The Motley Fool

JULY 28, 2023

The investment universe is filled with options for investors seeking dividend income. But since the goal of dividend investing is to boost your income and wealth significantly over the long haul, there are fewer viable investments than you'd think. Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) and Domino's Pizza (NYSE: DPZ) are two dividend payers that investors owe to themselves to think about buying for their portfolios.

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Entrepreneur - VC

JULY 27, 2023

After working myself to the bone pitching 300 people each day for one year, I came out of that experience as a new man — but surprisingly, an unhappier one. Here's what I learned.

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Insight Partners

JULY 27, 2023

Insight Partners Managing Directors Rebecca Liu-Doyle and Dionne Chingkoe have been named to GrowthCap’s list of the Top Women Leaders in Growth Investing of 2023.* Read the article and complete list of winners on the GrowthCap website here. * The award referenced herein is the opinion of the party conferring the award and not of Insight Partners. GrowthCap, LLC (“GrowthCap”), an independent third party that is not affiliated with Insight, issued the award.

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FinSMEs

JULY 27, 2023

Speediance, a New York-based smart fitness brand, raised nearly $10M in two funding rounds. The rounds were led by Oriza Seed and Haiyi Investment with participation from Frees Fund and Rongda CVC. The company intends to use the funds for product line improvement and market expansion. Established in December 2020, Speediance leverages its core technologies […] The post Speediance Raises Nearly $10M in Two Funding Rounds appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 28, 2023

Ford (NYSE: F) pared back its electric vehicle (EV) production targets on Thursday. The auto giant now expects to achieve an annual manufacturing rate of 600,000 EVs in 2024. Management had previously hoped to reach that pace by the end of 2023. Ford also warned that its EV business would generate losses of roughly $4.5 billion this year compared to prior guidance of $3 billion.

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Entrepreneur - VC

JULY 27, 2023

Gap named Richard Dickson, the president of Mattel, as its new CEO, aiming to achieve a revival amid challenges of declining sales and increased competition from online retailers.

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FinSMEs

JULY 27, 2023

Flipturn, a NYC-based provider of a unified EV fleet operations platform, raised $4.5M in seed funding. The round was led by Accel with participation from Comma Capital, Background Capital, and over thirty additional angel investors. The company intends to use the funds to build out its product and go-to-market team, to expand access to Flipturn […] The post Flipturn Raises $4.5M in Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 28, 2023

The United States has for years lost out in the tech manufacturing race, and a surprising change is now afoot. Semiconductor manufacturers, including Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE: TSM) , Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) , Samsung , Texas Instruments , and others have announced plans to open massive factories in the United States. Those moves represent a major victory for both the U.S. economy and the federal government, with the CHIPS Act helping to encourage domestic chip manufacturing.

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Entrepreneur - VC

JULY 28, 2023

Mark Zuckerberg experienced a remarkable boost in his wealth, with gains of up to $9 billion, after Meta's stock surged by 9% following a robust second-quarter earnings report.

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The Big Picture

JULY 26, 2023

One of the more foolish arguments 1 that seem to be emanating from the Fed about their intention to raise rates another quarter point today: The 2% inflation target that has been in place pretty much the entire post-financial crisis era. There is no empirical evidence showing 2% is the optimal long-run inflation target, given the Fed’s dual mandate of price stability and maximum employment.

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FinSMEs

JULY 27, 2023

Aethir, a Singapore-based Decentralized Cloud Infrastructure (DCI) company, raised an undisclosed amount in Pre-A funding, at USD$150M valuation. The round, which brought the total value raised to date to over USD$9m, was led by Sanctor Capital, Hashkey, Merit Circle, and CitizenX with participation from Mirana Ventures, Animoca Brands, Momentum6, Big Brain Holdings, Builder Capital, Tess Ventures, Maelstrom […] The post Aethir Closes Pre-A Funding Round at USD$150M Valuation appeared firs

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The Motley Fool

JULY 28, 2023

Social Security is an important retirement income source. The more money you receive from Social Security, the less you must take out of your savings and the more cash you'll have to enjoy life. You can substantially increase your monthly payment by avoiding early filing penalties and earning delayed retirement credits. Image source: Getty Images. What are early filing penalties and delayed retirement credits?

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Entrepreneur - VC

JULY 28, 2023

Jobs related to AI and machine learning are commanding generous salaries. Netflix is offering up to $900,000 for a product manager on its Machine Learning Platform and $650,000 for a technical director in its Game Studio focusing on AI/ML technology.

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The Big Picture

JULY 25, 2023

Over the weekend, I noticed someone was wrong on the internet. Anthony Pompliano is a crypto fan who has amassed a huge (1.6 million) following on Twitter. As the Tweet (X?) above shows, he made a newbie error looking at the performance of the S&P500: He left out dividends, thereby omitting most of the returns. I replied 1 to the tweet, politely pointing out that my colleague Ben Carlson had previously explained that “since 1928, equity market returns including dividends are 70% higher than

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FinSMEs

JULY 27, 2023

Finicast, a San Mateo, CA-based provider of a SaaS enterprise collaborative planning platform , raised $12.8M in Seed funding. The round was led by Celesta Capital. The company intends to use the funds for product development and go-to-market activities for its collaborative Financial Planning and Analysis platform. Led by CEO Daniel Reif, Finicast provides a […] The post Finicast Raises $12.8M in Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 28, 2023

Saving for retirement is a challenge, and if you're falling behind, you're not alone. The median amount Americans have stashed in their retirement accounts is just $35,345, according to Vanguard's 2022 "How America Saves" report. While there's no quick fix for saving a lot of money in a short amount of time, there's one retirement savings perk that can double your savings with next-to-no effort on your part: Take advantage of matching contributions.

