It’s been a stressful few weeks for stock market investors.

Many folks – from Main Street to Wall Street – are heading for the hills:

Individuals are swapping shares for cash or gold.

And plenty of “pros” are making a run for Treasuries.

Sure, you might sleep better if you’re…

Were you a victim of last week’s terrifying cyber-attack?

If not, consider yourself lucky…

76 million households and 7 million small businesses were hacked.

If you’ve ever used Chase or JPMorgan’s websites or apps, online criminals now have your name, address, phone number, and…

Wayne recently shared a great real-world story…

It was about private investors trouncing public investors on the same investment:

Investors who bought shares of ReWalk Robotics (NASDAQ: RWLK) at the IPO made 116%. But investors who got in before the IPO made 381%.

In another story that might sound familiar,…

Tech investors are minting money right now…

Especially the ones who invest in private start-ups:

In 2014 alone, acquisitions have netted them more than $100 billion.

With tech M&A running at its highest level since 2000, you might think you can blindly bet on any company, Read More

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Investment opportunities in crowdfunding are rapidly evolving:

Initially, we showed you how to invest in start-ups for capital appreciation.

Then we showed you how to invest in Real Estate and “Peer-to-Peer” loans to earn yield.

Today we’re going…

It was the media event of the year...

Apple (AAPL) executives took to the stage yesterday to make two major announcements:

The first was the launch of the new iPhone: the iPhone 6.

It’s a beautiful device -- and, yes, it’s likely to be a great success.

But what had…

I spent Labor Day in the Finger Lakes region of New York, visiting my sister.

But while we were relaxing in the sun – drinking local Riesling and feasting on fat, ripe tomatoes from her garden – my money was hard at work.

In particular, one of my crowdfunded investments…

Just over a year ago, I made my first equity crowdfunded investment.

The start-up I invested in, Betable, aims to conquer the world of legalized online gambling.

At the time, I thought the deal had a lot going for it:

I was investing alongside top venture capitalists (TechCrunch called it…

Inc. calls it “One of the smartest, most disruptive startups.”

The New York Times says it’s a “Welcome change to the status quo.”

A few years ago, a similar start-up was acquired for $4.1 billion, making its early investors insanely wealthy.

And just last week, a company in…

Flying cars are a mind-blowing concept…

And as we’ve written about, they might even be a good early-stage investment.

But as you’re sitting on a hot, sandy beach this summer, perhaps you’d rather invest in a futuristic vehicle that takes you below sea level.

We’ve got…