The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Navigating the crypto landscape can be a challenge, especially in a bull market when just about every cryptocurrency seems to be rising. With myriad options promising life-changing gains, cutting through the noise is no easy task. For investors looking to find some clarity in a crowded field of options, the best strategy is often the simplest. As with the stock market, it is possible to spread your crypto portfolio too thin, inevitably introducing unnecessary risk.

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A Wealth of Common Sense

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

The housing market wasn’t supposed to remain this strong. People were forecasting for a 20% drop in housing prices in 2022. It made sense at the time. Everyone was predicting a recession. Prices had shot up 50% in three years. The Fed was jacking up interest rates. Mortgage rates went vertical. And all we got was a wimpy 2-3% dip in prices. I cannot predict the future but it’s hard to come up with a bearish th.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

What happens when a guy wearing a hockey mask and holding a sharp object appears in a horror movie? Nothing good. While perhaps not quite as scary as the sinister villain of pop culture, there's an arguably frightening indicator on the scene with the economy right now. U.S. money supply is shrinking the most since the Great Depression. Does this mean an economic and stock market meltdown is on the way?

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FinSMEs

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

EigenLayer, a Seattle, WA-based blockchain infrastructure startup, raised $100m in Series B funding. The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z Crypto). The company intends to use the funds to finalize its platform. Founded in 2021 and led by CEO Sreeram Kannan, EigenLayer is advancing an Ethereum-related technology known as “restaking.” The company provides blockchain […] The post EigenLayer Raises $100M in Series B Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) soared 24% in 2023, and investors have bid the benchmark index to multiple record highs this year. Factors contributing to that upward momentum include fading inflation, the resilient economy, a rebound in corporate earnings, and expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates in the near future. Fascination with artificial intelligence has also sent many stocks higher in recent months.

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Financial Times - Banking

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

About $10bn of loans have been refinanced in public markets as conditions improve due to rate cuts being on the horizon

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Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT)

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

By Simon D. Lister, Dip PFS Achieving Court of the Table or Top of the Table doesn’t happen by chance, and there’s no magic to it. It’s about doing the right things daily. And it all starts with a plan. When you do that, it’s possible to reach Top of the Table in a year. I created my plan by understanding how many days in the year, month and week I would work and then how many of those days I would see clients.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Spousal Social Security benefits are available to everyone married to a qualifying worker, even if that person never worked themself. These checks are crucial to millions of Americans' financial security, but they're forever tied to the worker's benefit. When a worker dies, they'll stop receiving retirement benefits, and spousal Social Security checks will stop, too.

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Top 1000 Funds

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Asset owners are preparing their portfolios for the climate transition, reducing holdings in companies with high emissions and pledging billions to climate investments. But climate proofing portfolios is proving one of the most arduous and complex challenges investors have ever faced. Top1000funds.com takes a close look at the progress.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Satellites come in all shapes and sizes, from the 6.2-ton James Webb Space Telescope with its 21-foot-diameter mirror and sunshade the size of a tennis court (fully extended), all the way down to tiny cube-sats that measure just a few inches on a side. So too, the rockets that launch them. Some are big, such as SpaceX's Falcon Heavy. And others are quite small, such as Rocket Lab 's (NASDAQ: RKLB) Electron -- which makes perfect sense.

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FinSMEs

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Frontier Medicines Corporation, a Boston, MA- and San Francisco, CA-based precision medicine company developing therapies against otherwise undruggable disease-causing targets, received $80M in Series C funding. The round, which brought the total amount to$235.5M, was led by Deerfield Management Company and Droia Ventures, with participation from Galapagos NV (Euronext & NASDAQ: GLPG) as a strategic investor, and contributions […] The post Frontier Medicines Receives $80M in Series C F

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Warren Buffett raised some eyebrows with Berkshire Hathaway 's sale of 10 million shares of Apple in the fourth quarter of 2023. I wouldn't read too much into the move, though. Apple remains by far the largest holding in Berkshire's portfolio. Buffett also almost certainly remains a fan of the company. Less than one year ago, he told Berkshire shareholders that Apple was "a better business than any we own.

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FinSMEs

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Abridge, a Pittsburgh, PA-based company which specializes in generative AI for clinical documentation, received an additional $150M investment. The Series C investment was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, who will also join the board. Other new and existing investors included co-lead Redpoint Ventures, with participation from IVP, Spark Capital, Union Square Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Wittington Ventures, Mass General […] The post Abridge Receives Additional $150M Investment a

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) is almost like King Midas. Nearly everything it touches turns to gold. Just look at the stock charts of many of the leaders in AI chips and software. But just as the story of the fabled king took a turn for the worse, some of the stocks that have been gold mines for investors just might be headed for a rough patch. These high-flying AI stocks could sink 20% or more over the next 12 months, according to Wall Street.

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Financial Times - Banking

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

More Goldman drama

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) and other electric vehicle (EV) stocks haven't exactly been roaring on the stock market lately. Their price slumps have led some pundits to believe they're undervalued. One of these even feels Tesla's shares are poised to accelerate nearly 75% higher in price. A Tesla bull continues to roar That prognosticator is Morgan Stanley 's Adam Jonas, who reiterated his overweight (buy, in other words) recommendation on Tesla at a target price of $345 per share in mid-February.

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FinSMEs

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

In recent years, the collision of finance and sports has given birth to a new player in the investment game: sports betting hedge funds. Once limited to the fringes of investment strategies, online sports betting has now emerged as a mainstream asset class, attracting sharp minds from Wall Street to the betting arena. With the […] The post Hedge Funds and Their Involvement in the Sports Sector appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Retirement accounts offer a lot of great benefits for savers, but they have their limitations as well. In order to put yours to work for you, you need to understand their rules. Failing to do so could result in steep penalties. There's one mistake that's proven especially costly for Americans in recent years. Below, we'll talk about what it is and how you can avoid it.

