The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

You may have seen your utility bills rise recently. In Ohio, for instance, customers on the standard service offering plans from their local utilities typically saw their electric rates rise anywhere from 58% to 88% earlier this year. That's painful, especially for those of us who don't have unlimited funds. As rough as it can be to pay utility bills these days, it's important to recognize that you really can't control the utilities.

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PE Hub

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Riverside is selling the Australian business, which develops simulation software for power companies, to Blackstone and Vista. The post Inside the exit: Riverside invested in tech and talent to grow Energy Exemplar appeared first on PE Hub.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Image source: Getty Images When times get tough, it appears that Americans start their own businesses. In fact, according to CBS News, about 5 million businesses were launched in the U.S. in 2022 alone. Since the pandemic began in 2020, Americans have created 15 million new businesses. While getting a business off the ground is challenging, there are grants available to help entrepreneurs get ahead.

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PE Hub

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

PAT has opportunity to grow thanks to a deficit of towers in Nigeria as well as the country’s growing use of mobile data, says DPI’s Adefolarin Ogunsanya and Verod’s Daniel Adeoye. The post DPI and Verod plan to triple Pan African Towers’ footprint appeared first on PE Hub.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Once you turn 65, you're eligible to sign up for health coverage under Medicare. And at that point, you can choose to stick with original Medicare (Parts A, B, and D) or Medicare Advantage. Medicare Advantage is often hailed as a more cost-effective alternative to original Medicare. And one thing enrollees tend to like about it is that Medicare Advantage plans limit your out-of-pocket spending on an annual basis, whereas with original Medicare, you don't get that same guarantee.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2023

KKR aims to help the company grow organically and through add-ons, The post KKR buys from Gryphon, Siris buys from Bertram, and Riverside sells to Blackstone and Vista appeared first on PE Hub.

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Indian private equity fund True North said on Monday it has raised more than $120.13m as it forays into the fast-growing private credit sector. The company plans to do deals ranging from $9.75m to $26m with mid-size companies, aiming for a return of 15%-18%, it said in a statement. The platform, set up in 2022, aims to close a funding deal by Dec. 31, the firm said The fund raise comes at a time when a growing number of Indian investors are expanding their private credit business, in a move to

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Inflation has fallen from its peak, but many Americans are still struggling with elevated prices. The 2023 Retirement Confidence Survey from independent firm Greenwald Research found that 58% of retirees worry they will need to make substantial spending cuts to compensate for inflation, and 30% lack confidence in their ability to keep up with rising prices even if they make cuts.

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

London-based Statera Energy, an energy storage and flexible generation developer and operator, announced recently that it has secured up to £300m of debt financing through a syndicate led by Lloyds Bank. The initial £144m from EQT will fund Statera’s Thurrock Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), providing the UK with an additional 300MW (600MWh) of flexible storage capacity.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) is the largest entertainment company in the world, with an unmatched content library and a varied set of reliable revenue drivers. It's one of those stocks you can count on. Or is it? Disney has been plagued by one problem after another in recent years, and hopeful investors keep experiencing setbacks. Disney stock is up 10% this year after investors reacted positively to its most recent earnings results, but it's still down 35% over the past three years.

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Arvinas, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company specializing in protein degradation-based treatments, has announced the successful arrangement of a private placement deal which is expected to generate approximately $350m. The deal involves the sale of around 12.96 million common stock shares at $21.36 each, alongside pre-funded warrants for an additional 3.42 million shares at a nearly identical price, with immediate exercisability at $0.001 per share.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

In today's video, I discuss recent updates impacting Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) , Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) , and Intel (NASDAQ: INTC). Check out the short video to learn more, consider subscribing, and click the special offer link below. *Stock prices used were the after-market prices of Nov. 24, 2023. The video was published on Nov. 26, 2023. 10 stocks we like better than Nvidia When our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen.

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Two of Australia’s largest pension investors pledged to pour $19bn into UK and European markets in coming years, as the industry increasingly looks for opportunities overseas. IFM Investors, owned by some of Australia’s biggest pension funds, will spend £10bn ($12.6bn) on infrastructure and energy transition projects in the UK by 2027, under an agreement announced with the government there.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

"Be prepared, work hard, and hope for a little luck. Recognize that the harder you work and the better prepared you are, the more luck you might have." -- Ed Bradley Those words of wisdom apply to many aspects of life, such as sports and your career. They apply very much to investing as well. If you work hard -- perhaps by reading widely -- you can become a savvy investor, able to spot red flags and green flags in financial statements and identify high-quality, growing companies.

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

L3Harris Technologies is selling its commercial aviation solutions business to private equity firm TJC L.P. for $800m, the defense company said on Monday. The deal includes a $700m cash purchase price and a $100m earnout based on the achievement of certain financial performance targets for this year and 2024. The commercial aviation solutions business of L3Harris offers pilot training, flight data analytics, avionics and advanced air mobility products and services and has around 1,450 employees.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) and Marathon Digital (NASDAQ: MARA) represent two very different ways to invest in the Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) market. Coinbase is one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, and it facilitates trades of Bitcoin, Ether (CRYPTO: ETH) , Tether (CRYPTO: USDT) , and other crypto assets. Marathon is a Bitcoin miner that mines its own Bitcoin with a massive fleet of high-end application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) miners.

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The Big Picture

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

This weekend Jeff Sommer discussed a DFA research paper on market timing; both are well worth your time to read. The broad strokes are: Market timing is extremely difficult, very few people (if any) do it consistently well. Not only are the odds stacked against you, but very often systems that have successfully timed the market have been simply lucky, and do not succeed in out-of-sample tests.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Invest long enough and you'll experience the stock market's ups and downs. For long-term investors, finding quality companies you can invest in through the good and bad times is important to building wealth. For dividend investors, that's especially so. A great business can pay dividends during tough times and keep raising them. Industrial conglomerate Illinois Tool Works (NYSE: ITW) is a great example.

