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Stock Split Watch: Is Applied Materials Next?

The Motley Fool

Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) is a linchpin of the semiconductor market. It's one of the world's top suppliers of chip manufacturing equipment, and it serves a broad range of customers across the foundry, logic, and memory chip markets. Its major customers include Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing , Samsung, Intel , and Micron Technology. Over the past 10 years, Applied Materials' stock has rallied nearly 600%.

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Citizen Health Raises $14.5M in Seed Funding

FinSMEs

Citizen Health, a San Mateo, CA-based AI-powered consumer health platform, raised $14.5M in Seed funding. The round was led by Transformation Capital, with participation from Wavemaker 360 and angel investors. This fundraise is further strengthened by a strategic program investment and partnership with the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI). Co-founded by Farid Vij and Nasha Fitter, Citizen Health is building a […] The post Citizen Health Raises $14.5M in Seed Funding appeared first on FinSM

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Are U.S. Stocks Overvalued?

A Wealth of Common Sense

Politicians don’t control the stock market. When stocks go up presidents get too much credit and when they go down they get too much blame. It’s mostly circumstantial depending on the timing of cycles and such. But the markets move faster than ever these days. Investors are constantly pricing in the future, sometimes right, sometimes wrong, yet never in doubt.

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Jersey Mike’s to Partner with Blackstone to Accelerate Leading Franchisor’s Continued Growth

Blackstone News

The post Jersey Mike’s to Partner with Blackstone to Accelerate Leading Franchisor’s Continued Growth appeared first on Blackstone.

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Nordic Capital to acquire IP management solutions provider Anaqua from Astorg

Private Equity Wire

Nordic Capital, a private equity firm focused on investments in the healthcare, tech and payments, and financial services sectors, has entered into exclusive negotiations regarding the acquisition of Anaqua from private investment firm Astorg. Founded in 2004, Anaqua, is a provider of intellectual property (IP) management technology solutions serving brands and law firms around the world, including Nvidia, Honda, and IBM.

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Warren Buffett's Flashing Warning Sign for Wall Street: He's Being Fearful While Other Investors Are Greedy

The Motley Fool

Warren Buffett has made it abundantly clear throughout his career that he doesn't care what Wall Street thinks. One great example: Unlike most huge companies, Berkshire Hathaway doesn't hold quarterly conference calls with analysts. However, Wall Street might want to pay attention to what Buffett thinks. And what is the legendary investor thinking these days?

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The Miracle of U.S. Equities

A Wealth of Common Sense

The best compliment I can offer any financial writer: I wish I had written that. I’ve had that thought about John Rekenthaler’s work numerous times over the years. I’ve always admired his common sense, straight-shooter approach to investment writing. Last week, Rekenthaler penned his farewell column for Morningstar. Instead of providing a retrospective on his own career, he wrote an ode to the U.S. stock.

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The Impact of Ownership Mentality on Employee Accountability & Company Growth

XY Planning Network

No matter the size of your business or whether you have no current plans to hire that first team member, it’s never too early to begin or, in some cases, continue defining and evolving your company’s culture. Establishing an ownership mentality mindset is vital to include in your culture.

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Arc launches AI platform for private credit market

Private Equity Wire

San Francisco-based fintech company Arc has unveiled Arc Intelligence, an AI-driven platform designed to streamline financial processes in the booming private credit market, which is projected to reach $2.8tn by 2028. The platform’s flagship product, the AI Private Credit Analyst (AI Analyst), automates complex credit analyses, and according to press statement “promises to revolutionise how lenders evaluate investments” AI Analyst enables credit teams to process unstructured financia

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3 Problems With Medicare Advantage Plans Retirees Should Know About

The Motley Fool

Once you turn 65, you're entitled to health coverage through Medicare. But it's up to you as to whether you want to stick with original Medicare (Parts A and B plus a Part D drug plan) or sign up for a Medicare Advantage plan. Medicare Advantage plans are offered by private insurers and work similarly to workplace health plans. And for some retirees, they're a good option.

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Ecore Secures Strategic Investment from General Atlantic’s BeyondNetZero Fund

FinSMEs

Ecore, a Lancaster, PA-based company which transforms reclaimed rubber materials into high-performance products that drive sustainability and reduce environmental impact, received a strategic investment from General Atlantic’s BeyondNetZero Fund. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. The company intends to use the funds to support continued organic and inorganic growth initiatives, strengthen core operational […] The post Ecore Secures Strategic Investment from General Atlantic’s

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Placing Guardrails on Your Portfolio

A Wealth of Common Sense

People are terrible at self-regulation and self-awareness when it comes to eating. One study asked people how much bread they ate after leaving an Italian restaurant. Nearly one-third of the diners couldn’t recall how much they had. And 12% of the people who ate bread denied having eaten any at all. When asked how much food they consumed in a meal, people of average weight assume they’ve eaten 20% less than th.

