The Motley Fool

APRIL 9, 2024

Image source: Upsplash/The Motley Fool These days, a lot of drivers are taking the plunge and buying electric vehicles. And the idea of doing so might appeal to you. But there's another option you may want to consider: a hybrid car. My husband and I owned a 2007 Toyota Prius (the world's first mass-produced passenger hybrid vehicle) that we basically drove into the ground and only replaced last year after a 16-year run.

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A Wealth of Common Sense

APRIL 9, 2024

Finance people spend a lot of time worrying. About the next recession. The next bear market. The next Black Swan event. The level of interest rates and inflation and valuations and the Fed and basically everything else. This makes sense. The bad stuff hurts more than the good stuff feels good so risk management rules the day. I’m a finance guy so I worry about plenty of these things too.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 9, 2024

Saving $1 million in your 401(k) is no easy accomplishment. Most people never make it to that milestone. Only the top 3.3% of retirement savers had accumulated over $1 million across their accounts as of the end of the last decade, according to estimates from the Employee Benefit Research Institute, based on the latest Federal Reserve Survey of Consumer Finances.

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Private Equity Professional

APRIL 9, 2024

Clarion Capital Partners, an investor in lower-middle market companies, has held an above target and above soft cap closing of its fourth fund, Clarion Investors IV LP, with $677 million of total capital commitments. The new fund’s original target was $600 million, and its soft cap was $650 million. New York City-based Clarion Capital makes… This content is for members only.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 9, 2024

The stock market has been surging over the past year, with the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) up by more than 45% from its lowest point in late 2022. We're now well into bull market territory, and stock prices don't seem to be slowing down. This is an exciting time to invest, but the right strategy is key to maximizing your earnings. While there's no one-size-fits-all approach to building wealth in the stock market, there is one mistake that could do much more harm than good.

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Private Equity Professional

APRIL 9, 2024

CW Industrial Partners has acquired Mantaline Corporation, an Ohio-based extruder of plastic and rubber products. Mantaline designs, prototypes, validates, and manufactures extruded elastomeric products including seals, protectors and insulations that are used in automotive, heavy truck, construction, off-road, recreational, agricultural, rail and bus applications.

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APRIL 9, 2024

Aurora Capital Partners has recapitalized PSC Group, a provider of repair and logistic services to the petrochemical industry, in partnership with TJC. Aurora first invested in PSC in July 2019 and has reinvested in the company through its fifth fund, Aurora Equity Partners V LP, alongside TJC. PSC Group (formerly Petroleum Service Corporation) is a… This content is for members only.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 9, 2024

With a stock price up 44%, Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) stock has easily outperformed the S&P 500 over the last 52 weeks -- and its run might not be done. Alphabet shares could soar $30 over the next 52 weeks, as Oppenheimer analyst Jason Helfstein wrote in a note on TheFly.com Monday morning. The reason won't surprise you (not if you've been paying any attention at all to the stock market over the past year, at least): It's artificial intelligence (AI) -- or rather, AI's deficien

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The Big Picture

APRIL 9, 2024

Between book leave and COVID I have been pretty quiet lately. Since it’s been a few months, I thought we could take a quick look at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s State Coincident Indicators out for both January and February 2024.1 As the charts above show, the economy on a state-by-state basis has markedly improved from Q4 2023’s softening.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 9, 2024

The markets are gotten off to a red-hot start so far in 2024. For technology businesses, euphoria surrounding the artificial intelligence (AI) narrative is helping fuel bullish sentiment across the industry at large. But one company that is historically known as a genius marketer and product innovator appears to be lagging. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock is down roughly 12% so far this year, and the stock is close to its 52-week low.

