The Motley Fool

MAY 18, 2024

According to the latest Crypto Wealth Report from Henley & Partners, there were 40,500 Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) millionaires in the world at the end of last year. That's more than any other cryptocurrency, and it's not even close. So we know that Bitcoin definitely has a track record of creating crypto millionaires. But that was then, this is now. Nearly a decade ago, some investors became millionaires by investing when Bitcoin was still trading for less than $1,000.

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Blackstone News

MAY 17, 2024

Reinforces CoreWeave’s market position as the AI hyperscaler Builds on CoreWeave’s significant momentum, evidenced by over $12 billion raised from equity and debt investors over the last 12 months Historic financing builds on the Company’s recently announced $1.1 billion Series C and $2.3 billion debt raise in 2023 Investment represents one of the largest private financings in history New funding will be used to support the market’s unprecedented demand for CoreWeave’s specialized AI cloud infra

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The Motley Fool

MAY 17, 2024

Like bargains? Most people do. Whether you're talking about groceries, airplane tickets, or automobiles, the lower the price, the better the buy. Bargain prices aren't limited to physical goods though. Stocks can be bargains as well. Billionaire investor Warren Buffett largely became a billionaire, in fact, by buying value stocks as a means of maximizing the long-term bang he gets for his investment buck.

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The Big Picture

MAY 16, 2024

The Misery Index — the combination of Inflation and unemployment — failed as a bearish criticism of the economy. Unemployment remains at 60-year lows, and Inflation has plummeted from 9% down to the 3s. If you have a bearish mindset , and seek confirmation of that perspective, then the next economic critique after the Misery Index you try on for size is “Stagflation.” We have heard the S-word from Jamie Dimon , Stanley Druckenmiller , Bank of America , Barclays , Fox , Ma

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A Wealth of Common Sense

MAY 14, 2024

A lot of investors have abandoned international diversification (or at least strongly considered it) in recent years. I understand why this is happening. The U.S. stock market has destroyed all comers ever since the Great Financial Crisis ended. Since 2009, a total U.S. stock market index fund is up more than 660% while a total international index fund is up more like 180%.

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FinSMEs

MAY 17, 2024

Turbine, a Budapest, Hungary-based predictive simulation company that is building a platform for interpreting human biology, received an investment from Accenture (NYSE: ACN), through Accenture Ventures. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. The company intends to use the funds to further extend its capabilities to global biopharma companies that can benefit from its ability […] The post Turbine Receives Investment from Accenture appeared first on FinSMEs.

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Private Equity Wire

MAY 17, 2024

Aflac Global Investments, the asset management subsidiary of Aflac Incorporated, has agreed to pay around $100m to acquire a 40% stake in San Francisco-based lower middle-market direct lender Tree Line Capital Partners. Tree Line will retain investment and operational control, with Quimby and Schroeder continuing to manage the business and serving on its board of directors.

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Financial Times: Moral Money

MAY 15, 2024

Companies are becoming ever craftier in their efforts to pose as more climate-friendly than they are

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A Wealth of Common Sense

MAY 17, 2024

These are the trailing total returns for the U.S. stock market1 over various time frames: Year to date: +11% One year: +30% Five years: +94% Ten years: +223% Fifteen years: +679% Not bad considering we’ve had two bear markets in the past four years. If you put $10,000 into the U.S. stock market five years ago, your money has essentially doubled: Now look at the returns by year: 2019: +31% 2020: +21% 2021: +26% 2022.

