Can you guess what the government’s largest asset is?
Surprisingly, it’s not land, mortgages, or tax receivables.
It’s student loan debt.
According to a recent report by the Federal Reserve, student loans currently represent 48.5% of the government’s assets...
And over the next 20 years, those loans will translate into…
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Once upon a time, there was a little blue pill.
Originally, it was designed to treat heart disease...
But during its initial trials, doctors discovered an intriguing "side effect."
Eventually, this side effect became so popular that sales of the little pill reached into the billions of dollars.
If you…
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The United States has 4,726 colleges and universities.
To attend these institutions, students spend nearly $600 billion per year—that’s $393 billion for tuition, and $196 billion on expenses like travel and housing.
But a fascinating new technology has recently emerged, and it’s raising the possibility that all of those institutions—and…
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Every spring, investors from Wall Street to Silicon Valley wait in anticipation for one of the most important reports of the year.
They’re not waiting for the jobs numbers, GDP data, or any other conventional economic indicator.
These investors are waiting on The Internet Trends Report—a report that’s predicted nearly…
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It might refer to two friends working in a garage with nothing more than an idea...
It might refer to a multi-billion dollar private company on the verge of an IPO...
Or it might refer to something in between.
The thing is, as…
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Recently, there’s been a lot of talk about China in the business press—especially as it relates to the technology sector.
Last year, for example, Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) conducted the world’s largest IPO ever: it raised $25 billion on the New York Stock Exchange.
And as The New York Times reported…
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Aggressive competition...
And an entrepreneur who’s putting it all on the line.
You might think I’m referring to corporate warfare—but I’m not:
I’m talking about the world of drug dealing.
But the interesting thing is this:
By observing one world, you can learn what…
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A few months from now, one of the most powerful organizations in the U.S. will make a major announcement.
We believe it could trigger one of the largest transfers of wealth our country has ever seen.
If you own stocks, ETFs, mutual funds or have a 401(k) or IRA, you…
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For the better part of 2014, Matt and I conducted an intense research project.
Our goal?
To identify a proven process for successful early-stage investing.
In order to accomplish this goal, we sought out the most successful venture capitalists and angel investors—and over the course of a year, we sat…
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