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Bank of America Bets Big on Wealth: Merrill Targets $150B a Year in New Assets and a 30% Margin as Moynihan Sees ‘Huge Opportunity’

Bank of America Bets Big on Wealth: Merrill Targets $150B a Year in New Assets and a 30% Margin as Moynihan Sees ‘Huge Opportunity’

Bank of America is doubling down on wealth management. Less than a week after its first Investor Day since 2011, the bank’s leadership is telegraphing an aggressive plan to grow Merrill’s fee‑generating assets by as much as $150 billion annually and lift Global Wealth & Investment Management (GWIM) to a >30% pre‑tax margin—moves CEO Brian Moynihan frames as tapping a “huge opportunity” in U.S. wealth and the ultra‑high‑net‑worth market. Fortune+2 What changed: A sharper, wealth‑led growth story At last week’s Investor Day, Merrill co‑head Eric Schimpf told investors the firm is aiming for 4%–5% net new asset growth and $135B–$150B
11 November 2025
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SCHD Today (Nov. 10, 2025): Price, Yield & Flows—How Schwab’s Dividend ETF Stacks Up vs. JEPI, DIVO & DIV for Retirement Income

SCHD Today (Nov. 10, 2025): Price, Yield & Flows—How Schwab’s Dividend ETF Stacks Up vs. JEPI, DIVO & DIV for Retirement Income

Price check (SCHD) As of Nov. 10, 2025, SCHD last traded around $26.55 intraday. (Time stamp: 15:22 UTC.) What’s new today: SCHD holds steady while flows soften In today’s SCHD Daily Update (11/10/2025), TipRanks reported a small pre‑market uptick for the Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (NYSEARCA: SCHD), modest weekly and YTD gains, and a negative five‑day flow trend (≈ –$122M). TipRanks’ holdings‑weighted analyst view keeps SCHD at Moderate Buy with an average price target that implies double‑digit upside versus recent trading. TipRanks Separately, Yahoo Finance framed the current setup as potentially attractive for long‑term dividend investors considering SCHD—emphasizing its
10 November 2025
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VGT vs. XLK Today (Nov. 10, 2025): Tech ETF Sell‑Off, Rebound, and Whether to Cut or Double Down

VGT vs. XLK Today (Nov. 10, 2025): Tech ETF Sell‑Off, Rebound, and Whether to Cut or Double Down

Tech’s rough first week of November gave way to a rebound today. We break down what’s moving the Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) and the Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK), how they differ under the hood, and what fresh research says about concentration risk, costs, and diversification. Key takeaways Why today matters What the latest research says about VGT and XLK (Nov. 2025) Bottom line from the coverage: breadth versus precision. VGT’s bigger roster can smooth single‑name shocks, while XLK is a pure S&P 500 tech‑sector slice with laser‑focused large‑cap exposure. Under the hood: where VGT and XLK really differ
10 November 2025
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Hawkish Fed Can’t Stop Nasdaq’s Record Tech Rally – What It Means for Investors

Hawkish Fed Can’t Stop Nasdaq’s Record Tech Rally – What It Means for Investors

Fed Cuts Rates, But Signals Caution Ahead After over a year of high interest rates, the Federal Reserve finally eased policy with a 0.25% rate cut at its late-October meeting. This widely expected cut was aimed at supporting the cooling job market, but it came with a notable caveat: Fed Chair Jerome Powell and other officials stressed that further rate reductions are not guaranteed reuters.com. In Powell’s words, another cut in December is “not a foregone conclusion.” On the Friday after the meeting, Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic reinforced that a December cut was “not locked in,” and Cleveland Fed’s
3 November 2025
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Buffett’s Berkshire Stuns with Record Cash Hoard and Profit Surge Ahead of CEO Exit

Buffett’s Berkshire Stuns with Record Cash Hoard and Profit Surge Ahead of CEO Exit

Q3 2025 Earnings Highlights Berkshire Hathaway delivered strong third-quarter results that surprised to the upside. Operating earnings — Buffett’s preferred metric which excludes investment swings — surged to $13.485 billion (about $9,376 per Class A share), up from $10.09 billion a year earlier reuters.com. This ~34% jump in operating profit was aided significantly by a rebound in insurance performance and favorable foreign exchange movements. In fact, fewer large catastrophes (no repeat of the prior year’s major hurricane losses) helped Berkshire’s insurance underwriting profit jump by $1.6 billion marketscreener.com. Additionally, currency fluctuations accounted for roughly two-fifths of the operating profit increase, providing an extra earnings
1 November 2025
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Gold vs Silver Showdown: Record Prices, Key Trends & Investment Outlook 2025

Gold & Silver Prices Crash After Historic Rally – Should You Buy, Hold or Sell Now?

Gold’s recent retreat reflects changing sentiment more than broken fundamentals. As Metals Focus’s Matthew Piggott puts it, gold’s epic 2025 rally “reflects an extremely positive macro backdrop for safe-haven assets” ts2.tech. For now, though, investors will be watching Wednesday’s US Fed meeting and any news from Trump-Xi trade talks – events that could keep bullion on edge. If the Fed cuts as expected, the dollar might weaken (supporting gold long-term), but a smooth trade path would damp immediate demand for safety. In short, this pullback seems like a normal correction. Many experts are watching key levels (around ₹1.15–1.17 lakh in
28 October 2025
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