Wednesday, November 11, 2015
For more than a quarter of a century, General Mills (NYSE: GIS) has been a winning trade: If you’d invested $10,000 into the company in 1990 and reinvested the dividends, today you’d be sitting on $217,146. That’s roughly twice what the overall market returned.
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
The market’s had a great run recently: Since bottoming out in 2009, the Dow has more than doubled. To celebrate, Wall Street’s been partying like it’s 1999.
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
The Chinese stock market has taken investors on a wild ride recently: In June, the Shanghai Composite Index was sitting at 5,000… By August, it had dropped to 3,000—a nosedive of 40%. To recoup their money, Chinese investors are looking to the U.S.
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Last Friday, a British entrepreneur named Cliff Dennett put on a well-pressed shirt and blazer, took a deep breath, and sat down for a painful interview. During the videotaped interrogation, which we’ll link to below, Cliff opens up about why his start-up failed—and why his investors lost all their money.
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Bill Gross was once dubbed the “the biggest investor in the world.” For decades, he managed the $292 billion Pimco Total Return Fund—up until last year, it was largest bond fund on the planet.
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Pop Quiz: When a company is about to go public, why does it lobby so ferociously to get a top-tier bank like Goldman Sachs or JP Morgan to manage its IPO?
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Wayne and I played hooky last week. But we weren’t off playing golf or drinking scotch at a bar… We were in midtown Manhattan, at a conference called Finovate.
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Editor’s Note: Matt and Wayne are presenting this week at an investment conference in NYC called Finovate. They'll be taking the wraps off the latest version of CrowdabilityIQ, the world's first "stock-screener" for private companies.
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
When it comes to spotting the most impactful technologies early on, you might think that professional venture capitalists take top honors… But recently, a non-profit tucked away in Switzerland has been giving venture funds a run for their money.
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
I’m writing today from a quiet cottage in Litchfield County, Connecticut. Mountain views.