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1 Unstoppable Vanguard ETF That Could Double Your Money in 2025 and Beyond

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Building long-term wealth isn't necessarily easy, but investing in the stock market is one of the simplest ways to do it. With the right investment, it's possible to build a portfolio worth hundreds of thousands of dollars or more. If you're looking for a low-effort way to potentially make a lot of money over time, investing in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) can be a smart option.

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Altus Acquires Air Innovations

Private Equity Professional

Altus Capital Partners has acquired Air Innovations , a maker of specialized environmental control units (ECUs). Air Innovations produces highly specialized ECUs that address temperature, humidity, filtration, and pressurization needs for applications in the aerospace, healthcare, semiconductor, homeland security, and wine storage sectors. Source: Air Innovations Specific uses for the companys ECU products include sterile hospital storage, clean room semiconductor lithography equipment, and spac

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Apple vs. Nvidia: Which Will Hit a $4 Trillion Market Cap First?

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Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) are the two most valuable companies in the world. Their market caps are each well over $3 trillion, and it may only be a matter of time before there's one worth $4 trillion. It could potentially happen within the next year. The likelihood is high that the first stock to reach that pinnacle will be one of these two tech giants.

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Allied’s CES Power Acquires Base Craft, Launches Studio Services Division

Private Equity Professional

CES Power , a portfolio company of Allied Industrial Partners , has acquired Base Craft , a provider of specialty equipment and services for the motion picture industry. Base Craft provides production trailers, basecamp setups, power generation equipment, HVAC equipment, and solar-powered trailers for hair and makeup, wardrobe, sound, and camera needs.

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Looking for an Excellent AI Stock? Don't Overlook Alibaba

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Growth in its AI business is triple digits, approaching levels similar to Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). *Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Dec. 9, 2024. The video was published on Dec. 11, 2024. Dont miss this second chance at a potentially lucrative opportunity Ever feel like you missed the boat in buying the most successful stocks? Then youll want to hear this.

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Crossplane’s Fund II Acquires Distributor Wire and Cable

Private Equity Professional

Crossplane Capital has acquired Distributor Wire and Cable (DWC), a master distributor specializing in electrical wire and cable products. Distributor Wire and Cable supplies specialty wire and cable products to electrical distributors and wholesalers across the United States. Operating from five warehouse locations, the company serves industrial, commercial, residential, and utility end markets.

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Broadcom (AVGO) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

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Image source: The Motley Fool. Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Dec 12, 2024 , 5:00 p.m. ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Welcome to the Broadcom Inc. fourth quarter and fiscal year 2024 financial results conference call. At this time, for opening remarks and introductions, I would like to turn the call over to Ji Yoo, head of investor relations of Broadcom, Inc.

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The S&P 500 Is on Track to Do Something for Only the 4th Time in 100 Years. What Does This Mean for Investors in 2025?

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The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is up 27% in 2024, as of Dec. 9. Barring a catastrophic market crash in the final three weeks of the year, this will be a celebrated above-average year for the stock market. It wouldn't only represent a great year for the stock market, but it would also represent a spectacular two-year run for the S&P 500. Consider that it went up by 24% in 2023.

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HBO parent Warner Bros to split TV and streaming into two units

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Restructuring increases chances of break-up of US media behemoth

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Prediction: Nvidia Stock Is Going to Soar Past $200 in 2025

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Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is the leading supplier of graphics processing units (GPUs) for data centers, which are used to develop artificial intelligence (AI) models. Demand is heavily outstripping supply for those chips, and it's driving an incredible surge in the company's financial results. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang believes data center operators will invest $1 trillion over the next four years to upgrade their infrastructure in order to meet demand from AI developers.

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Stigg Raises $17.5M in Series A Funding

FinSMEs

Stigg, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based provider of a monetization platform for engineers, raised $17.5M in Series A funding. The round, which brought the total amount to $24M, was led by Red Dot Capital Partners, with participation from Unusual Ventures, Emerge Ventures, Redseed, and Cerca Partners. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate its […] The post Stigg Raises $17.5M in Series A Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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Could Asana Be the Next Palantir?

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One of the more common ideas surrounding the impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) pertains to productivity in the workplace. JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon recently theorized that AI will bring such mass efficiencies to the workplace that employees will only work three and a half days per week as the technology scales. One of the biggest drivers of enhanced productivity in a corporate environment comes from how AI will be integrated into software platforms.

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Apollo expands $70bn hybrid credit and equity business

Private Equity Wire

Apollo Global Management is accelerating the growth of its $70bn hybrid strategies, which bridge credit and private equity financing to appeal to investors seeking more flexible options amid a slowdown in private equity distributions, according to a report by Bloomberg. Apollos hybrid strategies provide structured debt and equity financing to companies, particularly those led by founders seeking to scale operations without ceding control.

