The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 28, 2023

The stock market is a proven wealth generator over the long term, even for conservative investors who buy index funds. But some individual stocks like Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) have delivered an absolute fortune to investors who were game enough to bet on them early. Netflix was founded in 1997.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

From reflections on the volatility of 2007-08, to introducing new terms like "Big Dumb Money," and thoughts on building mental frameworks for investing, David reacts to his past essays with fresh insights for today's markets. I know 2007 wasn't great for investors. That's when our stocks really go bananas.

Investing 130

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The Big Picture

AUGUST 8, 2022

So, until the financial crisis of 2007 and 2009 or however you go — you actually time it, I was in this finance bubble. RITHOLTZ: So, that makes the finance sector very different than the rest of the stock market? ADMATI: We’re at the mercy of these private companies. I was teaching corporate finance.

Banks 82

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Pension Pulse

OCTOBER 20, 2023

My take: This is a great deal for BCI and Searchlight, a private equity firm BCI seeded. Consolidated Communications is a leading fiber-first provider and it will grow nicely as a private company with BCI/ Searchlight as its partners. That gives people the go-ahead to take rates above 5%.”

Investing 59

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 27, 2023

2021 was so crazy, the pricing got so crazy in stock market, meme stocks, SPACs, and NFTs. Typically, and I go back to 2007 or 1999, I went back and pulled quotes from like before every recession and right before every recession, jobs, unemployment was super low. Unemployment in 2007 was historic lows.

Leveraging 130

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The Big Picture

JUNE 20, 2023

MORGENSON: And so it looked like it was really a pretty reasonable reaction to what had been years of undervalue in the stock market. MORGENSON: Could be banks, could be Wall Street, could be private debt folks, but it’s — RITHOLTZ: This is very often securitized and sold off into the market as well?

Private Equity Firms 59

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The Big Picture

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

So I had started a third company called Room 77 that we had end up selling to Google. I had just gotten married in the fall of 2007. Or are you looking at startups or private companies that have been for around for a while that are potential disruptors? I had my first child in June of 2008.

Hedge Funds 98

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