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FinSMEs

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

spektr, a Copenhagen, Denmark-based provider of a platform that automates and streamlines compliance tasks for businesses, raised €5m in seed funding. The round was led by Northzone, Seedcamp, and PreSeed Ventures. The company intends to use the funds to introduce advanced automation to compliance teamsworldwide. Co-founded by CEO Mikkel Skarnager, CTO Ciprian Florescu, CRO Jan-Erik Wagner, […] The post spektr Raises €5M in Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Image source: Getty Images When you own a home, the need for repairs can arise at pretty much any time. And when a large repair comes up, you may need to delay it due to a lack of funds. In 2023, 82% of U.S. homeowners needed to make at least one repair, according to Today's Homeowner. And among those waiting to make repairs, 59% said they were doing so because they couldn't afford the work immediately.

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FinSMEs

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

InsightRX, a San Francisco, CA-based software company leveraging quantitative pharmacology and artificial intelligence (AI), received a Growth financing form CIBC Innovation Banking. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and development efforts. Led by CEO Sirj Goswami, InsightRX applies patient-specific data and quantitative models […] The post InsightRX Receives Growth Financing appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

A bigger Social Security benefit check can go a long way in retirement. Around half of all retirees 65 or older receive at least 50% of their household income from the government benefits program, according to survey data compiled by the Social Security Administration (SSA). Although many retirees in line for the maximum Social Security benefit might be planning to claim when they reach full retirement age in 2024, that might not be the best decision.

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FinSMEs

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

The Benecon Group, a Lititz, PA-based developer of self-funded medical benefit programs for small-and-medium sized businesses, received a minority investment from Neuberger Berman. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. Neuberger Berman Private Markets will join existing investor TA Associates, a global private equity firm, who remains the majority owner of the company.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

One of the hottest debates in crypto right now is about Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) vs. Solana (CRYPTO: SOL). While the former remains the reigning champion of blockchain development, Solana is building considerable momentum to unseat Ethereum. Does Solana have what it takes? Or will Ethereum cement itself as the home of decentralized development? The answer is not straightforward, and there are several gray areas to consider.

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FinSMEs

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Apica, a Stockholm, Sweden-based company which specializes in data management and active observability, raised an undisclosed amount in funding. The round was led by Riverside Acceleration Capital (RAC), with participation from existing investors Industrifonden, SEB Foundation, Oxx, and Leo Capital. Apica also acquired Circonus, which specializes in monitoring and analytics solutions specifically designed for organizations […] The post Apica Raises Funding; Acquires Circonus appeared first

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Social Security and Medicare are interrelated programs, so you might assume that the rules for both are the same. But actually, that's not true. You can claim Social Security benefits at any age starting at 62. With Medicare, on the other hand, eligibility doesn't begin until age 65. And while you don't necessarily have to enroll in Medicare at age 65 exactly, in some cases, failing to do so could mean facing surcharges on your Part B premiums for life.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Trianz, a Santa Clara, CA-based digital transformation software and services company, received a major growth equity investment from Capital Square Partners (CSP), based out of Singapore. Financial terms of the private transaction were not disclosed. Founded in California ald led by Sri Manchala, CEO, Trianz accelerates the digital evolution of companies from strategy through execution and sustenance.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

A lot of information about retirement planning is aimed at people in their prime working years. But, as the data shows, a large group of people who are either retired or will soon retire may not have the nest egg they dreamed of. According to research by The Motley Fool, the average person between ages 55 and 70 has saved between $185,000 and $200,000 for retirement.

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FinSMEs

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Tuned, a NYC-based digital hearing health company providing preventive and comprehensive hearing health for employers, raised $3.2m in seed extension. The round was led by Unum Group, with participation from Distributed Ventures. The company intends to use the funds to grow its commercial team, expand its roster of audiologists to serve more employers, and develop […] The post Tuned Raises $3.2M in Seed Extension appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

The broader energy industry has steadily shifted over the past few decades. Today, renewable energy contributes about 20% of electricity in the United States, recently surpassing coal for the first time. NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE) has benefited both as an electric utility and a renewable energy producer. The stock has returned a stellar 13,000% over its lifetime, turning a $1,000 investment into $133,000 with dividends reinvested.

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Tobias Financial

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

We are thrilled to announce that our CEO, Marian ela Collado , CPA/PFS, CFP®, CDS® will serve as one of the speakers at the upcoming CNBC Women & Wealth on March 5 th , 2024. Marianela’s session will focus on retirement planning and how women can maximize their financial future. Women often face unique challenges when it comes to retirement planning, from the gender pay gap to life expectancy and the hidden costs of caregiving.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

When you're beginning your investing journey, one of the most important things you can do is keep it as simple as possible. Investing doesn't have to be complicated, especially when you're learning. A great way to simplify is by investing in exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which are funds that trade on the stock market like individual stocks. If you're a beginner looking for the best way to invest in stocks, look no further than the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT: VOO).

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Africa Capital Digest

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

To read this article, you must be a paid subscription member. (Current members login here) [.] The post Chapel Hill Denham strikes securitization deal with d.light first appeared on Africa Capital Digest.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

There have never been more millionaires than today. Indeed, Statista estimates that as of December 2023, there were 22.7 million millionaires in the United States, roughly 9% of the American population. One big reason why: The current bull market, and, in particular, the artificial intelligence (AI) stocks that are powering it higher. So, let's take a look at two millionaire-maker AI stocks that still have plenty of room to run.

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