The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Three stocks have now reached market capitalizations of $3 trillion: Apple , Microsoft , and most recently Nvidia. Earnings growth across the technology sector has been phenomenal in the last decade-plus, leading investors to get increasingly enthusiastic about these stocks. Most recently, innovations in artificial intelligence (AI) have further spurred on these shareholder gains.

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A Wealth of Common Sense

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

On this week’s show we also touched on questions about diversification as a younger investor, a pep talk for younger generations, financial planning with Chat GPT and paying down your mortgage vs. investing in fixed income. Further Reading: Why I’m Selling Some Bitcoin The post Is It Too Late to Buy Bitcoin? appeared first on A Wealth of Common Sense.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

I own many dividend stocks. Some offer higher yields, while others deliver higher dividend growth rates. They work together to provide me with a growing stream of passive income. Producing passive income is only part of the draw of dividend stocks. They also tend to grow in value over the long term. Some have really seen a value boost over the past year, which, when added to their dividend income, has helped bolster my total return.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

BlackRock has reached a preliminary agreement to acquire private credit manager HPS Investment Partners for approximately $12bn, which, if finalised, would represent a substantial premium over the firm’s estimated $10bn post-IPO valuation, according to a report by the Financial Times. The report cites unnamed insiders familiar with the matter as stating that the broad terms of the agreement have been outlined, with an official announcement expected after the US Thanksgiving holiday.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Billionaire Ron Baron is the founder and CEO of Baron Capital Group, an investment advisor and fund manager. He recently told CNBC Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) could be a $5 trillion company within a decade. That prediction implies 400% upside from its present market value of $1 trillion. Baron is undoubtedly one of the biggest Tesla bulls on Wall Street. The stock accounts for 33% of the Baron Partners Fund , which has returned 195% during the last five years, beating the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC)

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Grifols shares tumbled 10% on Wednesday after sources revealed that Canadian private investment giant Brookfield Asset Management is planning to abandon its takeover bid for the Spanish pharmaceutical company, according to a report by Bloomberg. At one point, the stock had fallen as much as 12%, sharply underperforming Spain’s blue-chip IBEX 35 index, which was down 0.6%.

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AltAssets

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

JLL Partners, a mid-market buyout shop, has revealed it is in the market with its nith flagship buyout Fund. According to Buyout Insider, the target represents a scaling back from the target of the recent Fund’s two predecessors. It’s Fund VII sought and pulled in $1bn, whilst its Fund VIII targeted $1.25bn but fell short […] The post New York firm JLL Partners eyes $900 for fresh Fund IX appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Altria (NYSE: MO) has a huge 7.1% dividend yield. British American Tobacco (NYSE: BTI) has an even higher yield of roughly 8%. Those lofty yields are the primary reason why investors are likely to be looking at these two consumer staples giants. But which one is the better investment choice? A quick warning about Altria and British American Tobacco The consumer staples sector is filled with companies that make products consumers buy frequently and/or consistently.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Barings is executing the first European middle market private credit CLO, Barings Euro Middle Market CLO 2024-1 DAC, at €380m, with S&P and Fitch rating the issuance, which is backed by a portfolio of European middle market senior secured loans. Year to date Barings has priced 12 new issue CLOs globally. Barings Euro Middle Market CLO, a diversified EU private credit CLO, is the first of its kind in the market and is a combined effort of Barings’ Global CLO team and Barings’ Global Private F

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is the world's leading supplier of graphics processing units (GPUs) for data centers. Demand for the chips, which are used to develop artificial intelligence (AI), is significantly outpacing supply, and that trend is likely to continue for the foreseeable future. That's great news because it gives Nvidia incredible pricing power, which translates into massive profits and a higher stock price for investors.

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FinSMEs

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Dynanic, a Brno, Czech Republic-based chip tech startup, raised €550K in Pre-Seed funding. The round was led by Tensor Ventures alongside angel investors. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its development efforts. A Brno University of Technology spin-off led by Pavel Korček, CEO, Lukáš Kekely, Ph.D., CTO, and doc. Ing. […] The post Dynanic Raises €550K in Pre-Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Over the past 10 years, a $1,000 investment in Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) would have grown to roughly $265,840. A large portion of that rally was fueled by its soaring sales of data center GPUs for processing AI tasks. Unlike CPUs, which only process a single piece of data at a time, GPUs can process a wide range of integers and floating point numbers simultaneously.

