The Motley Fool
JANUARY 18, 2024
Streaming pioneer Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) was long considered by viewers to be the best streaming option available due to its vast library of original and licensed content. But as the cord-cutting trend has become more mainstream, a vast number of competing services have been launched, many by entertainment giants with their own massive quantities of high-quality intellectual property.
A Wealth of Common Sense
JANUARY 18, 2024
A reader asks: Ben, I love reading your work. Stocks, bonds, and cash are the categories to compare but it hit me as a “boomer” retired, what about home ownership as a comparison? Stay warm! This question was in response to my recent piece on the historical returns for stocks, bonds and cash: There are typically a fair number of requests for other asset classes whenever I post this kind of data.
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FinSMEs
JANUARY 17, 2024
KSL Capital Partners, a Denver, CO-based investor in travel and leisure businesses, held the final closing of its latest travel and leisure focused private credit fund, KSL Capital Partners Credit Opportunities Fund IV, L.P., with total commitments of $1.26 Billion, including the commitment of the General Partner. Investors in Credit Fund IV included a diverse […] The post KSL Capital Partners Closes Fourth Private Credit Fund, at $1.26 Billion appeared first on FinSMEs.
Private Equity Wire
JANUARY 18, 2024
Goldman Sachs has surpassed its fundraising target for alternative investments by over $25bn and, with a year to spare, raising over $251bn since year-end 2019 versus a target of $225bn, according to the company’s latest earnings release. Goldman Sachs now has over $450bn in alternatives assets, with scaled offerings across private credit, private equity, infrastructure, real estate, sustainable investing, secondaries, GP stakes and third-party manager selection.
The Motley Fool
JANUARY 16, 2024
With a share price of $70, Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM) is down quite substantially from its peak of $568 in late 2020. The pandemic-era darling suffers from stagnating growth and a lack of platform differentiation from rivals like Microsoft Teams and Alphabet 's Google Meet , which provide similar video conferencing services. However, according to famous technology investor Cathie Wood, Zoom's fortunes could change dramatically as it embraces new opportunities.
A Wealth of Common Sense
JANUARY 14, 2024
Bonds have had a rough go at it these past few years. 2021 was a down year. 2022 was the worst year in history for bonds. 2023 was better although rates were so volatile that the ride certainty wasn’t much fun to be on. In the 10 years ending 2023, 10 year Treasury bonds had an annual return of just 1.5%. The annual inflation rate over that same time frame was 2.8%, meaning you lost money on a real basis in the benc.
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Investment Writing
JANUARY 14, 2024
The Q&A format has its uses. An FAQ section covering frequently asked questions belongs on many websites. However, this format should be used sparingly for articles. FAQs work, so why not Q&A articles? Unlike articles, FAQs are meant to be searched or skimmed for one question, not read word-for-word. Their readers seek answers to specific questions or solutions for problems, such as “How can I fix it when I get Error Message XYZ?
The Motley Fool
JANUARY 15, 2024
Image source: Getty Images After the past few years of high inflation and revenge spending, you might want to save more money in 2024. But too often, saving money gets depicted as a lonely, solitary activity. Like if you want to save money, you have to deny yourself all joy. You have to stay home alone on Saturday nights, while your friends are out there where the action is.
A Wealth of Common Sense
JANUARY 19, 2024
Following the Great Financial Crisis, there was a worry the coming tsunami of retiring baby boomers was going to lead to a retirement crisis of epic proportions.1 Their portfolios were down bad. Housing prices had crashed. They didn’t save enough money. People were worried about Social Security. Everyone was predicting lower returns for financial assets going forward.
FinSMEs
JANUARY 18, 2024
When we think about artificial intelligence (AI), we often conjure images of robots and sci-fi movies, but actually, the most meaningful advancements are happening quietly, transforming industries we engage with every day. Take the online gaming sector as a good example; AI has not only revolutionized the way games like slot machines operate, but also […] The post The Impact of Artificial Intelligence Across Different Countries appeared first on FinSMEs.
