About 554 articles by Matthew Milner

How to Invest in the “Next” Pelé

The Brazilian soccer star Pelé recently passed away.

Born into barefoot poverty, he grew to become one of the greatest athletes in modern history. He won the World Cup a record three times, and is known as soccer’s first superstar.

When he died, he left a fortune worth an estimated…

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Tags: Alternative investments Athletes

“Buy Now, Pay Later” — for Stocks?

In 1840, Singer Sewing Machines came up with a groundbreaking marketing strategy:

It started offering its sewing machines for a "dollar down, dollar a week."

The results were dramatic. Sales soared, as did consumer satisfaction. Other industries, from furniture to farm equipment, soon jumped on the bandwagon.

This was the…

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Tags: Bnpl

The “Asset Class for the Future” — Do You Own It?

Emmanuel Perrotin runs a fancy art gallery in Paris.

Expensive art isn’t exactly a mass-market product. So to increase his revenues, he also sells things like prints and books.

Still, I was surprised to learn that someone had offered to buy his business. And it’s not just anyone. It’s a…

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Tags: Art Masterworks

How to “Crack the Code” of the Lottery

Can you imagine “cracking the code” of the lottery?

You’d make a fortune.

Well, that’s exactly what happened to Jerry Selbee from Evart, Michigan.

Jerry figured out how to legally beat the lottery, and he won $26 million.

Today, I’ll tell you how he did it. Then I’ll show you…

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How to Turn $4 into $107,100

Ready for a crazy-but-true story? Here we go.

Last summer, a woman named Jessica Vincent was wandering through a Goodwill thrift store in Hanover County, Virginia.

At first, she saw nothing but old lamps, shirts, and shoes. But soon, a pretty glass vase caught her eye.

It was shaped like…

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Tags: Rally Vase

“Business Insider” — This Strategy Can Make You an Extra $310,000

Have you fallen victim to the “60/40” strategy?

For decades, financial advisors have pounded the table about this investment approach. The idea was simple:

If the market was booming, your 60% allocation to stocks could help grow your wealth. And in a bust, your 40% allocation to bonds would help…

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