Brett Ashcroft Green, CFP® is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™. He has worked with high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals globally, specializing in private credit and commercial real estate mezzanine financing as a business director at a large family office. Brett is fluent in Mandarin Chinese in both business and legal settings and previously served as a court interpreter. Having spent a significant portion of his professional life in China and throughout Asia, Brett has also had the opportunity ...

Declaration – 12/19/2025 Ex-Date – 12/30/2025 Record – 12/30/2025 Payable – 1/15/2026 Fund - $11.24 Closing Market Price – 12/18/25 Distribution Rate at Market Price Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust EFT $0.0860 Ticker Monthly Distribution Change From Prior Distribution 9.18% ...

The company's deal with Nvidia gives its artificial intelligence (AI) strategy a boost.Tech titan Nokia (NOK +2.12%) has lived many lives. It began 160 years ago as a pulp mill, eventually moving into technology and becoming the global leader in mobile phones in 1998.Nokia was dethroned after the arrival of the Apple iPhone, and the Finnish company sold its handset business. Today, it focuses on networking infrastructure for data centers, along with its wireless network solutions.Now, Nokia stock is surging ...

When it comes to top names followed by investors, Berkshire Hathaway Inc (NYSE:BRK)(NYSE:BRK) CEO Warren Buffett and Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) are among the figures who stand out. The two share several stocks in their investment portfolios and also beat the S&P 500 most years.Pelosi Vs. Buffett Vs. S&P 500Buffett has led Berkshire Hathaway as CEO for decades and has a history of beating the S&P 500, which is tracked by the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) .When it comes to beating the S&P 500, ...

Photo by BeInCrypto Fresh US economic data is sending a clear but nuanced signal to markets. Inflation pressures are easing, but consumers remain under strain. For Bitcoin and the broader crypto market, that mix points to improving macro conditions, tempered by near-term volatility. Why Inflation Expectations Matter More Than Sentiment US consumer sentiment edged up to 52.9 in December, slightly higher than November but still nearly 30% lower than a year ago, according to the University of Michigan. At ...

Key Points Facing declining sales, AMD changed its business strategy in 2015. The move paid off, as AMD stock has soared since then. 10 stocks we like better than Advanced Micro Devices › A decade ago, Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) was in a difficult position. Revenue fell 28% in 2015, primarily due to declining processor sales, and the company posted a net loss of $660 million that year. However, in May 2015, AMD announced a new multi-year strategy focused on high-performance gaming, immer ...

Joining us now is Simeon Seagull, consumer equity research analyst at Guggenheim Security. Simeon, great to see you. Good to see you guys. Good to be back.>> The market is uh not really trusting the the turnaround story here. Um what is the the market reacting to in in the moment. And I guess in your mind, what is it missing.>> Yeah. So, listen, it's an interesting opportunity to come back and take a fresh look and see where stocks are and we know I'm a glutton for punishment, so here we go. No, but I I thi ...

Hilldun Corp.’s pause on Saks Global orders is going to drag on past Christmas. “I am anxious to begin approving orders,” Gary Wassner, chief executive officer of Hilldun, told WWD on Friday. “If not for next week being a holiday for Saks’ [accounts payable] department, next week’s payment would have immediately opened up the credit line.” More from WWD That credit line is an important one for Saks Global, which has been vexed by a lack of goods to sell this year. Hilldun works with more than 140 brands ...

Not for distribution to United States news wire services or for dissemination in the United StatesVancouver, British Columbia, December 19, 2025 – TheNewswire - Lucky Minerals Inc. (TSXV:LKY, OTC:LKMNF, FRA:LKY)  (“Lucky” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce a non-brokered private placement of flow-through units and non-flow-through units for gross proceeds of $1,080,000 (the “Private Placement”).  The Private Placement will consist of: (i) 2,000,000 flow-through units (“FT Units”) at a price of $0.10 ...

Not for distribution to United States news wire services or for dissemination in the United StatesVancouver, British Columbia, December 19, 2025 – TheNewswire - Lucky Minerals Inc. (TSXV:LKY, OTC:LKMNF, FRA:LKY)  (“Lucky” or the “Company”) announces that effective October 2, 2025 the common shares of the Company will consolidate on the basis of one (1) post-consolidation common share for every ten (10) pre-consolidation common shares (the “Share Consolidation”). The Company currently has 202,254,083 common ...