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Dividend stocks: IIFL Finance, Mastek, 2 other stocks to trade ex-dividend today

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Shares of IIFL Finance Ltd, Kddl Ltd, Ksolves India Ltd, Mastek Ltd, Arnold Holdings Ltd, and Dolphin Offshore Enterprises (India) Ltd  will be in focus when the stock market opens on Thursday (January 25).

The Board of Directors of these companies have declared an interim dividend, stock split, and shares buyback for the eligible shareholders. 

The record date by the 6 companies to ascertain the eligibility of shareholders for their respective issues has been fixed on January 25.

Interim Dividend

IIFL Finance: The company has declared an interim dividend of 4 per equity share of the face value of 2 each for the financial year 2023-24.

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In a stock exchange filing, IIFL Finance said: “Pursuant to the provisions of Regulation 42 of the SEBI Listing Regulations, the Board has fixed Thursday, January 25, 2024 as record date. The said interim dividend will be paid/dispatched on or before February 15, 2024.”

IIFL Finance shares will trade ex-dividend on Thursday.

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Kddl: The company has declared an interim dividend of 58 per equity share. The Board of Directors of KDDL Ltd at its meeting held on January 18 had considered and declared interim dividend of 58 per equity share, which amounts to 580% of face value of 10 each, for the financial year 2023-24.

Kddl shares will trade ex-dividend on  Thursday.

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Ksolves India: The company has declared an interim dividend of 7.50 per equity share.

In a stock exchange filing, Ksolves India said: “We would like to inform you that the Board of Directors of the Company at its meeting held today i.e., Thursday, January 18, 2024, inter-alia considered and declared 2nd interim dividend of Rs.7.50/- per share for financial year 2023-24 on its fully paid-up Equity share Capital of the Company.”

Shares of Ksolves India will trade ex-dividend on  Thursday.

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Mastek: The company has declared an interim dividend of 7 per equity share for the financial year 2023-24. On Wednesday, Mastek shares ended 0.40% higher at 2,684.45 apiece on the BSE.

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Shares of Mastek will trade ex-dividend on Thursday.

Share Buyback

Arnold Holdings: The company has declared buy back of up to 63 lakh fully paid-up equity shares.

The company’s board had approved to buyback up to 63,00,000 fully paid-up equity shares of face value of 10 each at 21 per equity share for an aggregate amount of 13.23 crore.

Arnold Holdings shares will trade ex-buyback on Thursday.

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Stock Split

Dolphin Offshore Enterprises (India): The company has declared stock split from 10 per equity share to 1 per equity share. The record date for the share split has been fixed on Thursday, January 25. 

Under the scheme, shareholders will get 10 equity shares of face value Re 1 each for every one Dolphin Offshore Enterprises share they hold of face value 10 each. 

Shares of Dolphin Offshore Enterprises (India) will trade ex-split today. 

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The Secret to Making Successful Financial New Year’s Resolutions – NerdWallet

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The investing information provided on this page is for educational purposes only. NerdWallet, Inc. does not offer advisory or brokerage services, nor does it recommend or advise investors to buy or sell particular stocks, securities or other investments.

The start of a new year can bring a surge of motivation around setting new goals, including financial resolutions.

One way to help those goals become reality, financial experts say, is to make them as specific as possible. Then, track your progress, while allowing flexibility for unexpected challenges.

“It’s easier to track progress when we know where we are going,” says Sylvie Scowcroft, a certified financial planner and founder of The Financial Grove in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

That’s why she encourages her clients to set clearly defined goals, often related to paying off a specific debt, saving a certain amount per month or improving their credit score.

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Here are more tips from financial experts about crafting 2025 financial goals:

Pick your top priorities

Trying to accomplish too much can feel overwhelming. Instead, pick your priorities, says Cathleen Tobin, CFP and owner of Moonbridge Financial Design in Rhinebeck, New York.

She suggests focusing on those big, often emotionally-driven goals to find motivation.

“It’s more compelling than just a number,” she says. For example, do you want to make sure you’re on track for retirement or save money for a house? “Start there.”

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Be as specific as possible

Scowcroft says she sees clients get tripped up by selecting overly broad goals, such as “get better with money.” Instead, she encourages people to select specific action items, such as “sign up for a budgeting tool and set aside time each month to learn where my money is going.”

That level of specificity provides direction so you know what steps to take next, she adds. For example, if your top priority is to become debt-free, then your specific goal might be to pay off an extra $200 of your debt balance each month.

Tobin says labeling savings accounts so they correspond with goals can also help. An emergency fund could be named something like “Peace of mind in 2025,” so you remember why you’re saving every time you make a transfer.

“It’s more motivating than just ‘emergency fund,’” Tobin says.

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Track your progress

Measuring your progress as the year unfolds is also a critical component of successful goal setting, Tobin says.

She compares it to weight loss. If you want to lose 20 pounds by June, then you need to lose about a pound a week for the first six months of the year. Similarly, she says it helps to break savings goals into microsteps that specify what you need to do each week.

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Schedule a weekly or monthly check-in with yourself to make sure you are meeting those smaller goals along the way. You might want to review your debt payoff progress or check your credit score, for example.

“Being able to break it down into steps that can be done each week or twice a month really helps,” Tobin says.

Automate where you can

If your goal is to save more money, then setting up an automatic transfer each month can help turn that goal into reality, as long as you know you have the money in your checking account to spare.

“It reduces the mental load,” says Mike Hunsberger, CFP and owner of Next Mission Financial Planning in St. Charles, Missouri, where he primarily supports veterans and current members of the military.

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He recommends starting small to ease into the change.