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AltAssets

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Brightstar Capital Partners has appointed Charles Yoon as Partner and Managing Partner for its lower middle market strategy, in a bid to enhance its focus on business growth opportunities. Yoon brings nearly 30 years of lower middle market private equity expertise to Brightstar, having led investments across business services, industrials, and consumer sectors, managing over […] The post Brightstar names Charles Yoon as Partner and Managing Partner for lower middle market strategy appeared

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

On this holiday weekend, we look back at stocks all investors can be thankful for in 2024. And with the market up big there's a lot to be thankful for. But not every stock was a winner and there were some turkeys, including one we can all learn from, which Travis Hoium shows in this video. *Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of Nov. 26, 2024. The video was published on Nov. 28, 2024.

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AltAssets

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Aviva Investors has unveiled its third fund under the Long Term Asset Fund (LTAF) regime with its Multi-Sector Privare Debt LTAF. The new Fund has secured an initial £750m of investment capital from Aviva’s flagship My Future Focus default pensions solution, which invests in a wide range of asset classes on behalf of its selection […] The post Aviva Investors launches third LTAF for UK market with addition of private debt fund appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Several top chip stocks have surged to new highs recently, but Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) has trailed the pack. After surging to an all-time high of $227.30 earlier this year, the shares have fallen to $141.13 as of this writing. The pullback comes as AMD reported mixed results across various markets this year. However, the data center business is AMD's largest revenue source, and it's growing at triple-digit rates.

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AltAssets

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Piemonte Holding has launched Piemonte Capital, Brazil’s first asset manager focused solely on data centres, with an initial R$1bn fundraising for its first fund. The Private Equity fund was created to meet the increasing demand for data centres in Brazil and Latin America, which are rapidly transitioning to a digital economy and adopting artificial intelligence. […] The post Piemonte Holding unveils data-centre focused asset manager alongside R$1bn fund appeared first on AltAssets P

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR) has been one of the most exciting stocks of 2024, rising around 275% year-to-date at the time of this writing. Those are impressive returns that every investor wants, which causes many to hunt for stocks that could be the next Palantir (at least in terms of stock performance). With how exciting the artificial intelligence (AI) investing space is right now, it's an excellent hunting ground for finding stocks with massive upside.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Private equity giant Blackstone is preparing to list shares of Cirsa, a Spanish gaming company, on the Madrid stock exchange in the first half of next year, according to a report by Spanish newspaper Expansión. The report, which cited unidentified market sources, suggests the initial public offering (IPO) could raise between €700m and €1bn ($732m to $1.1bn).

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Collectively, more than 5,700 companies were listed on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Exchange as of December 2023. Many of those companies are components of the major indexes that measure various aspects of the U.S. stock market. The most popular indexes for investors to follow are the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) , the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) , and the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC).

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FinSMEs

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Cresta, a Palo Alto, CA-based provider of an end-to-end generative AI platform for contact centers, raised $125M in Series D funding. The round was led by World Innovation Lab (WiL) and QIA with participation from Accenture, EnvisionX Capital, LG Technology Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures, and Workday Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Greylock Partners, J.P.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

A Roth IRA offers unique advantages for growth investing. Since withdrawals in retirement are tax-free, housing aggressive growth investments in a Roth can maximize the benefits of long-term capital appreciation. This is why I've made the Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEMKT: VOOG) the cornerstone of my retirement strategy. Let me explain why this fund deserves consideration as a Roth IRA anchor holding, and how it compares to Warren Buffett's preferred S&P 500 index fund.

