The Motley Fool

JUNE 20, 2024

If you're a salaried worker, you probably find yourself getting a bit antsy toward the end of the year if that's when raises are typically announced at your workplace. Similarly, many Social Security recipients are already eager to know what their 2025 cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, will amount to. Social Security benefits are eligible for an annual COLA to help seniors maintain their buying power as inflation drives the cost of living upward.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 20, 2024

When I wrote this post about trying to measure the fundability of your startup, I kicked it off with, “You can’t” and proceeded to share all the ways that getting your company funded feels a bit like a craps shoot, while still trying find a method somewhere within the madness. On the other hand, I feel things are a lot more predictable on the fund side—and that getting limited partners for your fund or syndicate is a lot more grounded in something that resembles logic.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 20, 2024

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ: SMCI) stock was surging Thursday morning to continue a strong push higher for the supplier of data center servers. Shareholders can thank Elon Musk for today's move. After jumping more than 10%, shares were still trading higher by 7.7% as of 11:30 a.m. ET. Supermicro, as the company is commonly called, provides server and storage system components for the massive data center buildout to quickly expand artificial intelligence (AI) computing capacity.

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FinSMEs

JUNE 20, 2024

Substrate, a NYC-based AI infrastructure startup, raised $8M in Seed funding. The round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from South Park Commons, Craft Ventures, Guillermo Rauch (Vercel), Immad Akhund (Mercury), Will Gaybrick (Stripe), and others. The company intends to use the funds to expand its market for inference solutions and bring modern […] The post Substrate Closes $8M Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 20, 2024

Don't let the S&P 500 's soaring valuation and record levels convince you that all or even most stocks are expensive right now -- that's far from the case. There are some stocks trading at significantly reduced valuations which could make them enticing buys, especially if you're planning to hold on for the long haul. Three stocks which you can buy on sale today and that have promising growth prospects include Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) , Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) , and Shopify (NYSE: SHOP).

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FinSMEs

JUNE 20, 2024

FairNow, a Mclean, VA-based provider of AI governance software, raised $3.5M in Seed funding. The round was led by Somen Mondal and Shaun Ricci. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its development efforts. Led by CEO Guru Sethupathy, and COO Lisa Goldman, FairNow provides enterprises with a governance platform that […] The post FairNow Raises $3.5M in Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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FinSMEs

JUNE 20, 2024

Molten Industries, an Oakland, CA-based company that converts natural gas into clean graphite and hydrogen, raised $25M in Series A funding. The round was led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV), with new participation from Sozo Ventures, Mark Heising, and Steelhead Capital. Existing investors also participated in the round, including Union Square Ventures, 50 Years, J4 […] The post Molten Industries Raises $25M in Series A Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 20, 2024

Cathie Wood is not shy about making bold predictions especially when it comes to the top holding of her flagship Ark Innovation ETF. Wood has a history of setting lofty targets for her favorite stock, Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) , which has had a difficult time recently, down 54% from its high in 2021 and about 25% lower on the year. This poor performance, meanwhile, has come while the S&P 500 has been hitting new all-time highs.

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A Wealth of Common Sense

JUNE 20, 2024

A reader asks: You guys have recently quoted Slock in two podcast episodes that Private Equity Companies, those with over 100 million dollars in revenue make up 87 percent of that category versus only 13 percent of publicly traded company fall into the 100 million in revenue category, and that number is only increasing. With that said, is this ONE of the reasons stock prices seem to continuously increase.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 20, 2024

IT consulting giant Accenture (NYSE: ACN) surged 7% through noon ET on Thursday despite missing its fiscal third-quarter 2024 earnings by a whisker. Heading into earnings, analysts forecast Accenture would earn $3.15 per share (adjusted for one-time items) on just over $16.5 billion in sales. The company actually earned only $3.13 per share, and its sales came in short at $16.5 billion.

