The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

When the cryptocurrency market surges, it's hard not to get swept up in the excitement. Newcomers are drawn in by stories of life-changing gains, eager to capitalize on what seems like a golden opportunity. But while crypto offers unique potential for returns, it's also notoriously volatile and risky. As someone who has been around the crypto space for a while, I've learned some hard lessons about managing risk.

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Financial Times M&A

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Deal could create Europe’s third largest lender by capitalisation, bank says

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Generating passive income can bring financial freedom. If you can collect enough income from passive sources to cover your living expenses, you won't have to worry about working anymore to pay the bills. That can lift a huge weight from your shoulders. The problem is that it often takes a lot of money to make a lot of passive income. So, it's important to maximize the passive income your investments produce, as it can help you reach your financial freedom goal sooner.

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Africa Capital Digest

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

To read this article, you must be a paid subscription member. (Current members login here) [.] The post Stears Unveils Q3 2024 Private Capital in Africa Report: Key Insights first appeared on Africa Capital Digest.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

When investors think about high-yield stocks, the yield is often the only issue considered. That's a mistake, because sometimes high yields are a sign of a risky dividend. That's why you should also examine the company backing the yield and, equally important, its commitment to supporting the dividend through good markets and bad ones. Right now, dividend investors should probably be considering reliable income stocks like Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD) and United Parcel Service (NYSE:

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Africa Capital Digest

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

To read this article, you must be a paid subscription member. (Current members login here) [.] The post Infinite Partners gets green light to acquire fibre networking firms first appeared on Africa Capital Digest.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

You'll generally hear that the monthly Social Security benefit you lock in based on your filing age will be the same amount you collect for life. For this reason, it's important to sign up at the right time. But the truth is that your monthly benefit is never truly locked in, because each year, Social Security recipients are eligible for an automatic cost-of-living adjustment (COLA).

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

The average investor can easily find new investment ideas by following well-known asset managers. One of those managers is Cathie Wood , who heads up Ark Invest, an investment fund that focuses on disruptive and innovative businesses. In the Ark Innovation ETF , the flagship product that the asset manager offers to clients, fintech enterprise Block (NYSE: SQ) is a top holding.

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Africa Capital Digest

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

To read this article, you must be a paid subscription member. (Current members login here) [.] The post Investor trio acquire 31% stake in Moroccan tea company first appeared on Africa Capital Digest.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) once again showed that it is the company most benefiting from the artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure build-out, as it continued to show astronomical revenue growth in fiscal 2025's Q3 (ended Oct. 27, 2024). And in a truly incredible feat (despite its huge size), the company generated more in profits this quarter than it generated in revenue in the year-ago quarter.

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Africa Capital Digest

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

To read this article, you must be a paid subscription member. (Current members login here) [.] The post Tana Africa exits staked in education provider in trade sale first appeared on Africa Capital Digest.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Tobacco is traditionally a sleepy sector known for high dividend yields and a recession-proof business model, but one tobacco stock has delivered a surprising breakout this year. Philip Morris International (NYSE: PM) is up 38% so far in 2024 as it has successfully pivoted to next-generation smoke-free products, including Iqos heat-not-burn sticks and Zyn nicotine pouches.

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Africa Capital Digest

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

To read this article, you must be a paid subscription member. (Current members login here) [.] The post TDB and FMO co-arrange syndicated sustainability-linked loan first appeared on Africa Capital Digest.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Billionaire hedge fund manager Israel Englander co-founded Millennium Management in 1989 with $35 million. Today, Millennium has over $70 billion in assets under management and is one of the world's largest hedge funds. Englander has done well and has one of the best investing minds in the game. That's why investors anxiously await Millennium's quarterly 13F filing , a form required by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) disclosing a fund's holdings.

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Africa Capital Digest

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

To read this article, you must be a paid subscription member. (Current members login here) [.] The post EBRD Ventures leads round for Egyptian insurtech first appeared on Africa Capital Digest.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Is retirement on your radar? Maybe you're even planning to permanently leave the world of work in the coming year. If so, congratulations! You've certainly earned the right to focus on yourself rather than your job. Before calling it quits and initiating your Social Security retirement payments in 2025, however, there's one thing you'll want to do -- weigh the financial cost of claiming benefits now instead of waiting.

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Africa Capital Digest

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

To read this article, you must be a paid subscription member. (Current members login here) [.] The post Sanlam strikes asset management deal with Ninety One first appeared on Africa Capital Digest.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway recently released its latest 13-F filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Buffett's team has been a net seller of stocks in recent quarters. Hence, it may have come as a surprise to many analysts when it opened a position in Domino's Pizza (NYSE: DPZ) stock. The news led to a temporary bump in the average share volume of Domino's stock and its stock price.

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Africa Capital Digest

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

To read this article, you must be a paid subscription member. (Current members login here) [.] The post Norsad Capital realizes investment in Zambian hotel chain first appeared on Africa Capital Digest.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

It's a good time to invest in the fast-growing artificial intelligence (AI) industry. The market for AI is expected to surpass $184 billion this year, and forecast to reach more than $826 billion by 2030. Among AI tech stocks, semiconductor firms Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) are two to consider investing in. The AI industry's growth has led to outsized sales for both as customers flocked to their offerings.

