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Tom Zachystal is president of International Asset Management providing financial planning and investment advice for Americans living abroad. getty Making the right investments is the key to building long-term wealth. American expat investors, however, face added complexities of global investment opportunities, being subject to both local and U.S. tax laws and regulations, and international currency fluctuations that can affect relative asset values or mean losses when transferring between countries. Given these challenges, deciding where to allocate funds can be overwhelming for overseas-based American investors. While many investors may be aware...

I believe that most DIY investors in the U.S. don’t need to hire a financial adviser solely for investment purposes. I appreciate this is an unexpected take from an adviser writing an article on reasons why said group should hire a professional.But in most cases, it’s a relationship that can be full of conflict and frustration that can end in a breakup.For the purposes of this article, we should differentiate between financial planning and investing. From an investment standpoint, DIY investors have a wealth of resources and low-cost access to...

It is well known that the rapid rise of fintechs has had an outsized impact on real estate investing. Fintech firms focused on the property sector are mushrooming, with many revolutionising how buyers, sellers, and real estate professionals engage with the market. In this post, we will look at five companies using the recent developments in AI and the power of the internet to reshape real estate investing.Fintech is rapidly reshaping the real estate investment landscape, offering innovative solutions that enhance efficiency, transparency, and accessibility. The global fintech in real...

HONG KONG - Chinese sovereign investor China Investment Corporation (CIC) is selling about US$1 billion (S$1.3 billion) of its private equity (PE) investment portfolio in the secondary market, two people with knowledge of the matter said.The assets are held in a number of funds managed by eight US fund managers, including Blackstone and Carlyle Group, said the people. CIC has tapped US investment bank Evercore to advise on the sale and aims to complete the divestments by the end of June, they said.The total value of the assets and the...

WASHINGTON (TNND) — 100 days in office and $5 + trillion in investments. The White House released a statement Tuesday touting President Trump for securing trillions in new U.S.-based investments, setting the stage for a new age of American prosperity. "President Trump is America's businessman and chief, and that's why these trillions of dollars in investments are flooding to our country," said White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.Jared Pincin, an economics professor at Cedarville University, told us that, from manufacturing to artificial intelligence, dozens of companies like Apple, Eli Lilly,...

Big news for New Yorkers as Governor Kathy Hochul announces a balanced budget agreement for Fiscal Year 2026 that's set to bring some financial relief to residents, improve public safety, and make significant investments in various sectors. In a statement obtained by the official Governor's website, Hochul asserted, "I promised New Yorkers to fight like hell to put money back in their pockets and make our streets and subways safer. That’s exactly what this budget will do." Families stand to gain from a $1 billion tax cut aimed at middle-class and...

Welltower Inc.’s (NYSE: WELL) $1.2 billion in skilled nursing investments in the first financial quarter served as a “credit business,” executives of the real estate investment trust (REIT) said Tuesday while discussing details of its investment in Aspire Healthcare.  Welltower Co-President and Chief Investment Officer Nikhil Chaudhri described skilled nursing as a credit business, in that investments were approached with a focus on the borrower’s ability to repay, he said, whether structured as debt or triple net leases. The scope of the investment caught the attention of financial analysts during...

Kevin Gannon, CEO, Robert A. Stanger & Co. “There’s a big pull to alternative investments right now because of volatility of the stock market,” Kevin Gannon, CEO of Robert A. Stanger & Co., said. Add Edward Jones, the closely held private partnership with more than 20,000 financial advisors and $2.2 trillion in client assets, to the roll call of firms expanding or revamping its list of higher-risk alternative investments for its financial advisors to sell.  “Firms are doing this,” said Kevin Gannon, chair and CEO of Robert A. Stanger &...

EJF Investments Limited (LON:EJFI) stock is about to trade ex-dividend in 3 days. The ex-dividend date generally occurs two days before the record date, which is the day on which shareholders need to be on the company's books in order to receive a dividend. It is important to be aware of the ex-dividend date because any trade on the stock needs to have been settled on or before the record date. This means that investors who purchase EJF Investments' shares on or after the 1st of May will not receive...

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