My name is Mike and I’m the author of The Dividend Guy Blog & The Dividend Monk along with the owner and portfolio manager here at Dividend Stocks Rock (DSR). I earned my bachelor degree in finance-marketing, own a CFP title along with an MBA in financial services. Besides being a passionate investor, I’m also happily […]
US housing law delivers good news for insurers – Risk.net Skip to main content End of drawer navigation content Congress added curbs to institutional property ownership; insurers are more interested in the underlying loans The arrival of positive news this month for investors that buy single-family homes in the US will come as welcome news […]
High-net-worth UK families are increasingly turning to the Channel Islands as a “near-shore, offshore” base following the abolition of non-domiciled status, according to figures from wealth manager Rathbones. The shift comes as HMRC released its final batch of statistics under the previous regime, revealing a drop in the number of non-domiciled and deemed-domiciled taxpayers to […]
Outsourcing credit lets the Chinese EV maker scale fast while leaving asset risks to lenders. This article appears in the July/August issue of Global Finance Magazine. Walk the streets of cities like Valencia or Paris, and you don’t need the data to see BYD everywhere, especially in ride-hailing fleets and private transportation. These days, the […]
A Japanese flag at the Bank of Japan (BOJ) headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, June 30, 2026. New BOJ Board Member Ayano Sato said the country’s inflation views aren’t very strong yet, suggesting her tilt toward accommodative policy as an appointee of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images […]
Earlier this year, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) completed a “Stablecoin Sprint” to better understand the emerging digital currency market. The initiative included about 75 participants, including traditional finance and Fintechs, addressing payments and transfers. This past week, the regulator provided an update on what they learned during the Sprint. Insights gleaned from the […]
Inside a single economy, moving money has become nearly cost-free and effectively instant. The moment a payment has to cross a border and a currency, the picture changes. It becomes slower, more expensive, and, in a growing number of corridors, harder to complete at all. For businesses trading between emerging markets and Europe, this is […]
Global Supply Chain Management (GSCM) is essential for your business’s success in today’s interconnected world. It involves overseeing the movement of goods and services across borders, which can lead to cost savings and improved market access. To effectively manage your supply chain, you need to focus on procurement, logistics, and compliance with regulations. Understanding these […]
Morgan Stanley says it has received no proof of an alleged complaint that it pressured employees to approve certain mortgages as reported in a Wall Street Journal article that cited anonymous sources. Processing Content In an email sent in response to inquiries from this publication, Morgan Stanley confirmed statements skeptical of the alleged whistleblower complaint. […]
OpenAI has cut the price of GPT-5.6 Luna by 80%, cut the price of GPT-5.6 Terra by 20% and provided faster performance of GPT-5.6 Sol in the API while leaving its price unchanged, effective Thursday (July 30). The company said in a Thursday blog post that it made these changes to improve the models’ performance […]