Investing Responsibly with Socially Aware Funds
Readers are guided to consider mutual funds and ETFs that emphasize environmental social and governance criteria, with examples like ESGU ESGV and QQMG. The piece notes varying approaches to responsible investing, including excluding objectionable industries and weighing tradeoffs. It also points to sources for further learning and explains how stock prices move daily.
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Long-term care insurance options and costs explored
The Motley Fool outlines LTC insurance as protection against nursing homes, home health and assisted living costs. It notes high average expenses, a 56 percent chance of needing care, and bills for a 55-year-old buyer. It suggests STC policy options, premiums, and alternatives like HSAs and certain annuities, advising careful reading before purchase.
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My Smartest Investment Roth IRAs for the Win
An 84 year old investor recalls maxing out retirement contributions and moving much of his funds into Roth IRAs starting in 1998 after stock market growth confidence. He and his wife sacrificed lifestyle, paid heavy taxes on conversions, and now enjoy tax free withdrawals from a seven figure Roth heavy portfolio supported by Social Security and a small pension. The Fool endorses Roth IRAs as powerful wealth builders and invites reader contributions.
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Name That Company: tracing roots to 1869 in Manhattan
A German immigrant started offering financial services to merchants in 1869 New York. The firm joined the NYSE in 1896, served European clients, entered investment banking in the early 1900s, aided Sears, Roebuck and Co. to go public in 1906, pioneered valuing companies by earnings potential, now with about 180 billion market value, over 3 trillion in assets under supervision, and more than 50 billion in annual revenue.
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Eli Lilly founded in Indianapolis traced to 1876
Last week’s trivia answer identifies Eli Lilly, started by a Civil War veteran in Indianapolis in 1876 to ease pain, later treating WWI soldiers in France, launching the first commercially available insulin in 1923, mass producing penicillin in the 1940s, among the first to manufacture the Salk polio vaccine, now a $700 billion global pharmaceutical leader with about 46,240 employees, over half outside the United States.
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Abbott Laboratories Emerges With Growth Across Units
The Motley Fool notes Abbott Laboratories four units medical devices diagnostics nutrition and established pharmaceuticals provide diversification as diagnostics falter from coronavirus tests. In Q3 medical devices delivered double-digit revenue growth helping revenue reach 10.6 billion, supported by Ensure and FreeStyle Libre with a new CGM platform Lingo. Forward P E around 22 reflects strong growth track record and long term prospects.
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Five economic forces shaping Trump's first year
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