The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 24, 2024

This week, the race to dominate urban air transportation hit a major milestone when U.S. aviation regulators released final safety rules for electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The news lifted shares of both Joby Aviation (NYSE: JOBY) and Archer Aviation (NYSE: ACHR) , two leading eVTOL developers in the U.S., though both stocks have lagged the benchmark S&P 500 in 2024 by a wide margin.

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Private Equity Professional

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Bertram Capital has acquired Perimeter Solutions Group (PSG), a provider of commercial and industrial perimeter protection, from Gladstone Capital. PSG’s products include permanent and rental fencing, automated gates, and access control services. The company operates from five locations and serves customers across 14 states in the southern United States.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Electric-vehicle (EV) battery technology company QuantumScape (NYSE: QS) gave investors a reason to cheer with its third-quarter report last night, and its shares are surging as a result. The stock popped nearly 36% in early morning trading. As of 11:38 a.m. ET, it was still up by 21.6%. The company announced it has achieved an important milestone in its work to develop commercially viable solid-state batteries for EV makers.

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Private Equity Professional

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Sverica Capital Management has acquired Electronic Source Company (ESC), an electronics manufacturing services provider serving the aerospace, defense, and space markets. ESC specializes in circuit card assemblies, complex box builds (assembling complete electronic systems or subassemblies that go beyond simple circuit boards), engineering support, prototype assembly, and testing.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) shares opened higher on Thursday after a better-than-expected quarterly report. Critics will point out that an already overvalued stock is now even more richly priced. Folks upset about Elon Musk's political antics will argue that the gains can't last for a divisive and mercurial CEO. However, Tesla has traded higher -- much higher -- than it is right now for a good chunk of time.

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Private Equity Professional

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Branford Castle has acquired Hoffman Engineering , a provider of night vision and lighting equipment for the aerospace and defense sectors, from Trident Maritime Systems. Hoffman’s products include night vision test equipment, night vision imaging lighting systems, and specialty LED lighting, primarily used by the U.S. military, aerospace and defense original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and commercial airlines.

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A Wealth of Common Sense

OCTOBER 24, 2024

We also answered questions about how to write engaging content, defining your audience when writing, how to balance stories vs. numbers in a presentation and more. Further Reading: 50 Ways the World is Getting Better 1The other choices were What I Learned Losing a Million Dollars and The Money Game. The post Am I a Permabull? appeared first on A Wealth of Common Sense.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 24, 2024

I think hydrogen has the potential to be a game-changing fuel source. It could help supply the global economy with the emissions-free fuel it needs to help reach net-zero emissions by 2050. The fuel represents a massive opportunity that could be worth trillions of dollars in the coming years. Given the immense potential of hydrogen , I've looked into various ways to invest in the emerging fuel source, including Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG).

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The Big Picture

OCTOBER 24, 2024

What do the Great Depression, the Great Financial Crisis, the Stagflationary 1970s, and the upcoming 10-years have in common? If you are a strategist at Goldman Sachs , then a lot. At least if you do forecasts for market returns over the next decade (lol), you may see incredible similarities. ICYMI: David Kostin and his team of strategists see a 72% chance the S&P 500 underperforms Treasuries, and a 33% possibility equities return less than inflation.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 24, 2024

More than 65 million seniors rely upon Social Security benefits , and many consider it their primary or sole source of retirement income. Most of these beneficiaries are retired workers, but another nearly 1.9 million spouses and ex-spouses claim on their partner's or ex-partner's records. Spousal benefits also provide regular monthly checks, but their qualification requirements differ slightly from retired workers' qualifications.

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

WhiteHawk Capital Partners, an asset based direct lending investment manager, has held the final closing of WhiteHawk Fund IV (WH IV) with total equity commitments of over $1.1bn, which includes the main fund and related investment vehicles. The total capital base of the fund and its related vehicles is expected to be over $1.5bn, including equity commitments and anticipated leverage.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The publication of a bullish new analyst note was all the news LVMH Moët Hennessy (OTC: LVMUY) stock needed to cruise to a satisfying gain on Thursday. That note, which laid out a strong buy case, helped propel the luxury-goods purveyor's share price almost 3% higher, comparing quite favorably to the 0.2% bump of the benchmark S&P 500 index on the day.

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The early stages of management firms and funds are critical to success, and this half-day summit, in London on 14 November, aims to support just that. Aimed at management firms and funds in their early stages of development, as well as managers and funds operated by women and leaders from diverse backgrounds, the summit is your bridge to a new understanding of each of the critical steps involved to successfully establish a business and bring new funds to market.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Warren Buffett's investing skills have made shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway a lot of money over the years. From 1965 through 2023, Buffett guided Berkshire to a cumulative return of 4,384,748%, which works out to a compound annual return of 19.8%. Most investors are fortunate if they can outperform the S&P 500 's 10% average annual return by a few percent, but earning close to 20% annual returns over half a century is extraordinary.

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The highly anticipated €16bn ($17.36bn) acquisition of Sanofi’s consumer health unit by buyout firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) could signal a surge in large private equity deals across Europe, according to a report by Bloomberg citing comments from investors and analysts. They point to several factors driving this trend, including record levels of uninvested capital, more affordable financing due to falling interest rates, and pressure from investors seeking returns through asset sa

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Goldman Sachs strategists recently forecast their expected return for the S&P 500 for the next 10 years, and it wasn't upbeat. The investment bank predicts that the S&P will only produce an average annual return of 3% over the next decade. That is well below the index's approximately 13% return over the past 10 years and also well below its historic 11% return.

