The Motley Fool

JANUARY 16, 2025

It's tempting to try and pick stocks that you think might double or triple in value in a year or two. However, the best gains often come over the long term, and sometimes they can come in unexpected ways. That's why investing in multiple stocks can be an effective strategy because it's almost impossible to predict where a business might end up in the long run.

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 16, 2025

Investcorp has acquired Epipoli, a Milan-based leader in alternative payment solutions. The acquisition bolsters Investcorps presence in Europes financial technology sector, adding a company renowned for its prepaid gift cards, loyalty programs, and digital payment services. Epipoli provides solutions that simplify payments and enhance customer engagement for individuals and businesses.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 16, 2025

Creating a well-diversified portfolio through individual stock selection requires extensive research, constant monitoring, and significant time commitment. Many investors find themselves overwhelmed by the complexity of analyzing financial statements, understanding competitive advantages, and staying current with market developments. Low-cost exchange-traded funds (ETFs) offer a simpler path to diversification and staying invested for the long term.

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 16, 2025

Ardian, a leading global private equity firm, raised $30bn for its latest secondary investments platform. This fundraising milestone is one of the largest in the private equity secondary market. It highlights the growing demand for liquidity solutions among institutional investors. The $30bn raised comes amid record-breaking transaction volumes in the secondary market.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 16, 2025

Though Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has been a top performer in the stock market in the past couple of years, shares of the semiconductor giant have lost momentum since the release of its fiscal 2025 third-quarter results in November last year. Investors were not impressed by Nvidia's quarterly performance and outlook even though it handily beat Wall Street's expectations thanks to the booming demand for its artificial intelligence (AI) chips.

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 16, 2025

HBX Group, a private equity-owned hotel room wholesaler, plans to raise up to 725m through an IPO in Spain. This move positions HBX as the first major European listing of 2025. The companys valuation could reach approximately 5bn. The IPO includes partial stake sales by current shareholders, including CPPIB, Cinven, and EQT. Best known for its Hotelbeds brand, HBX plays a critical role in the global travel industry.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 16, 2025

Investors scored big wins last year as the S&P 500 , the Nasdaq , and the Dow Jones Industrial Average all climbed by double digits. Investor enthusiasm about technology and growth stocks, and the economic environment ahead, drove the momentum. Right now, it's too early to predict with 100% certainty whether the indexes will deliver yet another annual gain, but there are reasons to be optimistic about the possibility.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 16, 2025

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) , also known as AMD, has been a surprisingly underperforming tech stock over the past year. In 2024, it declined by 18% even despite its promising growth opportunities as a top artificial intelligence (AI) chip maker. Over the past five years, the stock has achieved gains of around 140%, and it has typically been a market-beating investment.

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 16, 2025

Bain Capital has acquired a minority stake in an Indian auto components manufacturer. The investment highlights Bains focus on high-growth sectors in Indias automotive supply chain. The company supplies key components to major automakers and is well-positioned to benefit from rising vehicle production and the shift to electric mobility. Bain plans to support the firms growth by enhancing efficiency, boosting innovation, and strengthening its market position.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 16, 2025

Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett was born in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1930 and is one of history's most successful investors. Trained under the tutelage of Benjamin Graham, the father of value investing, Buffett has applied value-focused strategies to deliver incredible performance. In fact, if you had invested $1,000 in Berkshire Hathaway on the day that Buffett purchased a controlling stake in the company and became its CEO in 1965, you would now be sitting on holdings worth more than $37 mill

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A Wealth of Common Sense

JANUARY 16, 2025

We also answered questions about 2025 retirement account limits, Coast FIRE strategies, when to take money off the table from the stock market, how to account for pension and Social Security income during retirement and how other economies impact the U.S. markets. Further Reading: Updating My Favorite Performance Chart For 2024 The post The 2024 Sector Quilt appeared first on A Wealth of Common Sense.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 16, 2025

I've been a big fan of Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ: RIVN) for some time. The company is clearly capable of tremendous growth. When it went public in 2021, Rivian was generating annual sales of just $55 million. In 2024, annual sales surpassed $5 billion. The best news is that Rivian's biggest days of growth are likely still ahead of it. But is there enough upside potential in the stock to turn you into a millionaire?