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FinSMEs

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Cloudsmith, a Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK-based software supply chain management company, raised $11M in Series A2 funding. The round was led by MMC Ventures. Led by CEO Glenn Weinstein, Cloudsmith offers a cloud-based software supply chain management platform which provides a comprehensive suite of artifact storage, management, and distribution solutions, allowing developers and companies to […] The post Cloudsmith Raises $11M in Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian compares Rivian (NASDAQ: RIVN) and Lucid (NASDAQ: LCID) on critical financial metrics, including valuation, to determine which is the better EV stock to buy today. *Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Nov. 25, 2023. The video was published on Nov. 27, 2023. 10 stocks we like better than Rivian Automotive When our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen.

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FinSMEs

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

RepeatMD, a Houston, TX-based SaaS company leveraging inbound revenue to increase sales for aesthetic and wellness practices, raised $50M in Series A funding. The round, which was co-led by Centana Growth Partners and Full In Partners with participation from PROOF, and Mercury Fund, also included a $10m debt facility from Silicon Valley Bank. The company […] The post RepeatMD Raises $50M in Series A Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

2023 has been a solid year for the stock market overall, but it remains to be seen if we've truly started another bull market. But there are some stocks that look extremely promising over the long run, throughout the next bull market and for years beyond. With that in mind, here are two truly disruptive companies that have executed very well in recent years despite difficult market conditions.

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The Big Picture

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

My back-to-work morning reads: • How to Tweak Your Investments for a More Normal Market : Convert a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA; Higher interest rates means cash gets a respectable yield; Revisit concentrated positions; consider adding international stocks; buy longer-dated Treasuries. ( Barron’s ) • Economists May Have Been Flying Blind All Along : Declining response rates to official surveys raise the possibility that government and central bank officials have been making decisions bas

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The stock market has risen impressively so far in 2023, thanks to multiple reasons, such as a resilient U.S. economy and slowing inflation, which could keep the Federal Reserve from raising interest rates further. Some analysts are predicting the market will make further gains in 2024. The S&P 500 index has gained 18% so far this year. Technology stocks, meanwhile, have delivered stronger gains, with the Nasdaq Composite index rising 36% so far in 2023.

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XY Planning Network

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

October ended with the S&P 500, Russell 3000, MSCI World Ex USA, MSCI Emerging Markets, and DJ Global Select REIT in the negative for 1-month and 3-month periods, so some clients will certainly be ready for us to answer the question, “What is it this time?” The beauty of our approach—building investment strategies based on academic research and rebalancing back to the target risk tolerance as markets move—is that we can find comfort in these times by revisiting the core tenets of our belief

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Share prices of Symbotic (NASDAQ: SYM) soared 40% on Nov. 21 after the warehouse automation company posted its latest earnings report. For the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023, which ended on Sept. 30, its revenue rose 60% year over year to $391.9 million and beat analysts' estimates by $85.1 million. Its net loss widened from $5.5 million to $6.2 million, or $0.08 per share, but still cleared the consensus forecast by a nickel.

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AltAssets

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

YFM Equity Partners has closed its Buyout Fund III at £95.5m, well over its target of £80m - a record fundraise for the UK firm. The post YFM lands £95.5m for its largest buyout fund yet first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

November has been a busy month for stocks. Major indexes have soared on generally positive earnings reports and macroeconomic data that have convinced investors that the Federal Reserve is done raising interest rates. Specifically, the October Consumer Price Index was cooler than expected, leading to stocks soaring on Nov. 14 as investors adjusted their interest rate forecasts.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

NVM Private Equity has sold its stake in Reading-based Pareto FM, an ESG-driven provider of technical and facilities services to the built environment, in a deal that achieved a 4.2x return for its investors. Pareto FM is a technical led, customer centric, facilities management company based in the UK. We operate with an entirely flexible model that allows us to build our service solution around each organisation we partner with.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian reviews Nvidia's latest earnings report and answers if Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock is a buy for long-term investors who are looking to capitalize on the artificial intelligence (AI) trend. *Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Nov. 25, 2023. The video was published on Nov. 27, 2023. 10 stocks we like better than Nvidia When our analyst team has a stock tip, it can pay to listen.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

YFM Equity Partners (YFM) has held the final close of its Buyout Fund III, with £95.5 million of committed funds and a high percentage of new entrepreneurial investors in place. The fund exceeded its original £80 million target and achieved a first time YFM investor rate of 33%. This close also marks the highest amount raised to-date by a YFM Buyout Fund.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

For the better part of six decades, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett has been putting on a show for Wall Street. Since taking over in the mid-1960s, the "Oracle of Omaha," as he's now affably known by investors, has overseen a greater than 4,400,000% aggregate return in his company's Class A shares (BRK.A). For those of you without a calculator, were talking about a nearly 20% annualized return spanning six decades.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

True North, an India headquartered private equity fund has raised $120m for a private credit fund, according to a report by Reuters. The report noted that the company plans to do deals ranging from 750 million rupees to 2 billion rupees with mid-size companies, aiming for a return of 15%-18%, and that the the fund raise comes at a time when a growing number of Indian investors are expanding their private credit business, in a move to fill a void left by banks and non-bank lenders and mirroring a

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Warren Buffett is famous for taking a long view of the investments he selects for Berkshire Hathaway 's equity portfolio. In fact, when great businesses are coupled with great management teams, Berkshire's favorite holding period is forever. While Buffett makes stock purchases with the intention of holding them for a decade or longer, everyone enjoys rapid price appreciation.

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