FinSMEs

MARCH 14, 2024

Goodshuffle, a Washington, DC-based software company for the event rental and production industry, raised $5M in Series A funding. FINTOP Capital made the investment. The company intends to use the funds to hire talent and further build out its event business management software, Goodshuffle Pro, and to launch new solutions. Led by Andrew Garcia, CEO, […] The post Goodshuffle Raises $5M in Series A Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 15, 2024

Image source: The Motley Fool/Upsplash Inflation has been wreaking havoc on consumers' personal finances since 2021. To combat it, the Federal Reserve spent much of 2022 and 2023 implementing interest rate hikes. By making it more expensive to borrow money, the Fed's goal was to drive consumers to curb their spending, thereby narrowing the gap between supply and demand that caused inflation to surge.

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A Wealth of Common Sense

MARCH 10, 2024

I entered the workforce in 2005. That means I’ve been working in the investment business for 20 years now. The longer I’m in the money management business the more there is to learn but these are some of the things I’ve learned thus far: 1. Experiences shape your perception of risk. Your ability and need to take risk should be based on your stage in life, time horizon, financial circumstances and goals.

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The Big Picture

MARCH 15, 2024

We sometimes say “Demographics is Destiny,” but that’s abstract. To get a visual sense of what that looks like, see the above chart (via Blackrock ) showing the distribution of various age groups from 2075 to 2050. Note bars in Red are not in the workforce. The post U.S. population distribution, 1975-2050 appeared first on The Big Picture.

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FinSMEs

MARCH 12, 2024

Tavus, a San Francisco, CA-based generative AI video research company, raised $18M in Series A funding. The round was led by Scale Venture Partners, with Rory O’Driscoll joining the company’s board of directors. Sequoia Capital, Y Combinator, HubSpot, and others also participated The company intends to use the funds to continue accelerating product and model development, and to […] The post Tavus Raises $18M in Series A Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 12, 2024

Image source: The Motley Fool/Unsplash If you're a regular Costco shopper, you know that the warehouse club giant offers fantastic prices on the items it sells. But the only thing better than already-low prices are prices that are discounted even further. With that in mind, here are some great Costco deals for the month of March you may want to check out. 1. $250 off the Dell Inspiron 15.6" Touchscreen Laptop I've been pledging to get a new laptop since late last year.

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The Big Picture

MARCH 13, 2024

At the Money: How To Know When The Fed Will Cut with Jim Bianco (March 13, 2024) Markets have been waiting for the Federal Reserve to begin cutting rates for over a year. What data should investors be following for insight into when they will begin? Jim Bianco discusses initial unemployment claims data and wage gain to identify when the Fed will start lowering rates.

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FinSMEs

MARCH 14, 2024

Pi Health, a Cambridge, MA-based oncology-focused health technology and clinical research company committed to transforming global access to innovative medicines and clinical trials, raised over $30M in Series A funding. The round was led by AlleyCorp and Obvious Ventures, with additional investments from Invus Capital and leaders in oncology from across the globe.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 15, 2024

Shares of Zillow Group (NASDAQ: Z) (NASDAQ: ZG) fell 13.5% on Friday after the National Association of Realtors (NAR) agreed to settle a series of lawsuits brought by home sellers alleging the industry has conspired to boost agent commissions. The move appears likely to pave the way for reduced broker commissions on real estate sales -- a development that could potentially curb one of Zillow's bread-and-butter revenue streams.

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A Wealth of Common Sense

MARCH 12, 2024

Market cycles operate on numerous time horizons. Short-term trends which are often impacted by momentum and emotions. Intermediate-term trends which are more impacted by some combination of flows, themes and fundamentals. And long-term trends which are impacted mainly by fundamentals. The hard part about investing is it’s difficult to know in real-time if you’re experiencing secular or cyclical markets.

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Private Equity Wire

MARCH 13, 2024

Goldman Sachs Asset Management plans to expand its private credit portfolio to $300bn in five years from the current $130bn, according to a report by Reuters citing Marc Nachmann, Global Head of Asset & Wealth Management at the multinational investment bank. The report quotes Nachmann in describing private credit as “the biggest opportunity set across the alternative space”.

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FinSMEs

MARCH 11, 2024

Reach Security, Sunnyvale, CA-based company providing AI solutions for security operations, raised $20M in funding. The round was led by Ballistic Ventures, with participation from Artisanal Ventures, Mark McLaughlin, Denise Persson. Existing backers Webb Investment Network, Ridge Ventures, and TechOperators also joined the round. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its business […] The post Reach Security Raises $20M in Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 15, 2024

Virgin Galactic (NYSE: SPCE) has big dreams -- the kind that could, if it makes those dreams into reality, turn investors into millionaires. The problem is that big aspirations don't always work out as well as hoped. If you are looking at Virgin Galactic today thinking that it will get you to a seven-figure net worth, step back and consider the risks.

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Axial

MARCH 14, 2024

Axial is happy to release its 2024 publication of the Top 50 Lower Middle Market Technology Investors and M&A Advisors: a list that features Axial’s 50 most active and sought-after members who specialized in transactions across various tech sectors over the past 12 months (full methodology below). In addition to celebrating these featured members, we’d also like to share insight into the overall platform activity that informed the list.

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Private Equity Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

Law firm Ogier has relocated Ridhiima Kapoor, a Senior Transactional Specialist in its investment funds and corporate teams in the Cayman Islands, to Dubai. She will continue to advise on the establishment, launch and maintenance of investment funds including hedge funds and private equity funds. Kapoor also provides advice on corporate matters and has experience with terminations, licencing and the migration of vehicles into and out of the Cayman Islands.

