It’s been a great summer for blockbuster movies: Wonder Woman… Spider-Man… Atomic Blonde — combined, these three films have done $765 million at the box office. But last weekend, after seeing Spider-Man at a deserted drive-in, I started thinking about the movie industry’s past, as well as its future.
I’m on the hunt for an apartment in New York City. You see, my wife and I just celebrated our one-year anniversary… And as she informed me, that means it’s time we move out of my bachelor pad, and find a place together that we can make our own.
August vacation and retirement have a lot in common: Warm, sunny weather… No rushing around… Plenty of time to do the things you love. But there’s one big difference: A summer vacation might only cost you a few thousand bucks… But retirement costs a fortune.
Last week, Wayne and I dropped a bombshell on you: We showed you why every investor today (including you) needs to allocate at least some of their money to the private markets.
Last week, a start-up called WeWork raised $1 billion. This young company is now valued at about $21 billion… which means its earliest private investors are sitting on estimated gains of 2,000X their money.
There’s no chance [this device] is going to get any significant market share. — Steve Ballmer, Microsoft’s ex-CEO There is nothing revolutionary or disruptive about this technology.
George Clooney has done pretty well for himself over the years: He’s been a leading man on TV shows like ER and movies like Batman & Robin… He’s earned Academy Awards for acting and producing… And he’s had huge commercial success with the Ocean’s trilogy.
Start-ups are my all-time favorite type of investment. After all, the returns are 3x to 4x higher than stocks… It’s fun and exciting to learn about cutting-edge technologies… And you can help create jobs and boost the economy.