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FinSMEs

APRIL 9, 2024

Monad Labs, the NYC-based core developers behind layer 1 blockchain Monad, closed a $225M Series A funding. The round was led by Paradigm with additional funding by investors including Electric Capital and Greenoaks. Founded in 2022 by Jump Trading alums Keone Hon and James Hunsaker, along with Eunice Giarta (a former researcher at the MIT Media […] The post Monad Labs Closes $225M Series A Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 9, 2024

One of the more up-and-down veteran tech stocks of this year, Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) , had a very pleasant up trading session Tuesday. The networking equipment company's share price climbed nearly 4% higher on an analyst's price target bump. That was a solid gain compared to the S&P 500 index, which only managed to inch up by 0.1% on the day.

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FinSMEs

APRIL 9, 2024

Procurement Sciences AI, a Washington, DC-based provider of a bidding-intelligence platform for government contractors, raised $10M in Series A funding. The round was led by Battery Ventures, with participation from Tower Research Capital and K Street Capital and Blu Ventures. Brandon Gleklen from Battery Ventures and Jared Young from Tower Research will join the Procurement […] The post Procurement Sciences AI Raises $10M in Series A Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 9, 2024

Trading will get a lot of attention from Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) investors this year, but there's an even more sustainable business that's growing like crazy. In this video, Travis Hoium shows why ETFs are the product to watch this year at Coinbase. *Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of April 4, 2024. The video was published on April 7, 2024.

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FinSMEs

APRIL 9, 2024

Libretto, a NYC-based provider of new tools for LLM developers, reportedly raised $3.7m in seed funding. The round was co-led by XYZ VC and The General Partnership. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and development efforts. Led by Sasha Aickin, CEO, Libretto is a startup in stealth mode that is advancing tools for developers […] The post Libretto Raises $3.7M in Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 9, 2024

Image source: The Motley Fool Managing your personal finances is often a point of stress -- especially if you don't enjoy money management tasks. It takes time and effort to make sure you're getting everything right when it comes to building wealth. The good news is, you don't have to spend endless hours on financial tasks just to set yourself up for success.

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FinSMEs

APRIL 9, 2024

Reshape, a Copenhagen, Denmark–based AI and robotics-powered imaging and analysis platform provider, raised $20m in Series A funding. The round was led by Astanor Ventures, R7, ACME, Y Combinator, Unity Co-Founder Nicholas Francis, and 21stBio. The company intends to use the funds to expand its US operations and continue automating R&D for agricultural, industrial, and biotech organizations.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 9, 2024

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) has advanced 33% since entering a bull market in October 2022. But over the past five decades, the index returned an average of 172% during bull markets, and it realized those gains over roughly 60 months. That implies considerable upside in the next few years. Of course, there is no guarantee the current bull market will follow the historical pattern, but the Dow Jones should still generate decent returns given that it tracks 30 blue chip (that

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FinSMEs

APRIL 9, 2024

GoodGist, a Foster City, CA-based company which specializes in corporate skills development and knowledge management automation, raised $1M in funding. Backers included FortyTwo.VC, Cedar Ridge Ventures, DX Partners, and angel investors from tech companies such as Microsoft and Amazon. The company intends to use the funds to launch its multilingual platform in the global markets, […] The post GoodGist Raises $1M in Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 9, 2024

Since this decade began, Wall Street's major stock indexes have oscillated between bear and bull markets in successive years. When volatility arises, investors have a tendency to seek out the safety of the market's top-performing businesses. Over the past year, the " Magnificent Seven " have fit the bill. Aside from sporting well-defined competitive advantages, these seven components have handily outperformed the benchmark S&P 500 over the trailing decade.

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FinSMEs

APRIL 9, 2024

StrikeReady, a Dallas, TX-based company working to advance the way modern security teams operate, announced $12M in funding. The round was led by 33N Ventures, with participation from Hitachi Ventures, Monta Vista Capital, Brian NeSmith, and Rod Beckstrom. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and development efforts. Led by Founder and CEO Yasir Khalid, StrikeReady provides an AI […] The post StrikeReady Raises $12M in Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 9, 2024

Image source: Getty Images With the first taste of warmer weather hitting much of the U.S. this past month, many of us have already started planning for our time outdoors this spring. And while Costco is known for its incredible savings on homegoods and groceries, many people may be missing out on their seasonal offerings. From gardening to backyard barbecues to beach vacations, Costco has some incredible spring finds for under $25. 1.