Financial Times M&A
JANUARY 16, 2024
Buyers return after secondary market for private shares was hit by higher interest rates
The Motley Fool
JANUARY 15, 2024
Many investors might think of Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) as a dusty slow-growth chipmaker like Texas Instruments. However, Broadcom has gone through several major transformations since its founding in 1991, and it has outperformed a lot of other tech stocks over the past eight years. On Feb. 1, 2016, Singapore's Avago Technologies closed its acquisition of the original Broadcom and adopted the American chipmaker's name.
A Wealth of Common Sense
JANUARY 16, 2024
Diversification is one of the first building block portfolio management concepts I ever learned in my first job in the investment industry. Our firm would create a Harry Markowitz efficient frontier chart for every client portfolio. The idea was to show that risk comes not from individual holdings but how those holdings work together to reduce overall portfolio risk.
FinSMEs
JANUARY 18, 2024
Safary, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of a web3 alternative to Google Analytics, raised $2.4M in Pre-Seed funding. The round was led by Lemniscap, with participation from Arca, SevenX, Big Brain Holdings, Saison Capital, Diaspora Ventures, and 20 web3 angel investors. The company intends to use the funds to expand its team and accelerate the […] The post Safary Raises $2.4M in Pre-Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.
Financial Times - Banking
JANUARY 16, 2024
Quarterly earnings climbed 51% with better than expected performance from asset and wealth management unit
The Motley Fool
JANUARY 14, 2024
Palantir Technologies ' (NYSE: PLTR) stock began a bull market run in early 2023 following the release of its artificial intelligence platform (AIP). Even though the company had long relied on AI to deliver analytical insights, the release of AIP appears to have placed the stock on investors' radar. Although it was already a large-cap stock, the rise in the stock price took its market cap to just over $35 billion, and early findings from the company's AIP boot camps show it has the potential to
Financial Times M&A
JANUARY 13, 2024
Asset management chief Marc Nachmann warns firms can no longer rely on leverage and cheap money to fuel returns
FinSMEs
JANUARY 18, 2024
Recraft, a London, UK-based professional AI graphic design generator, raised $12M in Series A funding. The round was led by Khosla Ventures and Nat Friedman, with participation from RTP Global, Abstract VC, Basis Set Ventures, Elad Gil, Zhenya Loginov, Dharmesh Shah, and Akshay Kothari. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and […] The post Recraft Raises $12M in Series A Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.
The Big Picture
JANUARY 16, 2024
The transcript from this week’s, MiB: Cathy Marcus, co-CEO, global COO of PGIM Real Estate , is below. You can stream and download our full conversation, including any podcast extras, on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , YouTube , and Bloomberg. All of our earlier podcasts on your favorite pod hosts can be found here. ~~~ This is Masters in business with Barry Ritholtz on Bloomberg Radio. 00:00:09 [Barry Ritholtz] This week on the podcast I have an extra special guest.
The Motley Fool
JANUARY 14, 2024
Coupang (NYSE: CPNG) , the largest e-commerce company in South Korea, went public at $35 per share on March 11, 2021. It rallied to its all-time high of $50.45 just four days later, but it now trades 68% below that level at about $16. Coupang initially dazzled the bulls with its explosive growth, but it lost its luster as that cooled off and rising rates compressed its valuations.
Financial Times M&A
JANUARY 16, 2024
Supermajor follows other international groups in region hit by oil theft, violence and environmental damage
FinSMEs
JANUARY 18, 2024
Sky Engine AI, a London, UK-based provider of a simulation and learning platform for tech companies to improve computer vision with Synthetic Data Cloud for AI developers, raised $7M in Series A funding. The round was led by Cogito Capital Partners with participation from Charles W. Morgan, Edge VC, Taiwania Capital, Movens Capital and High-Tech […] The post Sky Engine AI Raises $7M in Series A Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.
The Motley Fool
JANUARY 19, 2024
Image source: Getty Images If you're someone who loves to travel , one thing you should know is that you don't need to go overseas to enjoy breathtaking views and scenery. The country's national parks system features hundreds of parks with amazing views and colors (depending on the time of year) that could really take your breath away. The best part?