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 16, 2025

Insight Partners, a leading global software investor, raised $12.5bn for its latest fund, Insight Partners XII. The fund, one of the largest in the firms history, will focus on high-growth software and technology companies across multiple sectors. The capital was raised from a broad investor base, including pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, and family offices.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 16, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) is already transforming many industries, but not all tech companies will benefit equally. The companies with the most potential notched their AI lead years ago before their rivals had even jumped on the AI trend. The competitive moats established by Alphabe t (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM) could be significant as AI grows, resulting in impressive gains similar to how AI darling Palantir Technologies has benefited rec

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 16, 2025

Sky Island Capital, a Dallas-based private equity firm, closed its second fund, Sky Island Capital Fund II, securing $300m in commitments. The fund, which exceeded its initial target, highlights strong investor confidence in Sky Islands strategy and expertise. The fund will focus on acquiring and investing in lower middle-market companies across North America.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 16, 2025

Growth investors are often willing to look past a company's underwhelming bottom line if they're convinced that the business has a promising future and path forward. C3.ai (NYSE: AI) is an artificial intelligence (AI) company that has captivated many investors in recent years due to the potential for this mid-cap stock to be the next big tech company.

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 16, 2025

Colbeck Capital Management closed its $700m Strategic Lending Fund, designed to provide customised financing solutions for middle-market businesses in North America. The fund aims to address the unique needs of companies undergoing transitions or managing complex situations. Colbeck Capitals strategic approach combines capital support with tailored solutions to help businesses manage liquidity and navigate challenges.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 16, 2025

If you're looking to invest in Verizon Communication (NYSE: VZ) stock, odds are, you're doing it for the dividend income it can generate for you. That's because, historically, this hasn't been a good stock for growth investors to own. It has typically underperformed the market, and in five years it has declined by 36%. Is Verizon's stock likely to continue producing lackluster returns for investors in the future, or can this be a good contrarian pick to add to your portfolio today?

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 16, 2025

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has intensified its crackdown on the use of private messaging apps by financial industry firms, targeting a group of alternative investment firms, including several PE managers such as Blackstone, Carlyle, and KKR, for violating recordkeeping rules, according to a report by Investment Executive. The SEC announced settlements with 12 firms, comprising nine investment advisors and three broker-dealers, many from the alternative investment sector.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 16, 2025

Telecom giant AT&T (NYSE: T) has been steadily gaining wireless and fiber internet subscribers over the past few years. Over the two-year period that ended on Sept. 30, AT&T grew its total wireless customer base by about 7.5 million subscribers. The company also added more than two million fiber subscribers over that time off a much smaller base, which helped to offset slumping demand for legacy wireline services.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 16, 2025

Braemont Capital, a relationship-driven investment firm, has invested in TEC Services, a premier provider of essential janitorial and sanitation services to the grocery and food distribution end markets. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. TECs partnership with Braemont marks a turning point for the Company as it accelerates its strategic growth plans, leveraging Braemonts extensive network and deep expertise in scaling service-based businesses.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 16, 2025

Following a terrific performance in 2023, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite posted another year of generous gains in 2024. Among the market's biggest gainers over the last two years have been megacap technology stocks -- collectively referred to as the " Magnificent Seven." However, last year a smaller player actually outperformed each and every one of its peers by a considerable margin.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 16, 2025

The Peoples Pension, one of the largest independent master trusts in the UK, is to start investing a significant proportion of the 31bn of assets it manages into private markets later this year, with a target to grow this allocation to 4bn by 2030. According to a recent release, a substantial part of this new allocation of assets could be deployed in the UK, if assets are available that meet the return requirements.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 16, 2025