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AltAssets

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Industrials and life science-focused investor Anzu Partners has brought in Joseph Clark III as senior vice president of capital solutions. The post Anzu brings in ex-JP Morgan exec as senior vice president of capital solutions appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Alongside Nvidia , few companies benefited as much from the AI hardware boom as Supermicro Computer (NASDAQ: SMCI) , a company that also specializes in data center equipment. But unlike Nvidia, Supermicro's boom came to an abrupt end -- sending the shares down by a whopping 61% from their all-time high of $119 reached in March. Is the recent decline the beginning of the end for Supermicro, or is it a long-term buying opportunity?

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

LCM Partners, an alternative asset manager partially owned by Brookfield Asset Management, is seeking to raise €6bn ($6.5bn) for its new Credit Opportunities 5 fund, which will focus on investing in non-performing loans (NPLs) across Europe. Since starting its fundraising efforts in June, LCM has already secured €3.3bn of indicative interest from investors, according to Chief Executive Officer Paul Burdell.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) is a very well-run company. And it has rewarded investors well for years, noting that it is a Dividend King with 62 consecutive dividend increases under its belt. It has been a holding at Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway for decades and has helped make many investors into millionaires via its slow and steady business growth. But if you are looking at Coca-Cola today, you might want to consider buying consumer staples peer PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) instead.

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AltAssets

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Morgan Stanley has raised about $2bn for its second North Haven Tactical Value Fund, which targets credit, hybrid and non-control equity investments. The post Morgan Stanley scores $2bn for second Tactical Value fund, almost 50% up on debut raise appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) is the world's biggest advertising company. It established itself as the industry leader largely due to the strength of Google Search, which has a monopoly -like market share for online search. That business, more than any other under Alphabet's umbrella, has helped give the company a valuation of around $2 trillion.

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

MSCI, a provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, has appointed Luke Flemmer as Head of Private Assets, effective 22 October, reporting to Chief Product Officer Alvise Munari. Flemmer, who is based in New York, will lead the firm’s Private Assets product development process and be responsible for building, scaling, and overseeing MSCI’s Private Assets business.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The S&P 500 has advanced 23% year to date amid soaring interest in artificial intelligence (AI) stocks. Nvidia alone has been responsible for one-quarter of that upside, and the "Magnificent Seven" stocks have collectively accounted for half of the gains in the index. The members of that elite group (and their year-to-date returns) are listed alphabetically below.

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The Florida State Board of Administration (SBA) is preparing to sell a portfolio of private credit holdings valued at up to $4bn, in what could become one of the largest deals in this market, according to a report by Bloomberg. The report cites unnamed individuals familiar with the situation as revealing that the pension fund, which oversees state pensions and other assets, aims to reduce its exposure to higher-yielding opportunistic credit strategies and shift focus towards more stable, mainstr

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Image source: Getty Images There are certain expenses in your budget you may be able to eliminate, like streaming services or meal delivery kits. But putting gas in your car is an expense that's unavoidable. If your tank is empty and you need your car to get to work, it's a problem. So if you rely on your car to go places, you have to fork over money for gas, no matter what.

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AltAssets

OCTOBER 24, 2024

GoalVest Advisory, a female-founded registered investment advisor, has launched a new fund aimed at helping high-net-worth individuals access venture capital deals. The post GoalVest Advisory looks to help HNWIs access lower-risk VC with new tech-focused fund appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Some stocks can give you life-changing returns in the long run. If you had invested $3,500 in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) 20 years ago, you'd have a total return of $1.1 million by now. The rise of smartphones worked wonders for the empire Steve Jobs created. The same $3,500 investment in October 2004 would be worth $1.9 million today if you had picked up some Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) stock instead.

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Financial Times M&A

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Decision is a win for antitrust regulators who had argued a deal would strangle competition in ‘accessible luxury’ market

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 24, 2024

On Monday Nov. 4, data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) darling Palantir Technology (NYSE: PLTR) will release earnings for the company's third quarter ended Sept. 30. Let's dig into how Palantir stock has moved throughout 2024 and explore if investors should scoop up shares prior to the third-quarter report. When in doubt, zoom out As of intraday trading on Oct. 22, shares of Palantir have risen by 149% so far this year.

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AltAssets

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Lower mid-market buyout house Trivest Partners has picked up $730m for the final close of its third non-control Growth Investment Fund after just two months in the market. The post Trivest speeds to $730m final close for third non-control fundraise, AUM passes $6bn appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 24, 2024

If you're a parent or benefactor trying to save money so your children can attend college, then you've probably heard of a 529 college savings plan. There are different kinds of college savings plans, but all states except Wyoming offer these types of investment accounts. Generally speaking, 529 plans are accounts with low required minimum contributions.

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AltAssets

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners has agreed to invest in German site-based and online tutoring business Schülerhilfe The post Deal Roundup: Levine Leichtman backs Schülerhilfe, Sverica seals Electronic Source Company investment appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) just gave the market some good news, as it beat Wall Street estimates on the top and bottom lines with its latest financial update for the three-month period that ended Sept. 30. Shares have jumped 11% since the announcement, as of the time of this writing. This top streaming stock has been a major market winner historically, soaring a whopping 1,390% in the past decade.

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