About 558 articles by Matthew Milner

CNBC: Social Security Fund Is Almost Exhausted

See the news last week?

The Social Security Administration just released its annual report…

And it’s projecting that funding for your retirement benefits will be exhausted by 2033.

Furthermore, the situation seems to be deteriorating. That’s why the Administration keeps changing the date that funds are expected to be depleted:

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Tags: Cnbc Social security

WARNING: This Risk Indicator Just Hit 241%

This should be the best of times for investors, right?

After all:

  • Stocks are at all-time highs.
  • Interest rates are at all-time lows.
  • And with most of the country vaccinated, now we can get back to business.

But this isn’t the best of times at all. It’s just…

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Tags: Risk Warren buffett

New Way to "Cash-in" on Startups?

Here’s a riddle for you:

What do drones, tequila, and renewable energy have in common?

And here’s the answer:

They’re all made by startups that you can invest in today.

But I’m not writing today to tell you about drones or energy startups. Instead, I’m here to tell you about…

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Tags: Startengine Startups

How 101 Investors Pocketed $1.38 Million EACH...

A few years ago, a bunch of regular investors like you took a shot on a new startup.

The startup didn’t look like much back then…

It had little more than a few employees and a big idea.

But it quickly blasted off — and today, those investors are sitting…

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Tags: Profits Startups

This is Why Kombucha Makers Are Becoming Angel Investors

“So, a professional poker player, a kombucha maker, and an allergist head into an online chat room…”

Wait a second… is this a joke? Something along the lines of "A priest, a minister, and a rabbi walk into a bar”?

Not at all. It’s a real-world story. I just read…

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Tags: Returns Startups

Don't Invest in This Startup!

What the heck happened to Quibi?

Once upon a time, Quibi was a streaming startup with all the makings of a homerun:

  • A name-brand founder (Hollywood mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg).
  • A proven CEO (Meg Whitman, the former CEO of PayPal and Hewlett Packard).
  • And plenty of cash ($1.8 billion in…

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Tags: Risk of-ruin Startups

Bloomberg's No. 1 Forecaster Reveals Exactly What To Do Now

Ever see the movie Moneyball starring Brad Pitt?

It’s based on the true story of Billy Beane, the Oakland A’s longtime manager.

Basically, Beane rejected all the conventional wisdom about how to build a winning baseball team. Instead, he tried a new approach using data and statistics — and that’s…

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Tags: Bloomberg Moneyball

3 Strikes — And Stocks Are Out!

When Maximilian Kunkel talks, it pays to listen.

Kunkel is a Chief Investment Officer for UBS, the largest private bank in the world.

Founded in 1862 and based in Switzerland, UBS manages $3.2 trillion for some of the wealthiest families in the world — including about half the world’s billionaires.

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Tags: Max kunkel Stocks

Warning: Please Avoid this $35 billion IPO

This Thursday, a new IPO is coming.

Its revenues are surging. It’s riding many of today’s biggest trends. And in an unusual twist, regular investors like you can actually get shares in it.

Clearly you should invest in it, right?

Wrong.

Today, I’ll explain why — then I’ll tell you…

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URGENT: Retirement Crisis

In his article last week, Wayne addressed a frightening situation in America today:

The retirement crisis.

As he explained, even if you have a nest-egg saved up — and even if you have time before you retire — two threats are about to destroy your plans:

The first threat is…

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Tags: Income Retirement