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Billionaire Ole Andreas Halvorsen Just Sold All of His Broadcom Stock and Piled Into This Year's Top Dow Jones Performer

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The investment community eagerly awaits a particular filing every quarter -- and it's one that offers us a view into the latest moves of the world's top investors. This particular moment happened a few weeks ago when institutional investors managing at least $100 million filed their 13F forms with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). These forms show the latest buys and sells of these expert investors along with information on their current holdings.

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Warburg Pincus has no plans for IPO as firm looks to PE growth

Private Equity Wire

Warburg Pincus, a leading private equity firm managing approximately $86bn in assets, has no immediate plans to pursue an initial public offering (IPO), according to a report by Reuters quoting CEO Jeffrey Perlman at the Reuters NEXT conference in New York on Tuesday. The report cites Perlman as indicating that remaining private aligns with the firms strategic priorities.

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Dutch Bros Is Up Over 65% in the Last Few Weeks. Is It Too Late to Buy?

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Dutch Bros (NYSE: BROS) stock has surged 65% higher since the beginning of November as its greatly improved financial results have attracted more attention. Even though it trades approximately one-third below its post-IPO high in late 2021, the gain is intriguing since coffeehouses operate in an environment with numerous independents, privately held chains such as Dunkin', and the massive presence of Starbucks.

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Ares and Arctos make first NFL PE investments

Private Equity Wire

Private equity firms have entered the National Football League (NFL) ownership arena for the first time, with Ares Management acquiring a 10% stake in the Miami Dolphins and an Arctos Sports Partners-led investor group acquiring a minority stake in the Buffalo Bills, according to a report by the Financial Times. Both deals were approved during the NFL owners meeting in Dallas, following an August rule change that allowed private equity firms to invest directly in NFL teams.

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1 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Growth Stock Down 22% to Buy Right Now

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In today's video, I will cover Adobe 's (NASDAQ: ADBE) fourth-quarter results and explain why the stock is dropping. Watch the short video to learn more, consider subscribing, and click the special offer link below. *Stock prices used were from the trading day of Dec. 11, 2024. The video was published on Dec. 11, 2024. Dont 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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J.F. Lehman Closes on $2.2 Billion

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J.F. Lehman & Company (JFL) has closed its latest flagship fund, JFL Equity Investors VI LP, with $2.2 billion in capital. This new fund is the largest ever raised by JFL and significantly exceeded its original target of $1.6 billion. J.F. Lehman is a middle-market private equity firm focused primarily on the maritime, defense and aerospace sectors.

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Eli Lilly Stock Could Have a Huge Growth Catalyst in Early 2025

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Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) may seem like an expensive stock to invest in right now. It's trading at close to 90 times its trailing earnings. Its $720 billion market capitalization also means it's the most valuable healthcare stock in the world. Although it may seem like it has hit a peak given the stock's slowdown in recent weeks, there could be a huge catalyst upcoming for the business next year.

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Fleet Space Closes USD$100M Series D; At USD$525M Valuation

FinSMEs

Fleet Space Technologies, an Adelaide, Australia-based space exploration company, raised USD$100M in Series D funding, at USD$525M valuation. The round was led by Teachers’ Venture Growth (TVG), and joined by existing investors Blackbird Ventures, Hostplus, Horizons Ventures, Artesian Venture Partners, and Alumni Ventures. The company intends to use the funds to expand the capabilities of […] The post Fleet Space Closes USD$100M Series D; At USD$525M Valuation appeared first on FinSM

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New Year, New Rules: 5 Major Social Security Changes for 2025

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Social Security will turn 90 years old in 2025, and a lot has changed during that time. Every year, the government makes adjustments to the program that help it take in greater tax revenue and increase benefits available to retirees, among other things. Next year is no different. There are five major changes coming your way in just a few short weeks.

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BNP Paribas Asset Management unveils €750m low carbon fund

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BNP Paribas Asset Management has launched its BNP Paribas Low Carbon Transition Infra Equity Fund I, which is targeting 750m. The post BNP Paribas Asset Management unveils 750m low carbon fund appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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Macy's (M) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

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Image source: The Motley Fool. Macy's (NYSE: M) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Dec 11, 2024 , 8:00 a.m. ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Greetings and welcome to the Macy's, Inc. third quarter 2024 earnings conference call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. A question-and-answer session will follow the formal presentation.

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Blackstone anticipates doubling PE exits in 2025

Private Equity Wire

Private investment giant Blackstone expects a more favourable environment for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and a rebound in initial public offerings (IPOs) to drive more than double the number of private equity exits in 2025, according to a report by Reuters. The report quotes Martin Brand, Head of North America Private Equity at the firm, as saying at the Reuters NEXT conference in New York, that: “IPO markets are open.

