The first half of 2026 was a good one for dividend ETFs. The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF delivered an impressive 10% return, but the WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend ETF, which could be used as a proxy for the entire dividend stock universe, beat it by nearly one percentage point. The Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD…
Key Takeaways If you rarely overdraft, you may be able to call your bank and get it to waive the fee. You can sign up for overdraft protection or opt out of overdraft coverage to avoid fees. Several banks, like Chase and Capital One, have phased out overdraft fees altogether. If you don’t keep a…
The gap between the rich and the poor continues to rise at an extraordinary pace. Just 56,000 ultra-wealthy individuals—the world’s richest 0.001%—now control more wealth than the poorest 4 billion people on Earth combined, according to UBS’s 2026 Global Wealth Report. For Bill Holland, the former CEO of Canadian financial services giant CI Financial, that…
Account of the monetary policy meeting of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank held in Frankfurt am Main on Wednesday and Thursday, 10-11 June 2026 9 July 2026 1. Review of financial, economic and monetary developments and policy options Financial market developments Ms Schnabel started her presentation by noting that, since the Governing…
The acquisition gives National Bank Trust a local foothold in British Columbia’s estate and trust market as the bank continues to build out its wealth management capabilities outside Quebec.
When SGH Wealth Management, a Lathrup Village, Mich.-based independent RIA with $617 million in AUM, got its start in 2005, its main clientele were executives from Detroit’s auto-manufacturing companies. Since then, the firm has expanded to include business owners and private equity executives, with its bread-and-butter clients being sophisticated high-net-worth investors who are at or…
DWS is listed separately in Frankfurt, while Deutsche Bank holds nearly 80% of its shares. Credit: PhotoGranary02/ Shutterstock.com. DWS Group, the asset management business majority-owned by Deutsche Bank, is considering a name change as it seeks stronger recognition among institutional clients outside Germany, reported Bloomberg. According to the sources, the Frankfurt-based firm is planning to…
India’s securitisation market began FY27 on a strong note, with volumes rising about 20 per cent year-on-year to around Rs 61,000 crore in the April-June quarter, driven almost entirely by non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), according to rating agency ICRA. The growth extends the trend seen in the previous financial year, when banks sharply…
Wolfe Research reiterates Meta stock Outperform rating on capex outlook
Heavy rains that lashed Delhi this week, toppling trees and damaging parked vehicles, have once again put the spotlight on an annual monsoon problem for motorists. For thousands of car owners caught in similar situations every monsoon, one question inevitably arises: Will insurance pay for the damage? The answer depends not only on the type…