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FinSMEs

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Autoimmunity BioSolutions, a Houston, TX-based biotechnology company advancing immuno-corrective therapies, raised $2M in Seed funding. The round was led by Eos BioInnovation, with participation from Alexandria Venture Investments, Independent Capital and others. The company intends to use the funds to enhance the development of its lead program, which consisted of monoclonal antibodies specifically targeting sIL7R […] The post Autoimmunity BioSolutions Raises $2M in Seed Funding appeared

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Explore the exciting world of Viking Holdings (NYSE: VIK) with our expert analysts in this Motley Fool Scoreboard episode. Check out the video below to gain valuable insights into market trends and potential investment opportunities! *Stock prices used were the prices of Oct. 16, 2024. The video was published on Nov. 28, 2024. Don’t miss this second chance at a potentially lucrative opportunity Ever feel like you missed the boat in buying the most successful stocks?

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FinSMEs

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Bleap, a London, UK-based provider of a self-custodial payments app, raised $2.3M in Pre-Seed funding. The round was led by Ethereal Ventures with participation from Maven11, Alliance DAO, Robot Ventures, and angel investors from Revolut, Phantom, OKX, EigenLayer, and Consensys. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its development efforts.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Viking Therapeutics (NASDAQ: VKTX) is a hot biotech stock thanks to the company's record of reporting good data from its cardiometabolic disease programs, and there's no sign of that reputation being tarnished. In fact, Viking just gave investors an update which firms up its status as a very promising company. Here's what it reported, and why it's another reason to buy the stock.

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FinSMEs

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

NYC-based venture capital firm CoreNest Capital has announced a strategic investment in Texture Capital Holdings, the parent of Texture Capital, Inc., a FINRA member and broker-dealer specializing in digital securities, and Texture Transfer Services LLC, an SEC-registered Transfer Agent. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. The investment will enable the company to develop a new […] The post CoreNest Capital Invests in Texture Capital appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Media-streaming technology expert Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) isn't getting any love from Wall Street. The stock is down 28% year to date, continuing a downtrend that started in the summer of 2021. Roku's market moves have been so brutal, you'd think it was a company on the verge of bankruptcy. But nothing could be further from the truth. Roku is thriving with robust sales growth, improving profit margins , and strong cash flow.

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FinSMEs

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Movopack, a Milan, Italy-based company providing e-commerce platforms with circular and sustainable packaging, raised £2M in Seed funding. The round was led by 360 Capital, with participation from Greiner Innoventures and Techstars. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate its official launch in the UK, its first expansion outside of Italy, to help tackle a growing […] The post Movopack Raises £2M in Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

The artificial intelligence (AI) revolution is generating unprecedented economic momentum. According to analysis from Grand View Research, market projections forecast explosive growth from $196.6 billion in 2023 to $1.8 trillion by 2030. This isn't just speculative forecasting -- it's already playing out in boardrooms across America. Recent studies show 73% of U.S. companies have integrated AI into their business operations, with 47% specifically considering AI solutions as alternatives to tradi

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FinSMEs

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Constrafor, a NYC-based software provider for the construction industry, raised $264M in equity and debt financing. The financing included: The company intends to use the funds to accelerate its growth plans and consolidate its leadership in construction finance technology. Led by CEO Anwar Ghauche and CTO Douglas Reed, Constrafor provides a vertically integrated supply chain finance and […] The post Constrafor Raises $14M in Series A; and $250M Credit Facility appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Let's try a little thought experiment. What if I could only buy a single stock today and had to hold it forever? What ticker could stand up to the immense pressure? I'd need a business with the fortitude to stay relevant for decades. It should operate across many different fields and sectors, giving my single-ticker portfolio some semblance of diversification.

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FinSMEs

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Eon, a NYC-based provider of a cloud backup platform, raised $70M in Series C funding, at $1.4 Billion valuation. The round was led by BOND, with participation from Sequoia Capital, Greenoaks, and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its business reach. Founded by Ofir Ehrlich and Gonen Stein, of the […] The post Eon Raises $70M in Series C; Valued at $1.4 Billion appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

With the clock ticking closer to 2025, now would be a good time to check in on how you've been progressing toward your retirement goals. Whether you've been steadily socking away money into your portfolio for years or need to play a little catch-up, making a few strategic moves in the next few weeks can set you up for success down the road. Since year-end tends to be a whirlwind for most folks, we're keeping this to-do list short and simple.

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