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ETF Definition: What is an Exchange-Traded Fund?

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have become extremely popular in recent years. With more than 5,000 ETFs trading globally, you can assemble a portfolio of ETFs that invests in almost anything, anywhere. Continue reading to see a full ETF definition. But first, here is a brief summary of the benefits that ETFs provide:

On average, ETFs have lower maintenance fees than mutual funds.
You can buy ETFs at any time throughout the trading day, just like common stocks.
They are typically less risky than individual stocks.
investment areas including bonds, currencies, equities, commodities and real estate.
ETFs have a lower capital gains tax and thus are …read more […]

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Recession-Proof Your Startup Portfolio

I don’t know exactly when the stock market’s marathon bull market will end. But the end is getting close.
Investing in a flat or falling stock market during a recession isn’t easy.
Early-stage investing provides a nice shelter from the recession. Startups that you invest in now will be going public long after the recession has ended and the stock market has rebounded.
But even though investing in startups provides a nice shelter during recessionary times, early investors still need to adjust to changing economic realities. And so do the startups they’re considering investing in.
Here are three adjustments that should head your list…
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All About Subsea Electrical Transmissions

Solar, EVs and energy storage are disrupting our energy supplies.
But there’s another disruption I haven’t addressed. It has to do with electrical transmission.
One of the most exciting developments in renewable energy is offshore wind. Up until a few years ago, it was harnessed mostly in northern Europe.
But that’s rapidly changing. Today, California and a dozen East Coast states from Maine to South Carolina are embracing offshore wind.
However, offshore wind turbines share a common problem with offshore oil and gas platforms. All require undersea electrical transmission lines.
Oil and gas platforms need vast amounts of electricity to operate. Some use diesel generators. …read more […]

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Wells Fargo ends forced arbitration for sexual harassment claims

The San Francisco-based bank made the decision following a shareholder proposal from Clean Yield Asset Management which has since been withdrawn, asking for a public analysis of mandatory arbitration’s impact on sexual assault claims within the company. “Wells Fargo has zero tolerance for sexual harassment,” David Galloreese, head of human resources at Wells Fargo, wrote in an article posted on the company’s internal and external websites. Wells Fargo requires most employees to sign arbitration agreements when they are hired to that require them to settle workplace disputes privately, not in court. …read more […]

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Mastercard CEO: ‘The way to unite people on diversity is not to define it in your lens, but in the concept of surrounding yourself with people who are different than you’

Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga discusses the new trends in business and what employers should be doing to help diversify the workplace moving into a new decade. …read more […]