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Africa Capital Digest

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

To read this article, you must be a paid subscription member. (Current members login here) [.] The post Proparco joins Admaius Capital-owned medical school’s cap table first appeared on Africa Capital Digest.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

In just a few years, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has accomplished a lot. The company went from primarily serving the video-gaming market with its chips and generating less than $5 billion in annual revenue to a position as artificial intelligence (AI) chip leader. This dominance is helping Nvidia bring in more revenue in just one quarter than it used to generate in a whole year.

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Africa Capital Digest

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

To read this article, you must be a paid subscription member. (Current members login here) [.] The post I&P selected to manage $200mln Agri-SME fund-of-funds first appeared on Africa Capital Digest.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) stock is finally back in the market's favor after declining for most of the year. SoFi doesn't fit neatly into a particular box; it's a bank, but not quite a bank stock. It's a tech-driven company, but a lot more. In some ways, it almost defines the fintech category , but it defies conventional labeling because its banking business provides a lot more stability than the classic fintech.

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Africa Capital Digest

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

To read this article, you must be a paid subscription member. (Current members login here) [.] The post Sahel backs Oyster Agribusiness in Pangea Africa-led round first appeared on Africa Capital Digest.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ: SMCI) has taken investors on quite the roller coaster ride in 2024. It started the year at around $28 per share, then rocketed up to nearly $120 in March. It has since given up all of those gains and now trades back at the mark it started the year at, although it dipped to around $21 just a few days ago. That is whiplash that most investors don't expect to see, but there is a good reason for the rise and fall of Supermicro (as the company is often called for short).

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The Big Picture

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Fun conversation with Ben Carlson on various ways people make mistakes about Investing, Real Estate and our emotional decision making about all of the above. On episode 150 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by Ritholtz Wealth Management CIO and Masters In Business Host Barry Ritholtz to discuss politics and investing, timing the sale of a house, dollar cost averaging vs lump summing at all-time highs, and much more!

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Image source: The Motley Fool/Upsplash If you're 50 and don't have any retirement savings, you are not alone. According to AARP, around 1 in 5 adults aged 50 and over haven't yet set aside any money for their old age. While there's some solace in knowing other people are in the same boat, it doesn't stop it from feeling nerve-wracking. It isn't an ideal situation, but there's no point in beating yourself up about what's past.

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A Wealth of Common Sense

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

I bought Bitcoin for the first time in 2017. I tried my darnedest to understand it but my traditional finance brain couldn’t get there.1 Instead of repeatedly banging my head against the wall and fighting the growing crypto religion, I bought some. It was a hedge against being left behind. My timing was never great but I averaged in a number of times over the years.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Bill Ackman is happy to buy stocks when he believes they're on sale, and he holds them until their prices reflect what he believes are their true values. That could be a few months or it could be a decade. For example, Ackman established a position in Chipotle Mexican Grill more than eight years ago, and it has grown to become one of the largest positions in the portfolio of his hedge fund, Pershing Square.

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Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT)

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

By Antoinette Tuscano, MDRT senior content specialist Most people want to be more efficient and spend more time doing what they love instead of what bogs them down. Yet, multiple small issues and tasks — both planned and unplanned — cause interruptions in a financial advisor’s day. Combined, these issues eat away at your time, your productivity and your career satisfaction.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Less than six weeks remain before retirees will get a raise. Last month, the Social Security Administration announced that the next cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will be 2.5%. The adjustment takes effect on Jan. 1, 2025. But retirees shouldn't count on receiving that full amount. Here's why the average take-home Social Security increase will be roughly 20% lower than they might expect.

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The Big Picture

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Avert your eyes! My Sunday morning look at incompetency, corruption and policy failures: • How Google Spent 15 Years Creating a Culture of Concealment : Trying to avoid antitrust suits, Google systematically told employees to destroy messages, avoid certain words and copy the lawyers as often as possible. ( New York Times ) • America’s News Influencers : The creators and consumers in the world of news and information on social media. ( Pew Research ) see also 1 in 5 U.S. adults get their news f

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Warren Buffett bought Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) about 60 years ago. At the time the business was in decline and the purchase seemed like folly. But today, Berkshire Hathaway is worth more than $1 trillion. And it reached this height thanks to Buffett smartly reinvesting the company's cash over the decades. Given his impressive track record, I steadily study Buffett's mentality to improve my own investing skills.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

BlackSky Technology (NYSE: BKSY) missed analyst forecasts for both sales and earnings earlier this month, but investors didn't seem to mind very much. Shares of the commercial spy satellite operator actually closed out last week above $8, gaining about 9% from their pre-earnings price. Considering that this space stock missed analyst sales forecasts by more than 18% (sales were $22.5 million rather than the $27.5 million forecast), and missed on earnings, too (losing $0.66 per share instead of j

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Nvidia 's (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock soared 2,630% over the past five years, boosting its market cap to roughly $3.5 trillion and making it the most valuable company in the world. Most of that rally was driven by its brisk sales of AI-oriented GPUs for data centers. From fiscal 2019 to fiscal 2024 (which ended this January), Nvidia's revenue grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 39%.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

One artificial intelligence (AI) stock that has received a lot of buzz is SoundHound AI (NASDAQ: SOUN). While the reasons for the hype are numerous, they don't overshadow the fact that SoundHound AI is growing rapidly with a bullish outlook in 2025. As a result, the stock could continue to record serious gains, and investors may want to keep this stock on their radar heading into 2025.

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