“I wouldn’t jump to double what you’re currently saving,” he says. For example, when it comes to saving in a retirement account, if you’re starting with a 3% contribution, you might want to bump it up to 4%, then slowly increase it from there.

“My number one piece of advice is to start small, but make sure you scale over time,” Hunsberger adds. “Because it’s gradual, you probably won’t notice it impacting your lifestyle.”

Adjust as needed

“Stay flexible,” Scowcroft says. “Part of it is just being kind to yourself and not being too rigid.”

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When unexpected challenges come up, such as a big unplanned expense, you might have to pause making progress on your goal and reset.

You might even need to change your goal. Scowcroft says that doesn’t mean you “failed,” just that life changed your plans. Dwelling on any negativity won’t help your forward progress.

Team up with a friend

Sharing your goals with a friend can also make it easier to reach them, Scowcroft says.

“It really helps to have an accountability buddy,” she says.

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She suggests putting a regular “money date” with your friend on the calendar so you can ask each other how you’re doing, brainstorm any challenges or even budget together side-by-side.

“It’s a fun excuse to meet up with a friend.”

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I’m not financially literate. Here’s how I could be. – The Boston Globe

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I’m not financially literate. Here’s how I could be. – The Boston Globe

If you asked me what the process for setting up a Roth IRA looked like, I doubt I could offer you a thorough response. The same goes for mortgages and loans and interest. When I had to fill out my first W-9 form, I was admittedly more than a bit confused.

In short, financial literacy isn’t my forte. And that’s because, like many Massachusetts public school students, I’ve never had to take any sort of personal finance class.

Indeed, throughout the debates over eliminating MCAS as a graduation requirement for high schoolers, we heard quite a bit about the state’s educational gold standard. So is it not the least bit shameful, or at least embarrassing, that our state does not require high school students to take a financial literacy class when a majority of states do?

Absolutely. And it needs to change.

Twenty-six states, including Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Connecticut, have passed legislation making a personal finance course mandatory for high school students. Meanwhile, Massachusetts received an “F” from the Champlain College Center for Financial Literacy, which released a report card in 2023 evaluating how each “state delivers personal finance education in its public high schools.” In addition, a 2023 report card(link?) from the American Public Education Foundation gave the state a “C” for its financial literacy requirements — a score worse than or equal to all but six states.

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Meanwhile, across the state, credit card and student loan debt have spiked to eye-popping levels. As of the second quarter of this year, the average Massachusetts resident had a credit card balance of $8,556 and $33,710.38 in student loan debt. The latter is particularly troubling for young people like myself. For the next four years, countless high school seniors throughout the Commonwealth will be attending college, paying tens of thousands of dollars on top of day-to-day expenses.

The need for personal finance courses in Massachusetts is tremendous — a need that, as per a 2021 report from the state’s Office of Economic Empowerment, is recognized almost universally among teachers and, importantly, students.

Yet, as a result of being taught next to nothing about personal finances, many of us are left ill-prepared for these new circumstances. Our understanding of credit cards is limited to, as State Treasurer Deb Goldberg so eloquently articulated to GBH, “The parent puts a plastic card into the wallet and boom: out comes money.” And so the cycle of taking out loans, accumulating massive debt, and working for years before being able to pay it off persists.

Why perpetuate the cycle when it is so clear that these classes work? According to a 2021 Ramsey Solutions survey, among the teenagers who have completed a personal finance class, nearly 80 percent said that they’ve created a monthly budget for themselves, 94 percent felt confident about saving money, and 87 percent understood how to pay income taxes. And, as noted in the OEE’s report, personal finance courses are tools that “increase social mobility for low-income or immigrant students.” Requiring such classes really couldn’t make much more sense.

At my own high school, Brookline High School, financial literacy is offered in the form of a popular elective, “The World of Money: Practical Studies in Finance and Investment,” which “integrates the basic principles of economics, money management, investing, and technology,” according to the course catalog. Every spring, as course selection rolls around, hundreds of students eye this semester-long course, but with only so many spots, most cannot take it — and, consequently, miss out on an opportunity to learn about financial literacy.

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Recognizing the imminent need to educate ourselves on matters of taxes, loans, investments, and more, several members of Brookline High School’s Student Council, including myself, have proposed amendments to our student handbook that would incorporate a financial literacy component in our graduation requirements and incorporate personal finance lessons into our weekly advisory classes. Our work would ensure that such important life skills are accessible to all students, not merely for those lucky enough to find a place in the class.

But while such efforts are certainly a step in the right direction on this issue, they are not enough. Financial literacy should not be a privilege for schools with a proactive student body; it is a fundamental aspect of our lives, and our state’s education system must begin reflecting that. The state must require personal finance courses for graduation — it’s the smartest investment we can make.

Ravin Bhatia is a senior at Brookline High School.

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NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. Announces Series A Preferred Stock Dividend

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NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. Announces Series A Preferred Stock Dividend

DALLAS, Dec. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. (NYSE: NREF) (the “Company”) today announced a dividend for its 8.50% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (NYSE: NREF PRA) of $0.53125 per share. The dividend will be payable on January 27, 2025, to stockholders of record at the close of business on January 15, 2025.

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About NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc.

NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc., is a publicly traded REIT, with its common stock and Series A Preferred Stock listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “NREF” and “NREF PRA,” respectively, primarily focused on originating, structuring and investing in first-lien mortgage loans, mezzanine loans, preferred equity, convertible notes, multifamily properties and common equity investments, as well as multifamily and single-family rental commercial mortgage-backed securities securitizations, promissory notes and mortgage-backed securities. More information about the Company is available at nref.nexpoint.com.

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