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FinSMEs

MAY 16, 2024

trawa, a Berlin, Germany-based green energy provider, raised €10M in Seed funding. The round, which brought the total amount to over $12M, was led by Balderton Capital. AENU also participated in the round, alongside previous investors Speedinvest, Magnetic and TinyVC. The company intends to use the funds to expand its AI technology and build out […] The post trawa Raises €10M in Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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Private Equity Wire

MAY 16, 2024

Private Equity Wire’s Private Credit European Summit provides an opportunity to engage in high-quality, face-to-face interactions between Limited Partners (LPs) and General Partners (GPs) through a meticulously curated programme of panel sessions and roundtable discussions. Starting at 9.00am BST today, (Thursday, 16 May) this one-day event includes a series of panel discussions, fireside chats, and expert-led roundtables featuring key figures including: Amit Bahri, Co-Head, Direct Lending

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Financial Times M&A

MAY 17, 2024

Michael Flacks wants to transform the facility into a cargo, repair and maintenance hub

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A Wealth of Common Sense

MAY 12, 2024

Demographics are destiny but the reactions to that destiny aren’t set in stone. Take a look at how things have changed from 2010 to today along with where we’re going in the future: The largest age brackets today are in the 30-34 and 35-39 range. Hello millennials. By the 2030s and 2040s the largest cohorts will be in their 30s to 50s. But look at how the older buckets will slowly fill up over time.

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MAY 16, 2024

Sine Digital, a London, UK-based independent performance marketing agency, raised $2.5m in Seed funding. The investment came from No Guarantees Productions, a theatrical production company. The funding will accelerate the agency’s U.S. growth and the development of new tools and technologies. With this funding, the agency is investing in two key areas of growth: Founded in 2017 and […] The post Sine Digital Raises $2.5M in Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 17, 2024

When people think of artificial intelligence (AI), they gravitate to graphics processing unit (GPU) chip leader Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) -- and rightly so. Nvidia currently has a huge lead making the chips needed for today's most advanced AI applications. But AI benefits will offer growth opportunities for lots of tech companies that haven't seen their stocks run as far and fast as Nvidia.

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Private Equity Wire

MAY 17, 2024

Blackstone Growth and affiliated funds will acquire a majority stake in business software provider Priority Software from private equity firms TA Associates and Fortissimo Capital, who are both retiring a minority interest in the business. According to a press statement, Blackstone’s investment will help build on the company’s position at the forefront of the ERP software market and support its further growth across industries and markets.

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Financial Times M&A

MAY 13, 2024

Australian giant increased all-share share offer by 15 per cent but was rebuffed by UK rival

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The Motley Fool

MAY 18, 2024

Nikola (NASDAQ: NKLA) , a producer of electric semi trucks, saw its market cap hit $28.8 billion as its stock hit its record high of $79.73 on June 9, 2020. But at the time of this writing, it trades at about $0.56 a share with a market cap of $750 million. The stock collapsed after the company missed its own production estimates; its founder and former CEO, Trevor Milton, was convicted of securities and wire fraud; and it recalled nearly all of its trucks following a series of battery fires in

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The Motley Fool

MAY 18, 2024

Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR) has been a divisive stock ever since it went public via a direct listing in September 2020. The bulls were initially impressed by the data mining firm's robust growth, the stickiness of its government contracts, and the growth potential of its commercial business. Its ability to aggregate data from disparate sources to help its clients make smarter data-driven decisions also made it a promising play on the artificial intelligence (AI) market.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 18, 2024

Investing in solid companies and holding them for a long time is a robust strategy that could help investors significantly boost their wealth in the long run and construct a million-dollar portfolio. This strategy allows investors to capitalize on disruptive and secular growth trends, as well as benefit from the power of compounding. For instance, a $10,000 investment in shares of Nvidia a decade ago is now worth a whopping $1.94 million.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 18, 2024

Thirteen years ago, military aerospace and shipbuilding giant Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) made the strategic decision to jettison its shipbuilding unit and focus its business on aerospace instead. At the time of the spinoff, the rejected unit, Huntington Ingalls (NYSE: HII) , was valued at approximately $2.5 billion in market capitalization, leaving the rest of Northrop Grumman with about a $14 billion market cap.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 17, 2024

Image source: The Motley Fool/Upsplash There are many great options for investors looking to earn money. One option that's gained in popularity lately is opening a certificate of deposit (CD). Some CD rates pay annual percentage yields (APYs) of more than 5%, but is a CD the best place to grow your money? Probably not. Here's how much a 5% CD would have earned you over the past two years compared to the stock market's gains.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 18, 2024

The Dow Jones Industrial Average, more than 125 years old, is one of the major U.S. stock market indexes. And although it contains just 30 components -- compared to hundreds for the S&P 500 and thousands for the Nasdaq Composite -- the Dow is still seen as a good benchmark for the broader market, especially through the lens of blue chip companies.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 17, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) stocks are zooming. Even the private market is going like gangbusters. Right now, more than one-fifth of all venture capital funding is going toward AI start-ups, According to a report from Crunchbase. Want to get involved? Here are two AI stocks that have minted a sizable number of new millionaires in recent months. 1. Nvidia: This 1 stock is the king of AI No list of red-hot AI stocks would be complete without Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA).

