stock. He served as a company director from 1993 to 2006 and has been a member of the board since 2008. But these aren't Nvidia's largest shareholders if you expand the scope to institutional investors.

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How to Choose the Right Investments for You in 2024

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But, while long-term investors stand a very very solid chance of making money, those who invest for the short term could easily sustain big losses. But if you're a long-term investor, then you don't want to pass up the returns you could potentially earn over time -- so opening a brokerage account and investing in the market is your best bet.

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Will the Stock Market Soar If the Fed Cuts Rates in September? Here's What History Shows.

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It lowered rates in September 2007 and then continued to cut rates another six times through April 2008. Then came the stock market crash of October 2008. Why didn't the S&P 500 always jump on what should have been viewed as good news by investors? When investors anticipate rate cuts, they can begin buying before they occur.