The Motley Fool

AUGUST 8, 2023

They accomplish this (legally) by using some of the most effective tax breaks available in the U.S. Here are eight ways the wealthiest Americans reduce their tax liability -- or even avoid paying taxes altogether. No taxes on unrealized capital gains The No. And he isn't alone. But here's a key concept to keep in mind.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 23, 2024

But for many would-be entrepreneurs, using your home as company headquarters can be the best way to start a business without a lot of start-up capital. Forming a legal entity for your business (like an LLC) is essential if you want to make your business more legitimate in the eyes of the law and the banking system.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

While it might seem like Visa is giving up a sizable opportunity, this decision ensures that the company has no direct liability when credit delinquencies and loan losses rise during periods of economic weakness. In 2024, New Hampshire and Florida will both have a good shot to tip the scales toward adult-use legalization.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 15, 2024

That will help 3M deal with its legal payments, but the struggles in the core business shouldn't be overlooked. It's righting past strategic errors, and it's past its peak of capital spending in the 5G cycle, setting it up for increased free cash flow. Organic sales fell 3.2% It operates in a stable industry.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 30, 2024

If you want to open a brick-and-mortar retail storefront or restaurant, you're likely going to need tens of thousands of dollars of upfront capital to pay for rent, inventory, employee expenses, and more. If you start a professional services business, you might need up to $1,000 of actual cash to get your business off the ground.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 21, 2024

That left it with only $665 million in free cash flow after funding its capital spending ($1.5 The move will save the company $800 million annually, which it can use to fund growth capital investments and repay debt. The main factor causing concern is the company's legal issues. billion to less than $2.3

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Zajac Group

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

In the chart below, you’ll see how much tax liability your estate may incur if it exceeds the federal exemption limit. Note that there is both a base tax charge and a marginal tax rate, which combined create your estate’s total tax liability. share in capital gains $199.08/share share in capital gains $11.56/share

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 3, 2024

New innovations, mounting competition, legal judgments, acquisitions, collaborations, bankruptcies, and even acts of God contribute to this leaderboard carousel. Neither Visa nor Mastercard have to set capital aside to cover losses during downturns, which is a big reason they're able to bounce back so quickly from recessions.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 2, 2024

We are very pleased with Enact's continued strong operating performance, capital levels, and shareholder distributions. Since Enact's IPO, Genworth has received approximately $675 million in capital from Enact, including $61 million in the first quarter. On a statutory accounting basis, the U.S. Complete statutory results for our U.S.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 1, 2024

We are very pleased with Enact's continued strong operating performance, capital levels and shareholder distributions. Since Enact's IPO, Genworth has received approximately $738 million in capital from Enact, including $63 million in the second quarter. I'll first discuss Genworth's results and drivers in more detail.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 1, 2024

Multiple years of capital underinvestment from global energy majors during the pandemic, coupled with Russia's ongoing war with Ukraine, has tightened the global supply of oil. While Wall Street is never a fan of legal uncertainty, there are only a handful of publicly traded companies that can handle whatever is thrown their way.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

The electric utility was hit late last year by the tragic wildfires of August 2023, which mired the company in a legal mess. 2, the parties agreed to a $4 billion settlement, with Hawaiian's liability being about $2 billion, pretax. So after July's run, any hiccup had the potential to send Hawaiian's stock back down.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

billion on our shares at a weighted average price of approximately $83 per share, illustrating the commitment we've communicated to drive shareholder value through prudent capital allocation and an investment in our own shares. Operator Loop Capital's Rob Sanderson has the next question. And the legal process is much, much shorter.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The problem is that 3M is currently dealing with a number of costly legal issues. It recently settled some cases, including around its liability related to earplugs it sold to the U.S. Still, there are likely more costs and headwinds to come on the legal front. And all of the company's legal problems aren't yet behind it.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 10, 2024

Decide on a legal structure There are several types of business structures, and the format you choose will depend on the state in which you operate, whether you have business partners, and the overall risk of your business. Finally, an LLC, or limited liability company, creates a separate legal entity for your business.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 26, 2024

The first is the most newsworthy -- it has faced a slew of legal and regulatory challenges in recent years. The list includes product liability lawsuits surrounding ear plugs it sold to the U.S. The second issue here is that, at least partly because of the legal issues, 3M is planning to spin off its healthcare division.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 9, 2024

Main Street Capital (NYSE: MAIN) Q2 2024 Earnings Call Aug 09, 2024 , 10:00 a.m. ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Greetings and welcome to the Main Street Capital second quarter earnings conference call. Should you invest $1,000 in Main Street Capital right now?