Warren Buffett is widely considered the greatest investor. From 1965 through 2023, his conglomerate, Berkshire Hathaway , delivered an astounding 4,384,748% total return to shareholders, or nearly 20% on an annualized basis. If you have some extra cash to invest right now, Berkshire's stock portfolio is a great place to look for inspiration. Here are two Berkshire-held stocks to buy today that have above-average return prospects over the next five years.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 16, 2025

Strategic Value Partners (SVP), a global alternative investment firm with $19bn AUM, will provide 200m in preferred equity to support Bjelin Group’s long-term growth objectives. According to a recent release, this will enable Bjelin Group to finance the acquisition of, and support further investments in, sustainable flooring technology Woodura and veneer production, to create a leading global company.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 16, 2025

The start of 2025 hasn't been great for the markets. After coming off a strong performance in 2024, when the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) rose by more than 23%, it has been going nowhere in the first few weeks of the new year. This has some investors worried that this could be the start of a disappointing year, especially with many stocks already trading at sky-high valuations.

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FinSMEs

JANUARY 16, 2025

New York, New York, 16th January 2025, Chainwire The post EarnOS Raises $5 Million to Reinvent Brand-User Interactions Online appeared first on FinSMEs.

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JANUARY 16, 2025

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has certainly made early investors rich. The tech juggernaut's share price has rocketed 222,100% higher in the past 28 years. An investor that put just $451 in the business back at the initial public offering would see that balance worth $1 million right now. This is a much better gain than what the Nasdaq Composite Index produced.

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AltAssets

JANUARY 16, 2025

Secondaries investor VCFA has picked up $122.5m for its seventh fund, which will continue its strategy of targeting smaller, more complex purchases of later-stage venture capital and growth assets. The post VCFA seals $122.5m for first full fundraise since death of founder Dayton Carr appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 16, 2025

Few money managers draw the attention of professional and everyday investors quite like Berkshire Hathaway 's (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) Warren Buffett. Spanning the roughly six decades the Oracle of Omaha has been CEO of Berkshire, he's overseen a cumulative gain of better than 5,385,000% in his company's Class A shares (BRK.A). Thanks to Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, riding Warren Buffett's coattails to sizable long-term gains has been a viable investment strat

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Financial Times M&A

JANUARY 16, 2025

Anglo-French tie-up discussions shelved in favour of possible deal with rival SGS

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JANUARY 16, 2025

The age at which you decide to claim Social Security retirement benefits can have a huge impact on the size of your monthly check. Those claiming early typically receive a smaller benefit than those who wait. All else being equal, the difference between claiming your Social Security benefits at age 62 compared to waiting until age 70 can be as much as a 77% increase in your benefits.

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JANUARY 16, 2025

Wall Street rivals also notched up strong gains in markets and investment banking revenues

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 16, 2025

Even after the broad market pullback in recent days, the S&P 500 is still only offering investors a miserly 1.2% yield or so. You can do way better than that with these three stocks, all of which offer yields of more than 4%. Here's why Chevron (NYSE: CVX) , Black Hills (NYSE: BKH) , and Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD) are no-brainer high yielders right now whether you have $200 or $200,000 to invest. 1.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 16, 2025

ChatGPT creator, OpenAI, has appointed Adebayo Ogunlesi, a private equity veteran and current CEO of Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), to its board, according to a report by Reuters. Ogunlesi, 71, will provide guidance on securing the necessary infrastructure to support OpenAIs ongoing artificial intelligence development, according to the companys statement.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 16, 2025

Shares of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) were pulling back Thursday after the company delivered underwhelming fourth-quarter results, as sales were weaker than expected and its costs rose. As of 1:15 p.m. ET, the stock was down 5.2%. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 16, 2025

Private investment house Ardian has raised $30bn for its ninth-generation secondaries platform, a significant increase over the $19bn raised for the eighth-generation in 2020, and the largest secondaries fundraise globally to date. According to a recent release, this brings Ardians Secondaries & Primaries assets under management to $97bn. The fundraise attracted a range of global investors, with more than 465 investors in total from 44 countries across Europe, the Americas, the Middle East,

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