It’s tempting to dream about becoming an overnight millionaire.

All you need to do is pick the right stock or startup investment, and you could be swimming in a bath of money like Scrooge McDuck.

But the truth is, the wealthiest people I know didn’t “get rich quick.”

Instead, they…

Today I’d like to introduce you to a rare and very exclusive concept.

It’s an investment that’s normally reserved for the country’s ultra-rich — something known as…

A Venture Capital Fund.

In some ways, venture capital funds are similar to mutual funds. But they don’t invest in stocks. Instead, they…

Whether you’re talking about investing in the stock market...

Investing in startups...

Or even founding your own startup…

One simple rule can help you identify the opportunities with the most profit potential — and today I’ll tell you what it is.

In the Beginning...

Several years ago, right when Matt…

Yesterday, Matt filled you in on a certain situation — a situation we believe poses enormous risk to your financial security:

Inflation.

As he explained, at current inflation levels, not only is your existing cash getting crushed…

But over time, your retirement account could lose over 75% of its…

Late last year, Intel Corporation (INTC) tried to make itself relevant again…

Or, at the very least, it tried to add a few bucks to its share price after watching it slide by nearly 50% over the past year.

How so?

By completing the long-anticipated IPO of its self-driving car…

Tesla’s having a tough run of it lately.

Not only is its stock down 60% over the past 12 months…

And not only is Elon Musk making headlines almost every day over his fumbling takeover of Twitter…

But Tesla vehicles themselves are also making headlines — and for all the…

In 1878, Professor James Murray embarked on an ambitious project.

His goal was to create the world’s first comprehensive English-language dictionary: The Oxford English Dictionary.

This dictionary would take over 70 years to complete, eventually encompassing more than 414,825 words and definitions.

In the days before computers, this must have…

If you’re not a big social-media person, you may not recognize this guy:

His name is Brian Johnson…

But most folks know him as “The Liver King.”

And for the past two years, he’s taken the social-media world…

When evaluating a start-up for a potential investment, you might be tempted to focus on the company’s product, or its competition.

And certainly, those are important factors to consider.

But as we’ve learned over the years, other factors are far more likely to influence the company’s outcome — and in…

Fred Wilson is one of the most successful startup investors in the world.

He was an early investor in startups like Twitter, Twilio, and Etsy — all of which became multi-billion-dollar publicly traded companies.

That’s why he regularly tops Forbes’ “Midas List” of early-stage tech investors, and is rumored to…