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The Motley Fool

MAY 18, 2024

If you've been reading the news about Social Security recently, you've probably noticed that the headlines are pretty frightening. Specifically, you've likely heard that the most recent Trustees Report comes with a warning that the trust fund supporting the benefits program is slated to run short. If and when this happens, an automatic benefit cut is a very real possibility since Social Security isn't allowed to borrow and can only pay benefits out of revenue coming in.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 18, 2024

Millions of seniors today are enrolled in Medicare. Without it, they'd no doubt have to scramble to find affordable health coverage. You may be gearing up to enroll in Medicare yourself. But if you're worried about botching the process, here are a few rules to be aware of. 1. You can sign up before your 65th birthday You're generally eligible for Medicare coverage starting at age 65.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 18, 2024

You're, of course, familiar with e-commerce giant Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). It's one of the world's biggest companies (as measured by market cap), while its stock is one of the market's best-performing equities since the company went public back in 1997, up nearly 250,000% from that point. You may even be a shareholder. As the adage goes, though, past performance is no guarantee of future results.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 17, 2024

Social Security benefits help millions of seniors to afford necessities, especially as far too many people don't have enough retirement savings. Unfortunately, these benefits don't do a great job of providing for all of the financial needs of retirees. That's because most people need to replace around 70% to 80% of pre-retirement income at a minimum when retiring, while Social Security benefits typically replace only about 40% of what you were earning before you retired.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 17, 2024

If you've got money sitting in the bank that you can afford to invest in the stock market today, targeting dividend stocks can be a great move to make right now. Many investors have been putting money into bonds and high-yielding assets which are less risky than stocks. But with interest rates potentially coming down later this year, that could push the pendulum back in the other direction; dividend stocks could soon be hot buys again.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 18, 2024

There are lots of wonderful things about Social Security. For example, almost every American worker can qualify for it easily, and you don't have to save and invest over decades in order to earn it. (You're simply taxed throughout your earning life, thereby contributing to the pool of funds from which beneficiaries are paid.) One of the best things about Social Security is that it offers regular cost-of-living adjustments -- or "COLAs.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 18, 2024

When it comes to building a portfolio, it is smart to first build a foundation with exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and/or index funds. However, today I am going to look at 10 individual dividend stocks I would buy that not only give me diversification, but also give me a mix of growth and more income. One of those dividend stocks includes Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT).

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The Motley Fool

MAY 17, 2024

PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) was a huge winner after it was spun off from eBay in July 2015. From that point up until its peak price in July 2021, the shares skyrocketed 740% as the company rapidly expanded. But slower revenue and user gains, coupled with a general wariness of growth-oriented and tech-focused businesses, have sent the fintech stock cratering.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 16, 2024

Image source: The Motley Fool/Upsplash After years of near-zero interest rates on bank savings accounts, Americans are getting more savvy with their cash. Instead of leaving money in an account that pays almost interest, more people are moving money to certificates of deposit (CDs) -- recent reporting from Bloomberg shows that the amount of money held in U.S. commercial bank "large CDs" (CDs of $100,000 or more) increased by $615 billion during 2023, reaching a total of $2.26 trillion.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 17, 2024

From 401(k) plans to 403(b) plans, there is a long list of retirement savings accounts you can potentially tap. But there's one in particular that I believe can be the best option for many people. It requires a little extra work, but the long-term benefits will be tremendous. If you can, use this one powerful retirement savings account My favorite retirement savings account is a Roth 401(k).

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