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2026 Montana economy outlook? It’s complicated.
milescitystar64d ago

2026 Montana economy outlook? It’s complicated.

Montana’s economy is likely to follow a path similar to 2025, though the chance of a recession is more unlikely in 2026 than previously anticipated, the Bureau of Business and Economic Research said at a seminar this week.

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Ionic Asset Allocate Portfolio Outperforms Benchmark Since 2025
smestreet64d ago

Ionic Asset Allocate Portfolio Outperforms Benchmark Since 2025

Ionic Asset, a portfolio management company, has delivered 30% returns for its ‘Ionic Allocate Portfolio (Moderate) PMS investment approach, since its inception in April 2025. This performance is driven by the right selection of investment instruments, meaningful allocations and timely execution across asset classes.Back tested data from January 2006 to December 2025 reinforces the value of disciplined multi-asset portfolios. A managed, allocation-led approach may have reduced portfolio volatility by nearly 13% while delivering more resilient outcomes across market cycles. During periods of elevated stress, including 2008, 2015, 2020, and 2021, diversified portfolios could have moderated downside by 2–5 percentage points versus unmanaged strategies. The data highlights asset allocation as a structural stabiliser, supporting capital resilience over time rather than short-term performance pursuits.Shobhit Mathur, Executive Director, Ionic Asset said “Allocate addresses the core challenges HNI investors face today in managing personal portfolios. Most people can’t get all three things going right for them, i.e. identifying the right asset mix, shortlisting right fund or stock and allocation, all planned and taken to timely execution. In doing so, it helps investors stay anchored to long-term outcomes, then focusing on short-term fluctuations, recent performance, or behavioural biases that often derail portfolio decisions.”Gaurav Aggarwal, Lead Investment Strategist, Ionic Asset, said, “Allocate reflects the belief that long-term wealth creation is not built by reacting to market noise but by maintaining discipline and science-based asset allocation. Hence, we work towards achieving sustainable alpha for our clients based on consistency of execution through market cycles.”Ionic Asset Allocate offers three distinct investment approaches strategies, each designed to address different risk profile while retaining a common institutional grade multi-asset portfolio framework which continuously strives to deliver better risk adjusted returns to investors within defined risk thresholds. For Jan’ 26Ionic Asset will be reporting an AUM of Rs 7.5 billion with Allocate taking the lead in AUM and clients.PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE (%)Particulars1M3M6M1YInceptionIonic Allocate Portfolio – Moderate5.713.022.8#29.9Nifty 50 Hybrid Composite Debt 50:50 Index (Benchmark)-1.7-0.81.5#5.5Alpha over Benchmark7.413.821.30.024.4

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Tenable (NASDAQ:TENB) Shares Gap Up Following Earnings Beat
defenseworld64d ago

Tenable (NASDAQ:TENB) Shares Gap Up Following Earnings Beat

Tenable Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:TENB – Get Free Report) shares gapped up prior to trading on Thursday after the company announced better than expected quarterly earnings. The stock had previously closed at $19.72, but opened at $21.06. Tenable shares last traded at $21.5580, with a volume of 2,331,375 shares. The company reported $0.48 earnings per share [...]

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Franklin U.S. Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF (NASDAQ:LVHD) Sees Strong Trading Volume Following Dividend Announcement
defenseworld64d ago

Franklin U.S. Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF (NASDAQ:LVHD) Sees Strong Trading Volume Following Dividend Announcement

Franklin U.S. Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF (NASDAQ:LVHD – Get Free Report) shares saw unusually-strong trading volume on Thursday after the company announced a dividend. Approximately 100,385 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 77% from the previous session’s volume of 56,798 shares.The stock last traded at $43.1190 and had previously closed at [...]

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ITT (NYSE:ITT) Hits New 52-Week High Following Strong Earnings
defenseworld64d ago

ITT (NYSE:ITT) Hits New 52-Week High Following Strong Earnings

ITT Inc. (NYSE:ITT – Get Free Report)’s share price hit a new 52-week high during trading on Thursday following a better than expected earnings announcement. The company traded as high as $205.71 and last traded at $201.06, with a volume of 571454 shares. The stock had previously closed at $185.15. The conglomerate reported $1.85 earnings [...]

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