The Motley Fool

APRIL 21, 2024

When it comes to billionaire investors, Bill Gates is pretty much a household name. He made his fortune as the CEO of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) , the software company he co-founded. Gates is worth an estimated $127.7 billion (as of this writing), according to Forbes, making him the world's eighth richest person world. After running Microsoft for 25 years, Gates turned his attention to philanthropic ventures.

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A Wealth of Common Sense

APRIL 21, 2024

In the early-1980s, Robert Shiller set out to answer the question: Do stock prices move too much to be justified by subsequent changes in dividends? The idea was to figure out how well the stock market tracks the present value of future cash flows in the short-term. Shiller concluded that, no, stock prices do not neatly track fundamentals. He updated that data in his book Irrational Exuberance: The cash flows move very l.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 21, 2024

This article is intended for educational purposes only and is not legal advice. For guidance on your personal situation, please contact a lawyer. A key component of financial management is estate planning, and a living trust is a popular choice to consider when deciding how to divide up your assets for the next generation. You can transfer assets into a living trust, also called a revocable trust , while you're still alive and administer them as your own trustee until you pass away or become inc

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FinSMEs

APRIL 21, 2024

Homium, a Los Angeles, CA-based home equity mortgage lender and provider of a securitization platform, raised $10M in Series A funding. The round was led by Sorenson Impact Group and Blizzard, the Avalanche Ecosystem Fund. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its development efforts. Homium helps homeowners and investors achieve […] The post Homium Raises $10M in Series A Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 21, 2024

Despite two years of higher-than-normal inflation and rising interest rates, U.S. consumer spending has remained remarkably resilient. That resilience has helped keep the economy from sliding into recession, despite the pessimistic forecasts that it would. Because it's one of the largest banks in the U.S., Bank of America 's (NYSE: BAC) metrics can provide investors with some valuable insights about consumer spending and the overall strength of consumers based on their ability to repay their deb

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FinSMEs

APRIL 21, 2024

Tangent Technology, a London, UK-based recruitment technology startup, raised £884k (approx. $1.1m) in pre-seed funding. Backers included Zinc VC, Google Black Founders Fund, the Syndicate Room, and angels Leonard Picardo (Deliveroo), Catherine Lenson (prior to her move to Phoenix Court Group) and Andrew Robb (FarFetch) as well as Scouts from Atomico and Ada Ventures.

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FinSMEs

APRIL 21, 2024

FilmChain, a London, UK-based provider of a platform to manage payments for films & TV stakeholders, raised £2.8m in funding. The round, which also converted previous notes, was led by the Holt IntersXion fund, with participation from Roca X, DeBa Ventures, TechAngels Romania, and HearstLab. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations […] The post FilmChain Raises £2.4M in Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 21, 2024

Even though the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average have pulled back from their all-time highs, many stocks are still much higher than they were a year ago. But that is not the case for most of the real estate sector. Real estate investment trusts , or REITs, are particularly sensitive to rising interest rates because of the income-focused nature of the business and the reliance on borrowed money that is standard in the real estate industry.

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Financial Times: Moral Money

APRIL 21, 2024

Asset manager’s CEO has become a popular target for criticism over its ESG investing stance

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 21, 2024

It can be a bit counterproductive to compare your retirement portfolio's value to someone else's. No two people's circumstances are exactly the same, after all. The financial situation you're creating for yourself should, first and foremost, work for you. Still, knowing where your peers stand can help you gauge your own progress and tell you if you should be doing more.

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Financial Times M&A

APRIL 21, 2024

UK private equity group appoints advisers to explore options amid early signs of recovery in buyout market

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 21, 2024

Image source: Getty Images From a consumer's perspective, credit card rewards are an amazing perk. Earning 2% or more back on your purchases definitely beats earning 0%. Many rewards cards also have welcome offers to sweeten the deal, such as a $200 bonus if you spend $500 in the first three months. It raises the question: Who really funds these rewards programs?

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FinSMEs

APRIL 21, 2024

Skyports, a London, UK-based leader in owning and operating vertiport infrastructure and flying electric drones, raised £88.6M in Series C funding. Backers included ACS, via its wholly owned infrastructure development/concessions business Iridium Concesiones de Infraestructuras S.A., and Groupe ADP. The investment will see Iridium CEO, Nuria Haltiwanger, join the Skyports Board of Directors as Chairperson. […] The post Skyports Raises £88.6M in Series C Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 21, 2024

Although the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) was passed in late 2021, it takes a long time for all those projects to get proposed, approved, and funded, and for shovels to get into the ground. Some investors might think the money has already been spent, or that higher interest rates might limit the construction industry this year.

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FinSMEs

APRIL 21, 2024

Lemon, a Manchester, UK-based provider of a subscription management platform for small businesses, raised £500k in pre-seed funding. Backers included SFC Capital, Pitchdrive and angel investors. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and build the product. Led by CEO Matt Bird, Lemon is building a subscription tracking & financing platform for […] The post Lemon Raises £500K in Pre-Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 21, 2024

If you are the type of investor who likes to buy certain stocks when everyone else is selling them, then you will probably find Beyond Meat (NASDAQ: BYND) and Hormel Foods (NYSE: HRL) interesting. The problem with investing when there is so-called "blood in the streets," however, is making sure that you're not buying a company facing a very real risk of dying.