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This Magnificent Dividend Stock Continues to Add More Power to Its Growth Engine

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NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE) has one of the better dividend track records in the energy sector. The utility has increased its payment every year for the past three decades. It has grown its dividend at a 10% compound annual rate over the past 20 years, which has helped power magnificent total returns of over 15% annually, compared with about 10% for the S&P 500.

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Turn/River Capital returns to market with sixth flagship buyout offering

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Turn/River Capital, a San Francisco-based technology investment fund, has revealed it is in the market for $2bn in a new software fund. According to Buyouts, the firm is seeking $2bn for Turn/River Capital VI, Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management, up 48% from the $1.35bn raised by its predecessor two years ago. Founded in 2012, Turn/River […] The post Turn/River Capital returns to market with sixth flagship buyout offering appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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1 Dirt Cheap Cathie Wood and Warren Buffett Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock to Buy Hand Over Fist Before the End of the Year

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Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood and Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett are two investors that are prominently featured in the financial media. However, the underlying reasons for the intense scrutiny over Wood and Buffett couldn't be more different. Wood is an investor in growth stocks, often touting the potential of emerging technologies or even speculative opportunities that have yet to reach critical scale.

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Deal Roundup: Blackstone enters agreement to purchase Tokyo Garden Terrace Kioicho, Players Health closes Series C

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Blackstone, the worlds leading alternative investment firm, has announced that Real Estate funds managed by Blackstone have entered into definitive agreements to acquire Tokyo Garden Terrace Kioicho, an acclaimed 2.4 million square feet of mixed-use asset, from affiliates of Seibu Holdings. At $2.6 billion (around JPY 400 billion), this marks the largest real estate investment […] The post Deal Roundup: Blackstone enters agreement to purchase Tokyo Garden Terrace Kioicho, Players Health cl

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Prediction: 2 AI Stocks Will Be Worth More Than Palantir by Year's End in 2025

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Shares of Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) have more than quadrupled year to date over unrelenting demand for the company's new artificial intelligence platform. However, the median price target on the stock implies 48% downside. In that context, Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) and Arm Holdings (NASDAQ: ARM) present more compelling investment options. Palantir is currently worth $165 billion, but I think Shopify and Arm can top that figure before the end of 2025.

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Atoma Launches Private, Decentralized AI on Sui

FinSMEs

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, 12th December 2024, Chainwire The post Atoma Launches Private, Decentralized AI on Sui appeared first on FinSMEs.

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2 Top Electric Vehicle Stocks to Buy in December

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It's been a wild ride for electric vehicle (EV) stocks over the past few years as rising inflation and parts shortages pushed vehicle prices higher (leaving some buyers on the sidelines) and caused production hiccups for many companies. But each year, it becomes increasingly clear that EVs are the future of the automotive marketplace, even if that future is a little slower to arrive than previously thought.

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Vapi Raises $20M in Series A Funding

FinSMEs

Vapi, a San Francisco, CA-based developer platform for deploying Voice AI agents, raised $20m in Series A funding. The round was led byBessemer Venture Partnerswith participation from Abstract Ventures, AI Grant, Y Combinator, Saga Ventures, and Michael Ovitz. The company intends to use the funds to expand its engineering team, scale its infrastructure, and reach […] The post Vapi Raises $20M in Series A Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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Can SoFi Technologies Keep Soaring After a 131% Gain?

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Shares of the member-centric consumer bank SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) have been soaring. The stock shot up by 148% during the five months between June 30 and Dec. 1, 2024. SoFi stock defied gravity for months but started falling recently. Investment-bank analysts aren't convinced the underlying business has grown fast enough to support its lofty new valuation.

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Olympus names new COO as it prepares to invest latest fund

AltAssets

Olympus Partners has announced the promotion of Manu Bettegowda to Chief Operating Officer, as the firm prepares to invest its newest fund. The move, which will become effective January 2, 2025, will see Bettegowda take the reins ahead of the Olympus Growth Fund VIII investment. Having joined Olympus in 1998 as an associate and became […] The post Olympus names new COO as it prepares to invest latest fund appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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401(k)s Will Do 2 Things They've Never Done Before in 2025, and They Could Be Just What Some Savers Need

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A lot has changed since the 401(k) first came onto the scene in 1978. Contribution limits have risen significantly, adults 50 and older can now make catch-up contributions, and an increasing number of employers now offer Roth 401(k)s for employees who want to enjoy tax-free withdrawals in retirement. In 2025, there will be two new changes to 401(k)s that could increase their accessibility and help workers grow their retirement savings faster than ever before.

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Why the broken telecoms sector could be upwardly mobile

Financial Times M&A

Approval of Vodafone/Three merger suggests something may have shifted in minds of competition authorities

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