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Violetastoimenova | E+ | Getty Images Financial advisors will soon — and for the first time — hold more of their clients’ assets in exchange-traded funds than in mutual funds, according to a new report by Cerulli Associates. Nearly all advisors use mutual funds and ETFs, about 94% and 90% of them, respectively, Cerulli said

A holding page for Keith Gill, a Reddit user credited with inspiring GameStop’s rally, before a YouTube livestream arranged on a laptop at the New York Stock Exchange on June 7, 2024. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Crypto trades jumping. Roaring Kitty boosting meme stocks. Broader market ripping on no apparent catalysts. Animal

Ken Griffin, founder and CEO of Citadel, speaks during The New York Times’ annual DealBook Summit in New York City, Dec. 4, 2024. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Billionaire investor Ken Griffin’s handful of hedge funds at Citadel all posted double-digit returns in 2024, led by its tactical trading strategy. Citadel’s multistrategy Wellington fund,

We’re buying 25 shares of Home Depot at roughly $407 each and 15 shares of Blackrock at roughly $1,041. Following Tuesday’s trades, Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust will own 200 shares of HD, increasing its weighting to 2.25% from about 2%. The Trust portfolio, used by the CNBC Investing Club, will own 75 shares of BLK

Janet Yellen, U.S. Treasury secretary, on a tour of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) in Vienna, Virginia, on Jan. 8, 2024. Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty Images An upcoming Treasury Department deadline for millions of small businesses to fulfill a new reporting requirement on “beneficial ownership information” was delayed again, following a court order that

A rough year for the restaurant industry led many chains to close underperforming locations in 2024, as they try to improve their sales in the years to come. Inflation-weary consumers pulled back their restaurant spending in 2024 and instead sought value and discounts when they did choose to dine outside their homes. Overall U.S. restaurant

Representations of cryptocurrency Bitcoin are seen in this illustration taken Nov. 25, 2024. Dado Ruvic | Reuters After a blistering rally in bitcoin this year, crypto investors and industry executives told CNBC they’re expecting the flagship cryptocurrency to hit new all-time highs in 2025. In December, the world’s largest cryptocurrency broke the highly anticipated $100,000,

Personal finances are top of mind for many households as they get set to ring in the new year. About 38% of Americans ranked financial stability as their No. 1 focus area for 2025, according to a recent Allianz Life survey. CNBC reached out to certified financial planners on its Financial Advisor Council to list

Horse race At the harness racing week on the Freehold Raceway in New Jersey: a reverse race with the sulky fixed in front of the horse – 1930. Robert Sennecke | Ullstein Bild | Getty Images America’s oldest horse racetrack is closing after running its last race on the final weekend of 2024.  Freehold Raceway

For decades, Art Cashin, UBS’ director of floor operations at the New York Stock Exchange, would write a New Year’s poem to reflect back on the year’s events. With Cashin’s passing earlier this month, his sons, Arthur and Peter, sent this homage to their father: Some Other Cashins’ Comments:  An Homage PresentationDecember 30, 2024  by

The wreckage of Jeju Air Co. Flight 2216 at Muan International Airport in Muan County, South Korea, on Monday, Dec. 30, 2024. SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty Images Boeing shares fell more than 2% on Monday, after South Korea ordered an inspection of all 737-800 planes — the model involved in a deadly Jeju

Israel Sebastian | Moment | Getty Images Investors who hold exchange-traded funds can often escape a tax bill incurred by those with mutual funds, which are generally less tax efficient, according to investment experts. ETFs and mutual funds are baskets of stocks, bonds and other financial assets overseen by professional money managers. But they have

There’s a mad dash for cash in college sports. Between multibillion-dollar television deals, the institution of the transfer portal and the escalation of NIL —name, image and likeness — deals for athletes, college athletic programs, particularly football, have never looked more lucrative. Now private equity and venture capital enterprises such as College Sports Tomorrow, Smash

The Commerzbank AG headquarters, in the financial district of Frankfurt, Germany, on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. Emanuele Cremaschi | Getty Images News | Getty Images Italy’s UniCredit said on Wednesday it has raised its potential stake in Commerzbank to 28% using further derivatives, as markets watch whether it will take the leap with a buyout

When athleisure brand Vuori launched in 2015, it was headquartered in a garage, sold only men’s shorts and couldn’t get investors to give it the time of day.  Now, the Carlsbad, California, retailer is expanding globally, backed by a string of marquee investors including General Atlantic, SoftBank and Norwest Venture Partners, after raising $825 million

Filippobacci | E+ | Getty Images Retirement savers, take note: more employers have added a Roth savings option to their workplace 401(k) plans. And, due to a legislative change, it’s likely the remaining holdouts will soon offer it, too. About 93% of 401(k) plans offered a Roth account in 2023, according to an annual poll

A person holds a sign while standing on the roadside near the McDonald’s restaurant where a suspect in the killing of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, Brian Thompson, identified as Luigi Mangione, 26, was arrested, in Altoona, Pennsylvania, U.S. December 9, 2024.  Matthew Hatcher | Reuters The deadly, targeted shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has

Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on Dec. 17, 2024. NYSE Treasury yields traded near the flatline Thursday morning as investors digested new data on weekly jobless claims. The yield on the 10-year Treasury turned flat at 4.581% after jumping 5 basis points above the 4.6% level. The 2-year Treasury traded 1 basis points lower at