What pops into your head when you think about start-ups?
Young entrepreneurs in shower sandals trying to change the world?
A dark, cramped room stacked with computers and blinking lights?
Brilliant scientists tinkering with the human genome?
For many folks, those are the images they think of.
And frankly, those…
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Our friend Aitio dropped by our office last week.
He wasn’t exactly “in the neighborhood…”
But with his midnight blue Range Rover and a full-time driver, he doesn’t mind traveling a few extra blocks.
Aitio used to be a general contractor in Queens, and he did pretty well.
In 1997,…
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Reflecting back on 2014, two stories stick in my head:
One represents a well-worn route to riches, a route that’s losing steam.
The other represents a new path to wealth –
A path that’s gaining momentum.
Drop in the Bucket
The first story is about what happened in the market…
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A) A portfolio where 60% of the trades are winners? Or...
B) A portfolio where only 30% of the trades are winners?
The answer might surprise you…
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It’s been a stressful few weeks for stock market investors.
Many folks – from Main Street to Wall Street – are heading for the hills:
Individuals are swapping shares for cash or gold.
And plenty of “pros” are making a run for Treasuries.
Sure, you might sleep better if you’re…
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"Warren Buffett Tells You How To Turn $40 Into $10 Million."
You may have come across that headline recently – it’s been plastered all over thousands of websites.
The advertiser?
The Motley Fool.
The Fool has a great track record. They’re one of our favorite financial publishers.
But I’m a…
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Tech investors are minting money right now…
Especially the ones who invest in private start-ups:
In 2014 alone, acquisitions have netted them more than $100 billion.
With tech M&A running at its highest level since 2000, you might think you can blindly bet on any company, Read More
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Question: What do Warren Buffett and top Venture Capitalists have in common?
It’s sure not the type of companies they invest in:
After all, Buffett invests in big, stable companies operating in mature industries…
While Venture Capitalists, or VCs, invest in companies at their earliest stages, in industries that barely…
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Imagine you’re getting ready for the “who’s who” event of the year.
You want every last thing to be perfect: your clothes, your shoeshine, even the grand entrance you make.
So you buy a new suit...
Get a haircut and a shave...
You even hire a chauffeured Bentley.
The event…
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Just over a year ago, I made my first equity crowdfunded investment.
The start-up I invested in, Betable, aims to conquer the world of legalized online gambling.
At the time, I thought the deal had a lot going for it:
I was investing alongside top venture capitalists (TechCrunch called it…
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