About 437 articles by Wayne Mulligan

Three Retirement Killers

Unless you’re independently wealthy or you’re more than 25 years from retirement, you should be worried—very worried.

You see, the average retiree has next to nothing saved for retirement...

And nearly half of all Americans have nothing saved at all.

But what’s even worse is this:

Almost no one is…

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Tags: Retirement Social security

Is Bitcoin Gold 2.0?

Last Friday marked a major milestone for bitcoin investors.

Not only did the digital currency reach an all-time high of $1,293 (a 313% increase in just 12 months)...

But for the first time ever, bitcoin became more valuable than one of the most stable and valuable commodities in the world:…

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Tags: Bitcoin Ether Ethereum

Simple Trick for Earning 10x Returns

Next week, SnapChat is set to IPO.

When it goes public, the popular photo and video sharing start-up is expected to have a market cap of about $18 billion.

At that level, Snap’s private market investors stand to make a fortune.

In fact, even Snap’s investors who got involved late…

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Tags: Investing Snapchat Start up

95% Cash!?

I couldn’t believe my ears...

I’d been enjoying a pre-flight cocktail at the George Bush Airport in Houston, casually chatting with some folks at the bar. Most of them were well-dressed professionals in their late 50s.

Soon, the topic of the stock market came up—and as they told me, they…

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Tags: Asset allocation Portfolio Retirement

Marijuana Goes Mainstream

Last week, I received an e-mail from the Chief Market Strategist at Convergex, one of the most well-respected financial technology firms in the country.

The topic of the e-mail?

Marijuana Investments.

Matt and I have been writing about this trend for a while now...

However, when a firm like this…

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Tags: Marijuana Marijuana investing Pot stocks

Trump-care 2.0

If President Trump follows through on his promises, the Affordable Care Act could disappear in 2017.

For some, this will be a welcomed change. Between soaring premiums and high deductibles, many believe that “Obamacare” is deeply flawed.

For others, however, Obamacare has been a godsend.

Under the program, 22 million…

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Tags: Donald trump Obamacare Technology

Three Ways to Pick a Profitable Start-up

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 turn, influence…

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Tags: Early stage-investing Founders Start ups