About 622 articles by Matthew Milner

When “Hot IPOs” Turn Ice-Cold

Wednesday, November 26, 2025

A few weeks ago, I published an essay titled, Klarna: Sorry, But I Told You So. In the essay, I walked you through Klarna’s IPO, explained why investors were salivating over it — then showed how investors got punched in the mouth when the stock fell off a cliff.

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Get in on Goldman’s New $1 Billion Bet

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Let me ask you a question. Why would a 150-year-old Wall Street bank — one that makes its bread and butter taking companies public — buy a venture capital firm that focuses on private startups?

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A Big IPO Just Got Pulled — Here’s Your Next Move

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Not so long ago, the best way to build wealth in America was simple. As classic investment books like Stocks for the Long Run explained, we should buy shares of great public companies and hold onto them for the long run.

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Klarna: Sorry, But I Told You So…

Wednesday, October 1, 2025

A few weeks ago, I warned you to NOT invest in Klarna’s IPO. At the time, Klarna — the Swedish “buy now, pay later” fintech giant — was getting ready to go public.

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