investment
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“But if that’s the case, what are you waiting for?” said Jim Baird, chief investment officer at Plante Moran Financial Advisors, in a call Thursday following the latest batch of economic data.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
He would index the original cost of investment to inflation to better capture its true return.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
The BEA said the acceleration in GDP growth was driven by an increase in investment and an upturn in government spending, which were partially offset by a decrease in exports.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
In other words, they lost nearly half their entire investment in real, purchasing-power terms, plus a decade of compound positive returns on which they had been relying.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
He worked in an investment bank back that way, he said, tilting his head in the direction of South Station.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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Decades ago, retirement planning was likened to a “three-legged stool”: one leg represented a pension, another leg represented Social Security and the last stood for the individual’s own personal savings and investments.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
The German sportswear group said said its recent investments in innovation and marketing were paying off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
The company’s cash and short-term investments have shrunk from $911 million in December 2023 to $596 million in December 2024 to $338 million at the end of last year, according to FactSet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
The firm also flagged risks, including "substantial investments" in AI, among other uncertainties that could impact its finances.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Actually, he had it fairly well advanced when he met Amaranta Úrsula, except that it was not for Macondo but for the Belgian Congo, where his family had investments in palm oil.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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