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 10, 2025

We also continued to drive significant demand in our portfolio from new legal drinking age consumers and are pleased to have had a higher proportion of our dollar sales this year coming from 21 to 24 year olds as they have made more trips to the store and spend more on each trip across our brands. We maintained a 2.9 billion to $3.1

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

3M CEO Mike Roman's reply reiterated the company's financial strength and cash-flow potential (more on that in a moment) and referred to a capital allocation policy that "means investing in the business" and "continues to be the priority." billion N/A Net capital spending $1.45 In addition, estimating the value of the 3M's 19.9%

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 25, 2024

Capital One Financial (NYSE: COF) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Apr 25, 2024 , 5:00 p.m. Welcome to the Capital One Q1 2024 earnings call. To access the call on the internet, please log on to Capital One's website at capitalone.com and follow the links from there. Should you invest $1,000 in Capital One Financial right now?

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 27, 2024

These types of issues aren't unusual for a company as large as 3M, but the legal costs and regulatory issues surrounding its environmental and product liability headwinds are huge. This is where my problem with 3M really came to a head, because the company can't really talk about legal issues until they are basically resolved.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

We're pleased with Enact's continued strong operating performance and capital levels. Since Enact's IPO, Genworth has received approximately $615 million in capital from Enact, including $128 million in the fourth quarter. Then I'll provide an update on our investment portfolio and capital position before we open the call for Q&A.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Operating a telecommunications business requires a huge amount of capital investment. First off, the company is dealing with several legal and regulatory issues that will lead to billions of dollars in legal expenses. It has little choice because it needs the cash that this transaction will create to pay its legal bills.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 28, 2024

Risk in equity investing, as I define it, is the potential loss of a substantial portion of capital over a significant period, like say at a minimum three years, so understanding this risk at both an individual stock and portfolio level is crucial. Andy, was Kinsale Capital profitable both in the last quarter and the last year?

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

It could take years to fully quantify 3M's liabilities. Its dividend, which currently yields above 6%, could also be slashed to conserve cash for potential legal setbacks. In combination with the PFAS case, 3M is on the hook for more than $16 billion in legal settlements, roughly 30% of the company's current market cap.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 18, 2023

We have and will continue to make investments in these areas and hence, our capital expenditure and R&D will continue to grow in the near term. The additional four lines incorporate further capital efficiencies over Phase 1, and our target is for them to start producing in late 2024. billion and free cash flows of approximately $2.3

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Within the three main FS subsectors—capital markets, banking, and insurance—expectations for 2024 M&A activity vary. Capital markets may rebound due to potential improvements in interest rates. An anticipated improvement in the interest-rate environment should support deal-making across various FS subsectors.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 6, 2024

Joining me on today's call are Alex Karp, chief executive officer; Shyam Sankar, chief technology officer; Dave Glazer, chief financial officer; and Ryan Taylor, chief revenue officer and chief legal officer. We continue to capitalize on targeted growth opportunities in Asia, the Middle East, and beyond. commercial. So, thank you.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Given our continued progress on deleveraging, we have additional flexibility in our capital allocation choices. We remain disciplined with our capital allocation decisions, which we are dynamically balancing to maximize long-term value creation. What do we aim to do with our capital allocation choices.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 27, 2024

The WSJ report suggests legacy operators like AT&T and Verizon could face hefty clean-up costs and health-related liabilities because of their lead-clad cables. The good news for AT&T and Verizon is that any potential liability claims would likely be decided in the U.S. court system, which is notoriously slow.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 31, 2024

We think given our valuation, capital position, and capital allocation alternatives, that repurchasing shares makes sense, and as such we are doing so. We also work to continue to improve our financial performance while building the capital it takes to help our customers when they need it most. in outstanding shares.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Very few public companies offer monthly dividends, and the ones that do are typically real estate investment trusts (REITs) because they are legally required to pay out 90% of their taxable earnings to shareholders. It also has by far the highest market capitalization of these three REITs, at $57.3

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The Motley Fool

MAY 2, 2024

We want our shareholders to win as we earn profitable on the capital we use to do this work. Professional Liability and General Liability portfolios. General Liability and Professional Liability product lines within our Insurance segment. and Bermuda Casualty and Professional Liability portfolio.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 21, 2025

Earlier in the year, we spun off our healthcare business group as Solventum, and we settled two significant legal matters. This is just a start as our goal is to get to 75 days, freeing up cash for our capital deployment priorities, which include returning cash to shareholders. 2024 was a pivotal year for 3M. Last year, we returned $3.8

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The Motley Fool

JULY 11, 2024

During the first quarter, we took aggressive steps to improve margins and lower both our operating expenses and working capital needs. Thus, we have already begun a process to redirect capital to programs that help us achieve these goals. We also plan to lower our debt and free up capital to reinvest in the company.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 13, 2025

On brand strategy, broadly, I'll say that we're in the process of thoroughly reviewing whether and to what extent our portfolio needs to change so that shareholder capital is best allocated. million in combined expenses for bad debt and loan liabilities; and 0.5 million payment on a promissory note liability. Expense was 4.5

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

as compared to the prior-year quarter driven by an overall record of capital units sold during the quarter. The decreased spending as a percentage of sales is driven by the realization of cost synergies, lower third-party legal costs, partially offset by higher year-end sales compensation costs. Moving into geographic sales.

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