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Deal Roundup: Blackstone buys Jersey Mike’s Subs in $8bn deal, Cinven gets go-ahead for Synlab stake sale

AltAssets

Blackstone has agreed a roughly $8bn buyout of sandwich chain Jersey Mike's Subs. The post Deal Roundup: Blackstone buys Jersey Mike’s Subs in $8bn deal, Cinven gets go-ahead for Synlab stake sale appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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Inflexion partners with founders to acquire Finanzen from Axel Springer

Private Equity Wire

European mid-market private equity firm Inflexion is to acquire Finanzen.net Group (Finanzen), a digital broker and market financial information portal in the DACH region, from Axel Springer, in partnership with the company’s founders. The investment is being made by Inflexion’s Buyout Fund VI and is the second investment in the DACH region after Tierarzt Plus Partner since Inflexion opened its office in Frankfurt earlier this year.

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Palantir's Stock Just Did Something It Hasn't Done Since 2021

The Motley Fool

Palantir (NYSE: PLTR) has been one of the hottest artificial intelligence (AI) stocks to own this year. It's up around 280% as of the time of this writing and has far exceeded many investors' expectations. However, this run-up hasn't entirely come from its business booming, as the price investors are willing to pay for its performance has surged alongside its stock price.

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Conduktor Closes $30M Series B Funding

FinSMEs

Conduktor, a NYC-based provider of an Enterprise Data Management (EDM) platform specialized in data streaming, raised $30M in Series B funding. The round was led by RTP Global, with participation from M12 (Microsoft’s venture fund), Ansa, and Accel who led Conduktor’s Series A round. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate expansion […] The post Conduktor Closes $30M Series B Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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Is the United States Going Broke?

A Wealth of Common Sense

We also talked about the impact of the deficit on the stock market, how tariffs work, the long-term trend of interest rates and how to fix government debt levels. Further Reading: The Relationship Between Wages and Inflation The post Is the United States Going Broke? appeared first on A Wealth of Common Sense.

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Silver Point seals $8.5bn including leverage for latest speciality credit fund

AltAssets

Credit investment major Silver Point Capital has scored more than $8.5bn of new firepower through the final close of its Specialty Credit Fund III. The post Silver Point seals $8.5bn including leverage for latest speciality credit fund appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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New Heritage exits Continental Services investment

Private Equity Wire

New Heritage Capital (Heritage) has exited its investment in Continental Services (Continental) after the corporate food service provider was acquired by Morgan Street Holdings, an investment group focused on acquiring business services and consumer product companies. Founded in Detroit, Michigan in 1989, Continental offers clients a range of technology-enabled vending, dining, markets, and catering options.

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Billionaires Are Selling This Year's 2 Top Performing Artificial Intelligence Stocks. Is This a Warning for Investors?

The Motley Fool

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been the biggest investing theme on the planet in recent times. Investors have piled into AI stocks -- from those creating the technology to those using it -- amid hopes AI will revolutionize both business and your daily life. Today's $200 billion AI market is forecast to reach $1 trillion by the end of the decade, suggesting major opportunities ahead for companies at the forefront.

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Revisto Raises $4M in Seed Funding

FinSMEs

Revisto, an Austin, TX-based AI-powered solution streamlining the medical, legal, and regulatory (MLR) review process for pharmaceutical marketing materials, raised $4M in Seed funding. The round was led by LiveOak Ventures, with participation from Eli Lilly and Company, Tau Ventures, and Arkin Digital Health. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate its growth […] The post Revisto Raises $4M in Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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Top 5 Growth Hacks from XYPN's 2024 Annual Benchmarking Study

XY Planning Network

As XYPN celebrates its 10th anniversary, we're also marking the 8th edition of our Annual Benchmarking Study. What began as a way to understand the growth of fee-for-service advisory firms has now become an essential resource for advisors navigating this evolving space.