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FinSMEs

APRIL 21, 2024

Public, a NYC-based provider of an investing platform where members can invest in stocks, options, bonds, crypto, and alternative assets, acquired the TradeApp investment accounts from Stocktwits. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. Stocktwits will continue focusing on its community and real-time discussions around earnings and cryptocurrency offerings.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 21, 2024

Down 63% from its initial public offering in 2021, Sportradar (NASDAQ: SRAD) is a shining example of why investors should usually wait to see a few quarters of earnings data from a newly public company before buying. By providing sports data, content, and technology to betting operators, sports leagues, and media companies, Sportradar plays a mission-critical role in the quickly growing sports betting industry.

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FinSMEs

APRIL 21, 2024

HealthKey, a London, UK-based healthtech startup, closed a £1.13M Seed funding round. The round was led by Aviva Ventures, with support from Ascension, Oxford Capital, and Cur8 Capital. The company intends to use the funds to further enhance its platform’s capabilities, and expand the number of integrations with health and life insurers, health plan providers, […] The post HealthKey Raises £1.13M in Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 21, 2024

Most of the so-called Big Techs -- the largest publicly traded technology companies have split their common stock in recent years. In 2022, e-commerce titan Amazon and Google parent Alphabet each had stock splits. Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) , the leading producer of artificial intelligence (AI) chips, split its stock in 2021, and iPhone maker Apple did so the year before.

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FinSMEs

APRIL 21, 2024

Orbex, a Forres, Scotland, UK-based spaceflight company, raised £16.7M in extended Series C. Backers included Scottish National Investment Bank, Octopus Ventures, BGF, Heartcore, the Export & Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO) and a number of corporate and angel investors. The company intends to use the funds to ramp up the development of Prime, its 19-metre […] The post Orbex Raises £16.7M in Extended Series C appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 21, 2024

Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) needs no introduction. The Warren Buffett-managed conglomerate has a stellar track record of growing value for its shareholders. It can make a great long-term investment. Here are three reasons investors should buy Berkshire Hathaway stock hand over fist right now. Similarly strong returns with less volatility Berkshire Hathaway isn't the fastest-growing company in the world.

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The Big Picture

APRIL 21, 2024

Avert your eyes! My Sunday morning look at incompetency, corruption and policy failures: • ‘Water is more valuable than oil’: the corporation cashing in on America’s drought : In an unprecedented deal, a private company purchased land in a tiny Arizona town – and sold its water rights to a suburb 200 miles away. Local residents fear the agreement has ‘opened Pandora’s box.’ ( The Guardian ) • Why don’t rich people eat anymore?

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 21, 2024

It has now been three months since the first spot Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) launched. In that time, they have managed to accumulate more than $30 billion in assets. They have become an easy and convenient way for first-time crypto investors to get exposure to Bitcoin. Arguably, these spot Bitcoin ETFs have become the biggest, new, Wall Street product launch in 30 years.

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Africa Capital Digest

APRIL 21, 2024

To read this article, you must be a paid subscription member. (Current members login here) [.] The post TLG Capital provides financing facility to debt collections startup first appeared on Africa Capital Digest.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 21, 2024

Count me in as a fan of exchange-traded funds (ETFs). A significant percentage of my investment portfolio is invested in several ETFs. I especially like Vanguard's funds because of their low costs. Vanguard currently offers 86 ETFs. Several of them are good picks. However, I think one stands above the rest. Here's my favorite Vanguard ETF to buy right now -- and it isn't even close.

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Africa Capital Digest

APRIL 21, 2024

To read this article, you must be a paid subscription member. (Current members login here) [.] The post Hlayisani backs AI-driven software business in South Africa first appeared on Africa Capital Digest.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 21, 2024

Kids have played "King of the Hill" for years. The game's goal is for one player to try to remain at the top of the hill while other players attempt to take their place. Companies play this game too. And in artificial intelligence (AI) , Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) reigns as king. So far, no rival has been able to knock the chipmaker off its perch at the top.

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Africa Capital Digest

APRIL 21, 2024

To read this article, you must be a paid subscription member. (Current members login here) [.] The post Interim close LPs lift Spark+ Africa commitments close to final goal first appeared on Africa Capital Digest.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 21, 2024

ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) reached an intraday all-time high of $123.75 per share on April 12. The oil major has pulled back a little since then, but Exxon is still up big on the year and has more than doubled over the last three years. Exxon's market capitalization currently sits at $474 billion as it approaches the feat of becoming the first half-trillion-dollar energy stock.

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Africa Capital Digest

APRIL 21, 2024

To read this article, you must be a paid subscription member. (Current members login here) [.] The post DFI commitments help BlueOrchard fund close in on final goal first appeared on Africa Capital Digest.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 21, 2024

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian updates his stock price forecast for Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). *Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of April 18, 2024. The video was published on April 20, 2024. Should you invest $1,000 in Nvidia right now? Before you buy stock in Nvidia, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the 10 best stocks for investors to buy now… and Nvidia wasn’t one of them.

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Africa Capital Digest

APRIL 21, 2024

To read this article, you must be a paid subscription member. (Current members login here) [.] The post TCV scoops $50mln for second Egypt-focused growth fund first appeared on Africa Capital Digest.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 21, 2024

Image source: The Motley Fool/Upsplash If you're putting money into a short-term CD, such as a 1-year CD with a 5.00% APY, it can be fairly easy to visualize what will happen -- you'll simply get a 5% return on the money you put in. On the other hand, it can be a little more difficult to visualize how much your money can grow over longer periods of time, especially if you're not familiar with the mathematics of compound interest.

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