About 554 articles by Matthew Milner

Turn a "Disaster" into a 3,900% Profit

Last Wednesday was a big day for investors…

It was IPO day for Casper, the billion-dollar e-commerce startup.

This was one of the most anticipated financial events of the year. It was expected to make many investors wildly rich.

Today, I’ll tell you what happened, and explain why CNN called…

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Tags: Casper Profits

3 Simple Ways To Earn Double-Digit Yields

My bank is the worst.

It holds onto my hard-earned money and gives me close to nothing in return: just one-tenth of 1% interest on my savings account.

If your bank is anything like mine, you’re probably in the same position.

But you don’t have to take this anymore…

Today…

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Tags: Income Yields

Silicon Valley is Dead (and why that's GREAT news for you)

KKR is one of the most successful investors in the world.

It’s best known for its $25 billion leveraged buyout of RJR Nabisco.

But nowadays, with $208 billion in assets under management, it’s involved in every type of investment under the sun — from energy to infrastructure to real estate.

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Tags: Kkr Silicon valley

How To Make 1,000% Returns from our Battle with China

China is killing us.

In 1990, it produced less than 3% of the world’s manufacturing output. By 2015, that number had increased to nearly 25%.

Today it produces about 90% of the world’s computers, 70% of its mobile phones, and 63% of its shoes.

But now the Chinese government is…

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Tags: China Robots

Beware of Wall Street's Latest "Con" Game

Growing up, my parents taught me that being “direct” was a good thing.

Being direct meant being honest, straightforward, forthcoming.

So when I heard about startups going public using a new method — something known as a “direct” listing — I was intrigued…

Direct listings were promising to give individuals…

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Tags: Direct listing White papers

95% of Takeover Deals Have This in Common

As I explained last week, we’re currently in the midst of a rare trend.

A wave of consolidation is taking place where big companies are buying smaller ones — i.e., “Mergers & Acquisitions.”

Every time this has happened in the past, investors made a fortune.

But this time around, you…

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Tags: Ma Resources

Get Drunk (and Rich) on $12 Wine

I recently found myself wandering the aisles of a wine store.

My wife had given me instructions (“Pick up some red wine for dinner with my dad”), but no details.

So I considered a Pinot Noir, a Malbec, and a Merlot.

I examined some fancy labels in the French, Italian,…

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Tags: Alcohol Food beverage

The #1 Question To Ask Before Making Your Next Investment

To avoid a bumpy ride when investing in early-stage companies, ask “Why now?”

This “wisdom” is from our free whitepaper, The 10 Commandments of Crowdfund Investing. I’ll link to it below.

For startup investors like you, this is a critically important topic.

In fact, after evaluating a startup’s management team,…

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Tags: Crowd commandments Risk