One way to achieve financial freedom is to create passive income, or income that does not depend on your active involvement beyond a certain point. Passive income can help you earn money while you are sleeping or enjoying your hobbies.Dividend stocks are one of the easiest and most popular ways to achieve this financial goal. These stocks pay you money or stock just for holding them. Moreover, dividend stocks also have the potential to increase in value over time.There is a catch, however. Dividend stocks c ...

The cryptocurrency rally has resumed after a two-week pause, with Bitcoin (BTC) regaining its $1 trillion market cap for the first time since December 2021. Bitcoin breached the $52,000 mark on Feb 15 and has since then held on to it. The world’s most popular cryptocurrency has gained more than 25% this year after a solid 2023.Bitcoin Poised to SurgeThere are several reasons behind Bitcoin’s recent rally. However, the biggest factor has been the January approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs. In one of the most impo ...

Bitcoin (BTC -0.46%) hit a major milestone in 2024. The long-awaited approval of spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) by the Securities and Exchange Commission was a seminal moment as it legitimized Bitcoin in the eyes of investment firms on Wall Street and regulators in Washington.This top crypto may now be on a clear path to becoming a mainstream financial asset. Does this mean it's too late to buy Bitcoin?Unbelievable returnsWithout a doubt, this is one of the best performing assets in recent memory. About ...

TORONTO, Feb. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited ("BlackRock Canada"), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK), today announced the February 2024 cash distributions for the iShares ETFs listed on the TSX or Cboe Canada which pay on a monthly basis. Unitholders of record of a fund on February 26, 2024 will receive cash distributions payable in respect of that fund on February 29, 2024. Details regarding the "per unit" distribution amounts are as ...

JPMorgan Chase and institutional investors BlackRock and State Street Global Advisors announced Thursday that they are quitting or, in the case of BlackRock, substantially scaling back involvement in a massive United Nations climate alliance formed to combat global warming through corporate sustainability agreements.In a statement, the New York-based Jamie Dimon’s JPMorgan explained that it would exit the so-called Climate Action 100+ investor group because of the expansion of its in-house sustainability t ...

Disrupting the Financial System, Defying the Odds, and Shocking the WorldBitcoin first started trading back in 2010. While known by few at the time, this simple yet powerful idea created by a pseudonymous person named “Satoshi Nakamoto” is doing what it does best – disrupting the financial system, defying the odds, and shocking the world. Despite several booms and busts, even skeptics cannot deny the long-term performance of the world’s largest digital currency.Over the past decade, Bitcoin has been up near ...

The cryptocurrency rally, which had somewhat stalled over the past month, is showing signs of a rebound, with Bitcoin (BTC) racing past $50,000 on Feb 12 for the first time in more than two years.Bitcoin, the world’s most popular cryptocurrency at one point jumped to $50,334, its highest level since December 2021. Other cryptocurrencies like Ethereum (ETH) also jumped to $2,638.62 at one point, its highest level since Jan 12.Although Bitcoin’s price declined marginally after reaching the milestone and hover ...

Key PointsNow that the markets are turning to safer "boring" manufacturing names hoping for a Federal Reserve pivot, one stock quickly stands out.Goodyear Tire stock is the one growth story believable in today's market; even analysts see the upside in closing the gap to the rest of the market.No competitor comes close to offering such growth at this firesale discount.5 stocks we like better than CME GroupIt seems like the boring names in the economy could be the ones to attract the attention and capital fro ...

An economic recession could finally be brewing worldwide, as suggested by over 100,000 layoffs in 2024. January’s year-over-year (YoY) inflation rate exceeded expectations at 3.1%, as reported on February 13, worsening the scenario.Interestingly, the data on layoffs diverges from a seemingly strong labor market, according to data from the United States government. Meanwhile, the YoY Consumer Price Index (CPI) leaves investors skeptical about a possible improvement in the near future.On February 2, the Nonfa ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BlackRock is enabling Voting Choice for more than three million U.S. retail shareholder accounts1 invested in iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) - representing about $200 billion1 of the fund’s $399 billion2 in assets under management (AUM). Two years on from the launch of Voting Choice for institutional clients, the program is now available to individual investors for the first time, increasing eligible Voting Choice assets to $2.6 trillion, or half of BlackRock’s index equity assets ...