Did you vote last week?

Your fellow Crowdability subscribers sure did!

We held the vote so you could pick the topic of Crowdability’s next sector report.

It was a close race, but the winner is… the IoT sector.

Those three letters represent one of the hottest trends in tech today:

Wow!

I figured I’d get a big response to my essay last week...

But the volume of replies just blew me away.

I asked who wanted a free research report on the cyber security sector—and literally thousands of Crowdability readers raised their hands.

But you know…

Two years ago in this newsletter, I told you about an exciting technology trend.

At the time, a high-ranking government official had just called it “the greatest transfer of wealth in history.”

In my article, I wrote about how this trend would deliver enormous returns to early investors—and I told…

People say Warren Buffett is the best investor in the world.

Well, maybe that was true once upon a time...

But now a new crop of investors is outperforming him.

Today, we’ll introduce you to one of the most interesting of these mavericks.

Not only will we show you how…

Matt and I founded Crowdability with a simple mission:

To help everyday investors find and profit from the best start-up investments.

Initially, we compiled a list of the best sources for deals.

You see, there are hundreds of “funding platforms” out there (platforms are special websites that connect investors like…

In the sweltering heat of August 1982, a broke young songwriter named Gary Portnoy recorded one of his new songs.

In the past, Gary had penned songs for Air Supply and Dolly Parton, but none of his songs had turned into hits.

Portnoy didn’t know it, but his luck was…

Many things can help make an early-stage company successful…

From creating the right product at the right time (like Uber), to creating an inspiring advertising campaign (like Apple’s “1984” commercial for the Macintosh.)

But if you dig deeper, you’ll find one variable that’s always there:

A successful start-up has the…

Warren Buffet is one of the wealthiest and wisest investors in the world.

And over the years, his wisdom has helped me through some tough times in the market. Given the news from last week, maybe his wisdom can help you, too…

As you’re probably aware, global markets are still…

When it comes to investing, we’ve been lied to for nearly a century.

We’ve been told that if we take the investment path that’s “tried and true,” we’ll be able to retire comfortably, right on time.

But this couldn’t be further from the truth.

And today…

Skin in the game.

Some investment newsletters have it...

Other don’t.

You see, while some newsletters make a big show about investing in the ideas they recommend, others insist on staying on the sidelines.

For many newsletters—and for investors like you—this topic inspires great debate:

Newsletters that invest could be…