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SEC Puts Private Equity and Hedge Funds in its Crosshairs

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The Securities and Exchange Commission is gearing up to pass sweeping regulations for private equity groups, hedge funds, and real estate investment firms that aim to bring oversight and transparency in line with US stock exchanges. Private funds, not so much.

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This Cryptocurrency Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) Could Soar 5,300%, According to Cathie Wood's Ark Invest

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Under CEO Cathie Wood, the company manages thematic exchange-traded funds (ETF) built around various technologies, including blockchain and cryptocurrency. But Ark quietly revised its target higher after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved spot Bitcoin ETFs in January 2024. for simple trades.

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Billionaires Are Piling Into This Nasdaq Stock-Split Company Down 52% and Yielding a Healthy 4% Dividend

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In case you missed it, institutional funds recently disclosed their latest equity holdings for the third quarter of the year in their 13F forms filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Could they be onto something? Let's take a look.

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When the Stock Market Recovers, This Is the One Type of Investor You Don't Want to Be

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stock exchanges, are up an impressive 14% over the past year but have been flat over the past month. All-or-nothing investments are also referred to as binary options and involve buying securities with an entirely yes or no proposition, according to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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The Rise of Crypto ETFs: How to Invest in Digital Currency Without Buying Coins

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For much of crypto's existence, those interested in buying digital assets would have to do so via cryptocurrency exchanges. These ETFs trade on traditional stock exchanges, and their value is directly tied to the current (or spot) price of the cryptocurrency. But now, this is beginning to change. Image source: Getty Images.

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3 Invesco ETFs That Could Help You Retire a Millionaire

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If you want to retire a millionaire with little effort, consider investing in exchange-traded funds, or ETFs. With an ETF, your money typically gets invested in many different stocks -- sometimes even hundreds or thousands. You don't have to do the work of picking enough individual stocks to diversify your portfolio.

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Why Investors Had a Meltdown Over Virgin Galactic's Reverse Split News

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Hence the investors' knee-jerk reaction: selling Virgin Galactic stock on news of the reverse split. Under New York Stock Exchange rules, stocks must maintain share prices of $1 or more, or risk getting delisted. NYSE doesn't want a bunch of penny stocks cluttering up its feed, you see. Because it kind of had to.