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IRAs and Wealth Creation

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

And yet, the House Ways and Means Committee is now suggesting eliminating the ability of these IRA holders to invest their IRAs in the highest returning assets available; VC funds, private equity, and private companies (page 689, section 138312). But there are better ways to do that than a blanket prohibition.

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Equity Compensation for a Private (or “pre-IPO”) Company

Walkner Condon Financial Advisors

Let’s talk about stock options that private companies offer and go through the pros and cons of each. You join a great company with an even better culture. You now own 10,000 shares of the company worth $200,000 but only paid $50,000 for them. or “…what should I do with my pre-IPO RSUs?”. annual grants).

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"Rule Breaker Investing" Great Quotes, Vol. 19: Authors in August

The Motley Fool

Seth is famous for his blogs. He's blogged on the internet. Since before blogging was cool, I'm not even sure blogging is still cool. He continues to blog every single day. It was August, in fact, August 2020 blog from Seth Godin. From this August 18, 2020 blog, you can look it up online.

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Big Anniversaries, Accomplishments and Awards

AdvisorPR

Recognition Matters As an owner or executive of a small to mid-sized private business, certain benchmarks should be celebrated and communicated to the public as a whole. For more on this topic, check out our blog, “How to win awards for your financial firm.” Don’t miss your opportunity to get awarded and recognized.

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SuperAngel.Fund x Q4 2023 Recap ?

SuperAngel.Fund

This is roughly half of the amount invested in 2021 and highlights the reduced risk appetite for early stage private companies. Blog Updates During the quarter we featured four of our portfolio companies in the ‘ Founder Friday’ newsletter series.

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Tips to Help You Become a Better Investor

The Motley Fool

The name of your blog, Farnam Street, comes from Berkshire Hathaway's Omaha address. Shane Parrish: I've made a lot of different investments, from start ups to private companies, to public companies. I sit on the board of a public company. Can you show us your work a little bit?

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This Week in Pensions & Investments: 20-10-2023

Pension Pulse

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.