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FinSMEs

APRIL 9, 2024

Cyera, a NYC-based data security company, raised $300M in Series C funding, at $1.4 Billion valuation. The round was led by Coatue with participation from new investors Spark Capital, Georgian, and AT&T Ventures, alongside investment by all existing investors Sequoia, Accel, Redpoint, and Cyberstarts. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and […] The post Cyera Raises $300M in Series C at $1.4 Billion Valuation appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 9, 2024

No next-big-thing investment trend has arguably been hotter since the advent of the internet than artificial intelligence (AI) is right now. When discussing "AI," I'm referring to software and systems handling tasks that would normally be overseen by humans. Machine learning gives software and systems the ability to learn and evolve without human intervention, which can make these systems more proficient at their tasks over time.

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FinSMEs

APRIL 9, 2024

Juicer, a San Francisco, CA-based company which specializes in restaurant revenue management and pricing solutions, raised $5.3M in Seed funding. The round was led by York IE with participation from Augment Ventures and Mudita Venture Partners. Operators and investors such as Athletic Greens President Kat Cole, Kayak co-founder Paul English, 16 Handles founder Solomon Choi, […] The post Juicer Raises $5.3M in Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 9, 2024

Image source: The Motley Fool/Upsplash Unless you're a giant corporation who can loop every hole, your business is going to need to pay taxes. Indeed, you're going to need to pay them multiple times a year thanks to quarterly estimated tax requirements. When it's time to pay those taxes, consider how you'll pay. You could do an ACH transfer from your bank account.

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FinSMEs

APRIL 9, 2024

Adro, a NYC-based fintech company making financial services accessible for international students and workers, raised $1.5M in Pre-Seed funding. The round was led by Era, with participation from Ex Nihilo Ventures and the Cornell Tech Syndicate. The company intends to use the funds to scale its engineering team and accelerate development of the platform.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 9, 2024

When a group of stocks regularly outperforms the broader market, Wall Street analysts like to bundle them together so it's easy for investors to separate them from the rest of the pack. In 2017, CNBC financial analyst Jim Cramer coined the FAANG acronym to describe five of the largest technology companies at the time: Facebook, which now trades as Meta Platforms Apple Amazon Netflix Google, which now trades as Alphabet In 2023, Bank of America analyst Michael Hartnett identified a new group of s

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Financial Times M&A

APRIL 9, 2024

Private equity group sells stake for €1.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 9, 2024

One beneficiary of the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) over the past year or so has been Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD). The chipmaker has been working to capture a portion of the AI chip market, unveiling its long-awaited MI300X processor late last year. Despite AMD gaining 84% over the past year, one Wall Street analyst thinks there's additional upside ahead.

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FinSMEs

APRIL 9, 2024

ayora, a London, UK-based provider of an AI revenue management platform for professional services, raised £1.27M in Pre-Seed funding. The round was led by J12, with participation from Twin Path Ventures and a group of angel investors including Farah Ballands, Roger Siddle and Abhijat Saraswat. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate the recruitment of engineering talent to […] The post ayora Raises £1.27M in Pre-Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 9, 2024

It seemed inevitable that Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock wouldn't keep up its torrid pace after more than tripling over the last year. The stock has finally begun to give back a small slice of those gains in recent weeks. That downturn extended today after Barron's highlighted an analyst report that threw cold water on many investors' growth predictions for Nvidia's artificial intelligence (AI) computer chip sales.

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Financial Times M&A

APRIL 9, 2024

Slow, steady and humdrum is having its day in the sun

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 9, 2024

Image source: Getty Images Everyone has their own vision for a successful retirement. Some people want to spend as much time as possible with friends and family, and others want to travel the world. No matter what you decide to do, what's important is that you're as happy and healthy as possible. That can be easier said than done. Lots of new challenges come with retirement, including making your retirement savings last.

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