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FinSMEs

MARCH 12, 2024

Loop, a San Francisco, CA-based SaaS provider enabling restaurants to maximize their third-party delivery service profitability, raised $6M in Seed funding. The round was led by Base10 Partners with participation from Afore Capital. The company intends to use the funds to accelerated growth, and invest in its suite of products to serve restaurants’ complex back office […] The post Loop Raises $6M in Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 15, 2024

With Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) now trading above $70,000, the sky's apparently the limit for just how much higher the world's most popular cryptocurrency can go. The recent launch of the new spot Bitcoin ETFs has led to an outpouring of investor support for Bitcoin, and every day seems to bring the potential for a new all-time-high. So it's perhaps no surprise that Cathie Wood of Ark Invest has doubled down on her $1 million price prediction for Bitcoin.

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Vistra

MARCH 13, 2024

Senior officers at multinational organisations are responsible for ensuring their companies are compliant in all their countries of operation. Depending on the size of an organisation, its activities, the jurisdictions where it operates and other factors, achieving compliance can be a huge.

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Financial Times M&A

MARCH 10, 2024

Bain & Co report reveals how rapidly the industry has grown as well as the challenges created by higher interest rates

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FinSMEs

MARCH 9, 2024

Baanx, a London, UK-based provider of payment services such as traditional credit cards and cryptocurrencies, raised $20m in Series A funding. Backers included Ledger, Tezos, Chiron, and British Business Bank. The company, which has raised a total of $30+ million so far, intends to use the funds to expand operations, its business reach and devleopment efforts. […] The post Baanx Raises $20M in Series A Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 15, 2024

Dividend stocks can be an excellent source of income, but did you know they can also be less risky and deliver steady returns over time? According to a study by Hartford Funds and Ned Davis Research, since 1973, companies that raised their dividends have delivered a 10.2% annual return, outperforming the equal-weighted S&P 500 index, with lower volatility over the same period.

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Financial Times: Moral Money

MARCH 11, 2024

Tech giants show growing interest in atomic power

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MARCH 13, 2024

Talks with Tel Aviv-listed NewMed paused because of ‘uncertainty created by the external environment’

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FinSMEs

MARCH 11, 2024

Guardrails AI, a San Francisco, CA-based AI assurance company, raised $7.5M in Seed funding. The round was led by Zetta Venture Partners. Bloomberg Beta, Pear VC, Factory and GitHub Fund as well as AI angels like Ian Goodfellow from DeepMind, Logan Kilpatrick from OpenAI and Lip-bu Tan also participated The company intends to use the […] The post Guardrails AI Raises $7.5M in Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 15, 2024

Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE: DNA) has a lot going for it. It's a favorite of Cathie Wood's Ark Innovation ETF , it's a popular collaborator in the biopharma sector, and its positioning at the intersection of biotechnology, artificial intelligence (AI), and laboratory robotics means that it's exposed to a lot of exciting and value-enhancing developments. But does that make it a buy, or just another stock getting hyped by the tech-hungry investors of the current bull market?

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Financial Times - Banking

MARCH 13, 2024

The British (and Norwegians) are coming

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Financial Times M&A

MARCH 12, 2024

Investigation into potential irregularities over 2022 deal between Elliott Management and private equity group RedBird

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FinSMEs

MARCH 15, 2024

Clique, a San Francisco, CA-based infrastructure company empowering data computing for blockchains, raised $8M in Series A funding. The round was led by Polychain Capital, with participation from Bankless, Robot Ventures, Santiago R. Santos, Balaji Srinivasan, and other angels such as the founders of Lido, Polygon, Scroll, Berachain, Monad, Gitcoin, Axiom, Succinct, and Uniswap Foundation. […] The post Clique Raises $8M in Series A Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 15, 2024

AI stocks may be propelling the new bull market to record levels, but these high-flying tech stocks aren't right for everyone. If you're a retiree who counts on dividend income, for example, you're likely to steer clear of a sector that some believe is already in a bubble. Instead, you're betting off searching for new targets among blue chip stocks.

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Sara Grillo

MARCH 11, 2024

Yeah, the title basically says it all. He’s taking the world by storm as an hourly financial planner, not managing any assets just giving out powerful financial planning guidance that clients love. Today we’ll hear from Kevin Estes of Scaled Finance as he talks about how he made it work. But first… For those of you who are new to my blog, my name is Sara.

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Financial Times M&A

MARCH 15, 2024

UK telecoms group pledges to return €4bn to shareholders after ‘final step’ in reshaping of European operations

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FinSMEs

MARCH 14, 2024

mmERCH, a NYC-based blockchain-enabled Web3 fashion startup, raised $6.4m in seed funding round at a $25.7m post-money valuation. The round was led by Liberty City Ventures, with participation from 6529 Holdings LLC, Christie’s Ventures, and Flamingo DAO, and a diverse array of investors from the world of business, fashion, technology and crypto, including CEO and […] The post mmERCH Raises $6.4M in Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 15, 2024

The "Magnificent Seven" stocks are a group of megacap technology companies that have thrived over the past few years and led this new bull market, but it's not been a smooth ride for every member of that group. Two key members, iPhone maker Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and artificial intelligence (AI) chip company Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) , are moving in opposite directions so far in 2024.

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The Big Picture

MARCH 9, 2024

The weekend is here! Pour yourself a mug of coffee, grab a seat by the fire, and get ready for our longer-form weekend reads: • The economy is roaring. Immigration is a key reason. Momentum in the job market picked up aggressively over the past year — all while Washington is deadlocked on a border deal ( Washington Post ) • The Errors Tour: How the Pros Bungled the End of Zero Interest Rates : A look at the ways forecasters, traders and executives missed the mark over the past two years.

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