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Foresight seals £50m first close for evergreen investment fund targeting SE England

AltAssets

Listed UK investment manager Foresight Group has launch an evergreen fund dedicated to investing into growing companies throughout South West England with a £50m first close. The post Foresight seals £50m first close for evergreen investment fund targeting SE England appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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DE Shaw secures $1bn for latest Alkali private credit fund

Private Equity Wire

DE Shaw & Co, one of the worlds largest hedge fund firms with over $60bn in assets, has raised $1bn for its latest private credit-focused fund, Alkali VI, which will invest in corporate and structured debt as well as synthetic securitisations, according to a report by Bloomberg. The report cites a statement shared with Bloomberg News as confirming that the new fund, the sixth in DE Shaw’s Alkali series since its inception in 2012, focuses on less liquid, credit-related assets.

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"Big Short" Money Manager Michael Burry Is Piling Into 3 Industry-Leading Stocks That Share a Common Theme

The Motley Fool

In case you missed it, one of the most-anticipated data dumps of the fourth quarter occurred last week on Nov. 14 -- and no, it has nothing to do with earnings season or the release of the October inflation report. No later than 45 days following the end to a quarter, institutional investors with $100 million (or more) in assets under management are required to file Form 13F with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Radiant Raises $100M in Series C Funding

FinSMEs

Radiant Industries, an El Segundo, CA-based advanced nuclear technology company, raised $100M in Series C funding. The round, which brought the total amount to $160M, was led by DCVC, with participation from a16z’s American Dynamism team, Union Square Ventures, Felicis, Washington Harbour Partners, Chevron Technology Ventures, Founders Fund, Decisive Point, McKinley Alaska, Boost VC, and […] The post Radiant Raises $100M in Series C Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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Coming March 18: “How Not To Invest”

The Big Picture

Well, that was a lot more fun than I expected! I submitted the final manuscript for my new book, How Not to Invest , last week. The final edit will involve some back-and-forth, but the writing is finished. I recall “ Bailout Nation ” as more of a slog, in part because so much of it happened in real-time. I constantly rewrote entire chapters as various companies blew up.

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Gramercy grabs $760m for emerging market loan investing

AltAssets

Emerging markets investor Gramercy Funds Management has raised $760m for its third capital solutions fund targeting US dollar loan deals. The post Gramercy grabs $760m for emerging market loan investing appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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Carnelian mulls $1bn sale of oil producer Ridgemar

Private Equity Wire

Carnelian Energy Capital, the private equity owner of Ridgemar Energy, is exploring the sale of the US-based oil and gas producer, aiming for a valuation exceeding $1bn, including debt, according to a report by Reuters. The report cites unnamed sources familiar with the matter as indicating on Wednesday that Ridgemar has enlisted RBC Capital Markets to manage the sale process for its Eagle Ford Basin operations in South Texas.

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3 Ways You Could Lose Money With Your High-Yield Savings Account

The Motley Fool

Image source: Getty Images A high-yield savings account should be a good place to keep some of your money. High-yield accounts usually pay well above the national average interest rate and are a way better option than standard savings accounts that are currently paying an average of 0.45%, according to the FDIC. In some cases, though, you could actually end up losing money with your high-yield savings account.

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Gendo Raises £4.3M in Seed Funding

FinSMEs

Gendo, a London, UK-based provider of an AI platform for architects and designers, raised £4.3M in Seed funding. The round was co-led by PT1 and LEA Partners, with participation from Concept Ventures and Helm Capital. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its development efforts. Founded in 2022 by George Proud and Will Jones, Gendo is a browser-based […] The post Gendo Raises £4.3M in Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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Rebuild resilience to create lasting success

Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT)

By Antoinette Tuscano, MDRT senior content specialist When you build your professional resilience, you’re adaptable and focused on getting results. Yet resilience can be depleted. There are methods, however, for amping up your resilience again. “Think of your resilience as a bucket with water in it. The water represents all your strengths and capabilities,” said author Heidi Dening in her 2024 MDRT Global Conference presentation.

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Transom Capital powers past hard cap for $675m Fund IV, more than double size of third fund

AltAssets

Mid-market PE house Transom Capital has more than doubled the size of its last fundraise through a $675m final close of its fourth flagship investment vehicle. The post Transom Capital powers past hard cap for $675m Fund IV, more than double size of third fund appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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KKR and Dragoneer complete $4.8bn take-private of edtech firm Instructure

Private Equity Wire

Global investment firms KKR and Dragoneer Investment Group have completed their acquisition of Instructure Holdings, a provider of education technology including the Canvas learning management platform, in a deal valued at approximately $4.8bn. The transaction, priced at $23.60 per share, was executed as an all-cash deal. As a result, Instructure has been delisted from the New York Stock Exchange.