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Axial

JUNE 20, 2024

Axial is happy to release its 2024 publication of the Top 50 Lower Middle Market Industrials Investors and M&A Advisors: a list that features Axial’s 50 most active and sought-after members who worked on in transactions across various industrials sectors over the past 12 months (full methodology below). Industrials has always been a leading industry for deal flow on the Axial platform, and Q1 of 2024 was no exception.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 20, 2024

Much of the market rally this year has been driven by excitement regarding artificial intelligence (AI) and the growing number of potential applications for the technology. Conservative estimates place the market value of generative AI in the neighborhood of $1 trillion, while others are much higher. Companies at the leading edge of technology -- those providing the semiconductors and servers necessary to integrate AI -- have seen demand for their products soar, helping fuel the rally.

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AltAssets

JUNE 20, 2024

European private equity investor Columna Capital has raised €290m for its biggest-ever fund - more than double the amount it raised during its last fundraise in 2021. The post Columna Capital doubles down by raising €290m across Fund III, co-invest vehicles first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 20, 2024

Image source: Getty Images There's no denying that starting a business is risky; half of all businesses fail after just five years. And while there are ways to help offset the risk of launching a business, like taking the time to do market research beforehand, it's also true that some businesses are inherently less risky than others. If you want to launch your own business but lean toward being risk-averse, here are a few suggestions for you. 1.

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AltAssets

JUNE 20, 2024

New investor Tower Peak Partners has launched, and is fundraising for several investment strategies across sustainable industrial private equity, infrastructure and natural capital. The post New investment firm Tower Peak Partners launches to target industrial transition opportunity first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 20, 2024

Warren Buffett knows a thing or two about investing. You can do far worse than leaning on his portfolio of publicly traded investments to find the next potential addition or two for your portfolio. There are dozens of candidates. Let's go over two of the names that I like right now. Nu Holdings (NYSE: NU) and Sirius XM (NASDAQ: SIRI) are among the current holdings of Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway stock portfolio.

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Private Equity Wire

JUNE 20, 2024

Global law firm Morgan Lewis has appointed Leonora Shalet as a global private investment funds partner, based in New York. In her new role, Shalet will advise investment funds and advisers on fund structuring, formation and ongoing operational needs. Shalet has previously advised on US and offshore credit funds, hedge funds, perpetual funds, hybrid funds, funds-of-funds, private equity funds, growth equity funds and managed accounts.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 20, 2024

If you're shopping around for some new additions to your stock portfolio, borrowing a pick or two from Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway isn't a bad idea. He's not called the Oracle of Omaha for nothin', after all. On the other hand, just because Berkshire's holding a particular stock right now doesn't necessarily mean Buffett would choose to buy it at this time.

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AltAssets

JUNE 20, 2024

Copilot Capital, a new PE firm focused on backing the next generation of European software champions, has launched a $200m fund. The post New PE firm Copilot Capital launches €200m debut fund targeting overlooked European software startups first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 20, 2024

With all eyes on the Federal Reserve and earnings season, it's possible investors missed what was, arguably, the most-important data release of the quarter five weeks ago. On May 15, institutions with at least $100 million in assets under management filed Form 13F with the Securities and Exchange Commission. A 13F provides a snapshot to investors of what Wall Street's smartest and most-successful investors have been buying and selling.

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Private Equity Wire

JUNE 20, 2024

Golden Goose Group, the Italian luxury sports brand owned by British private equity firm Permira, has postponed its much-anticipated Milan stock market listing just a day before the IPO was set to be priced, according to reports. Golden Goose announced on Tuesday that it was delaying the IPO due to a “significant deterioration in market conditions” following recent European parliament elections and the announcement of a general election in France.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 20, 2024

The question of how much money you'll need to retire with is a tricky one, as it's different for each of us, depending on factors such as our expected longevity, our household expenses and general cost of living, and whether we have income sources lined up besides Social Security benefits. Many people shoot for $1 million, and that's a reasonable sum for plenty of us.