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Entrepreneur - VC

JULY 27, 2023

Apple CEO Tim Cook was initially rejected for an Apple Card when it launched in 2019, according to a new report by The Information. Read more about the Apple Card and Tim Cook, here.

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The Reformed Broker

JULY 24, 2023

The downloads for this episode as an audio podcast are among the fastest we’ve ever seen, with over 30,000 listens in the first couple of days and counting. This will go over 45,000 by week’s end. The YouTube video is on pace to do a similar number. Combine the two and you’re talking about one of the biggest audiences in finance for a podcast episode.

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FinSMEs

JULY 28, 2023

Beyond Media, a Miami, FL-based provider of a programmatic Digital Out of Home (DOOH) advertising demand-side platform (DSP), raised $10M in Seed funding. The round, which brought the total amount to $12.5M, was led by Ricardo Uribe of RAU Capital. The company intends to use the funds to scale its business in the United States and Latin America, expand […] The post Beeyond Media Raises $10M in Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 28, 2023

What happened Before the start of Friday's trading session, Nio (NYSE: NIO) stock had charged higher every day this week. Thanks to speculation of the company's international expansion and an analyst's auspicious outlook, it's likely that shares of the electric car stock will lock in another day of gains today. As of 2:06 p.m. ET, shares of Nio are up 10%.

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Entrepreneur - VC

JULY 27, 2023

Starting a new business can be an exciting and rewarding venture, but it also comes with its fair share of challenges. Here are some common obstacles to avoid when starting a new business.

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The Big Picture

JULY 27, 2023

My morning train reads: • Commercial Real Estate Is in Trouble, but Not for the Reason You Think : As far as weak spots go, there are reasons for concern. Offices comprise 80% of new delinquencies in commercial real estate loans, and occupancy rates in major cities consistently hover around 50% of capacity. But the towers we once commuted to comprise just a tiny fraction of the overall commercial real estate market.

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FinSMEs

JULY 26, 2023

Very Good Ventures, a NYC-based full-service Flutter consulting firm, expanded its Series A round with $3.4m for a total raise of $6.6m. Celesta Capital made the investment. The company intends to use the funds to scale up its service to a wider variety of clients and to deliver high-quality contributions throughout the Flutter ecosystem. Led by David […] The post Very Good Ventures Expands Series A with $3.4M from Celesta Capital appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 28, 2023

Image source: Getty Images Recently, I sold my home. I have sold several properties, and normally when someone buys a house I've owned, the closing process has been a huge pain. We have sat for a long period at a title office while the office looked for some HOA paperwork. And we have had notaries come to our home, sometimes showing up late or coming at inconvenient times like at 7 a.m.

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Entrepreneur - VC

JULY 27, 2023

We live in a world with increasing pressures from stakeholders, constantly changing customer expectations and volatile financial conditions — which for many, especially business owners — can make it hard to create clear distinctions between professional and personal emotions.

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Financial Times: Moral Money

JULY 24, 2023

News, analysis and comment from the Financial Times, the worldʼs leading global business publication

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FinSMEs

JULY 27, 2023

thymia, a London, UK-based healthtech startup building gamified AI tools, raised $2.7M in Seed funding. The round, which brought the total amount to $3.5M, was led by Kodori Ventures and joined by new and existing investors including Entrepreneur First, Syndicate Room’s Access, Calm/Storm and Form Ventures. Angels included Amanda M Cardinale and Nadav Rosenberg.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 28, 2023

There are a number of stocks that have reached the $1 trillion market cap club, including Apple , Microsoft , and Amazon. Getting in on these businesses early could have led to life-changing returns. In the world of cryptocurrencies , reaching this level is rare. But with a current market cap of about $570 billion, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is by far the world's largest cryptocurrency, so it has the highest chance to hit the 13-figure mark among the tens of thousands of digital tokens out there.

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Entrepreneur - VC

JULY 26, 2023

British Airways' catering system failed on a flight headed to London from Turks and Caicos, leading flight attendants to pick up buckets of KFC. But passengers said there wasn't enough chicken for the 12-hour flight.

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Mr. Money Mustache

JULY 23, 2023

As with many things in life these days, it all started with an episode of the Peter Attia podcast. In this episode, our nation’s most Badass Doctor was interviewing a guest I initially dismissed as not overly applicable to my own lifestyle. A young,excessively handsome dude who happened to be a writer with a new book out. But the headline of the episode was just intriguing enough to get me to click.

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FinSMEs

JULY 25, 2023

Small business owners need to think about what happens to their business when they pass on and the options that are available to help ensure a seamless transition and minimize tax liability for wealth transfer. You probably know about the importance of a will and trust and designating beneficiaries, but you may be less familiar […] The post 5 Estate Planning Tips for Small Business Owners appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 28, 2023

What happened Shares of Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR) charged sharply higher Friday, spiking as much as 10.8%. As of 3:22 p.m. ET today, the stock was still up 10.5%. While the rising tide of the market no doubt added fuel to its increase, the catalyst that sent the artificial intelligence (AI) and data mining specialist higher was coverage initiation and bullish commentary from a veteran Wall Street analyst.

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Entrepreneur - VC

JULY 26, 2023

While most people consider themselves to be good people, many struggle to effectively show up as allies. Allyship is about consistent, intentional actions over time rather than one-and-done, check-the-box activities.

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Insight Partners

JULY 24, 2023

In 2023 we’ve seen a frenzy of innovation in AI – from the proliferation of large language models (LLMs), to the scale of adoption of ChatGPT , to the rapid evolution of the MLOps infrastructure layer. These transformational innovations seem poised to disrupt nearly every business in nearly every industry, and both startups and enterprises are scrambling to integrate AI into their product strategies and go-to-market (GTM) playbooks.

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