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International (developed country) stocks saw their returns bounce back in a big way last year. The asset class soared 35.2% in 2025, its largest return in at least 19 years. Emerging markets stocks ...

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US stocks topped returns for the major asset classes in October, regaining the leadership position for the first time in five months, based on a set of ETFs. For year-to-date results, foreign stocks ...

MFS Investment Management is credited with introducing the first mutual fund, the Massachusetts Investors Trust, in 1924. The industry’s heyday came in the 1980s and ’90s, when stocks soared and ...

As more asset classes become REIT-able, India’s REIT penetration could increase to 25–30% of institutional real estate by 2030, positioning the country among the fastest-growing REIT markets globally.

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