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AltAssets

JUNE 20, 2024

Carlyle and KKR are reportedly the top bidders for the $10bn US student loan portfolio of US credit card issuer Discover Financial. The pair are potentially teaming up for the bid, and are said to be up against possible PE competition from Ares, Blackstone, Brookfield, Fortress and Oaktree, according to the FT. A deal is […] The post Deal Roundup: Carlyle, KKR said to take on PE rivals for $10bn US student loan portfolio, Advent agrees V Group sale first appeared on AltAssets Private Equit

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 20, 2024

Stocks that split tend to beat the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) , according to research from Bank of America. Since 1980, the average company has seen its share price increase 25.4% during the 12 months following a stock split announcement, while the S&P 500 has returned an average of 11.9% during the same period. Nvidia is the most recent company to follow that pattern.

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Financial Times M&A

JUNE 20, 2024

Clash over tech group Veritas portends future stand-offs between private equity and distressed debt investors

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 20, 2024

There are currently only three S&P 500 stocks in the $3 trillion club: Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) , Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) , and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). All three are valued right around $3.3 trillion. With a market cap of just under $2.2 trillion, Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) looks like the best candidate to join this exclusive club. The stock would need to rise just over 36% to get there.

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Private Equity Wire

JUNE 20, 2024

Global fund, financial and corporate services provider Apex Group has appointed Katie Baxter as Head of Private Clients and Family Office. In her new role, Baxter will lead Apex’s private clients and family office service offering. Baxter specialises in trust and fiduciary law, advising trustees locally and internationally on private and commercial structures, including employee incentives and pension trusts.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 20, 2024

Building a portfolio worth $1 million or more may sound like an impossible goal that's reserved only for the wealthiest workers. However, while not everyone will be able to reach millionaire status, the strategy for getting there is simpler than you might think. There are two key factors to reaching $1 million in savings: Invest in the stock market, and get started as soon as possible.

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The Big Picture

JUNE 20, 2024

Making good progress on the book, about 60-70% finished (I feel good about it). I wanted to pop out of hiding to share a few charts/tables that should raise your confidence levels that — despite media coverage to the contrary — we are not on the verge of collapse. I want to direct your attention to the latest missive from Savita Subramanian, who runs the Equity and Quant Strategy group at BAML.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 20, 2024

Technology stocks have been in impressive form on the market in the past year, recording gains of 33% as of this writing, thanks to the emergence of a major catalyst in the form of artificial intelligence (AI). Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has turned out to be one of the major beneficiaries of the proliferation of AI, with shares of the company rising an impressive 209% in the past year.

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FinSMEs

JUNE 20, 2024

PQShield, a London, UK-based cybersecurity company specializing in post-quantum cryptography (PQC), raised $37M in Series B funding. The round was led by Addition, with participation from new investors Chevron Technology Ventures, Legal & General and Braavos Capital, together with existing backers, Oxford Science Enterprises. The company intends to use the funds to meet market demand […] The post PQShield Raises $37M in Series B Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 20, 2024

Image source: Getty Images If it seems like every other person you know is taking the leap into self employment these days, it's not all in your head. About 400,000 more people report being self-employed in 2023 than before the pandemic, according to the Center for Economic and Policy Research. I became self-employed well before 2020. And I can say from firsthand experience that there are numerous perks involved.

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Financial Times M&A

JUNE 20, 2024

Texas-based owner of AS Roma starts due diligence after collapse of 777 Partners deal

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 20, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) has permeated nearly every industry over the last 18 months since the launch of OpenAI's ChatGPT. There have been several big winners amid the AI arms race. Nvidia is selling its powerful graphics processing units (GPUs) faster than it can make them, leading to massive profits for the chipmaker. Microsoft , an investor in OpenAI, has seen its cloud platform revenue surge amid demand for compute power and access to AI models.

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