The Motley Fool
JANUARY 19, 2024
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) stock has turned many shareholders into millionaires over the past few decades. After all, the software giant's climb toward $3 trillion of market capitalization has been fantastic, punctuated recently by its overtaking Apple as the world's most valuable business. It pays well to be along for that kind of ride, even if you were relatively late to the growth party.
The Motley Fool
JANUARY 19, 2024
ChargePoint Holdings (NYSE: CHPT) stock made a solid comeback in December , but it's failing miserably to hold up this year so far. Shares of the electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure company plunged to a 52-week low this week and were trading 13% lower as of 10:40 a.m. ET Friday this week alone, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence.
The Motley Fool
JANUARY 19, 2024
Legendary stock market investor Warren Buffett is more widely known for the stocks he buys that go up, but they can't all be zingers. Shares of consumer-focused bank Ally Financial (NYSE: ALLY) have fallen since Buffett added the stock to Berkshire Hathaway 's equity portfolio in early 2022, and it's down about 42% from the peak it reached in 2021. Berkshire Hathaway sold 14 stocks during the third quarter of 2023, seven of which were closed out completely.
The Motley Fool
JANUARY 19, 2024
Nio (NYSE: NIO) stock tumbled this week, plunging to a 52-week low of $5.86 per share as of this writing. By noon Friday, the electric vehicle (EV) stock had dropped 18% in the week, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Nio is all set to begin deliveries of its 2024 models in March, but that may not be enough to grow its clout in an industry where competition is getting increasingly intense by the day.
The Motley Fool
JANUARY 19, 2024
In this video, I will be talking about four dividend-paying companies that you might want to add to your portfolio. All four companies have increased their dividends for at least 25 consecutive years. Dividend stocks can provide stability during rough times like these. I chose a mix of companies in different industries that could provide significant upside for long-term investors.
The Motley Fool
JANUARY 19, 2024
Social Security benefits change every year, and it's important to keep track of anything that will affect your financial plan. High inflation triggered major adjustments in 2023, which might have caught some retirees by surprise. The changes won't be as extreme this year, but there are still some meaningful updates to Social Security that seniors should take into account while setting their 2024 budgets. 1.
The Motley Fool
JANUARY 19, 2024
A new chipmaking rival might be arriving on the scene before long, but that only bolstered sentiment on one of the sector's top incumbents on Friday. Investors flocked to Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) stock on the news, pushing its share price 3% higher. That performance notably exceeded the gain of the S&P 500 index, which despite a generally good day for stocks didn't come close, with its 1.2% rise.
The Motley Fool
JANUARY 19, 2024
International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) has notably lagged behind its more glamorous peers in the tech sector. That wasn't necessarily the case on Friday with its stock, as the shares rushed to close nearly 3% higher. This was more than double the 1.2% rate the S&P 500 index rose on the day. A researcher's upgrade was the key reason for the pronounced upward move.
The Motley Fool
JANUARY 19, 2024
In today's video, I discuss recent news affecting Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) and a few other semiconductor companies. 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 Jan. 18, 2024. The video was published on Jan. 18, 2024. Should you invest $1,000 in Advanced Micro Devices right now?
The Motley Fool
JANUARY 19, 2024
Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian reviews Lucid Motors ' (NASDAQ: LCID) most recent financial statement. *Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Jan. 16, 2024. The video was published on Jan. 18, 2024. Should you invest $1,000 in Lucid Group right now? Before you buy stock in Lucid Group, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the 10 best stocks for investors to buy now. and Lucid Group wasn't one of them.
The Motley Fool
JANUARY 18, 2024
One of the biggest misconceptions about Social Security is that those benefits are designed to replace workers' pre-retirement earnings in full. In reality, if you earn a typical wage, Social Security will replace about 40% of it, assuming benefits aren't cut in the future due to the program's projected revenue shortfall. As such, it's not a good idea to plan to retire on Social Security alone.
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