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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Social Security benefits are the major source of income for most people over age 65, according to the Social Security Administration. That means living standards in later life can depend heavily on how well retired workers and spouses understand the program. Unfortunately, misunderstandings are all too common. A recent survey from Nationwide Retirement Institute found that 44% of adults were unaware that, upon the death of a spouse, the surviving spouse would inherit the bigger Social Security b

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Blue Road Capital, Brynwood Partners and Union Capital are selling – or about to sell – makers of snacks and/or sweets. The post Sweet and salty: Blue Road’s Diamond Foods among companies coming to market appeared first on PE Hub.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Shares of Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE: BABA) , the Chinese e-commerce giant, tumbled 6% through 12:05 p.m. ET on Wednesday after reporting slight misses on both sales and earnings in its fiscal Q3 2023 financial report this morning. Heading into earnings day , analysts had predicted Alibaba would earn $2.69 per American depositary share (each ADS represents eight common shares of stock on the Hong Kong market) on sales of $36.74 billion.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Based in Toronto, Security Compass is a provider of enterprise DevSecOps software solutions to ensure secure application development and risk management. The post FTV Capital-backed Security Compass buys Kontra from ThriveDX appeared first on PE Hub.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian takes a comprehensive look into Boeing (NYSE: BA) and its prospects over the next year to forecast where the stock could be near the end of 2024. *Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Feb. 5, 2024. The video was published on Feb. 7, 2024. Should you invest $1,000 in Boeing right now? Before you buy stock in Boeing, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the 10 best stocks for investors to bu

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PGA Tour Enterprises is PGA Tour's new commercial venture. The post SSG invests in PGA Tour Enterprises appeared first on PE Hub.

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Aztec is an educational software firm. The post NexPhase-backed Aztec Software buys financial content provider Financial Fitness Group appeared first on PE Hub.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

A key skill that parents should impart to their children is financial literacy. This includes teaching them how to invest wisely in various assets, such as stocks, bonds, and fixed-income securities. So instead of making investment decisions for my kids on my own, I've been involving them in the process of choosing suitable options as I teach them about the benefits of long-term investing and the power of compound growth.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

OEP made a 3.5x return on investment and saw revenue increase more than 165% via organic growth. The post OEP focused on expansion to transform CDI into a ‘super-regional player’ appeared first on PE Hub.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

A lot can change on the stock market in just a few years, and Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) is a great example. At the end of 2021, its shares were trading at around $60, and things were looking great for the COVID-19 vaccine maker. It would go on to hit a record of more than $100 billion in annual revenue in 2022. Today, however, the stock is below $30 per share.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The investment will be used to both expand Galileo's portfolio of schools and for future acquisitions. The post Millpond backs Galileo Education appeared first on PE Hub.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The booming demand for artificial intelligence (AI) chips has sent shares of Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) flying in the past year, even though the chipmaker's AI-related business had not yet gained traction in 2023. That's probably because investors didn't want to miss out on a chance to capitalize on this fast-growing market currently being dominated by Nvidia.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Branching Minds will continue to be led by its management team, including co-founder and CEO Maya Gat and co-founder and COO David Magier. The post Bain Capital Double Impact backs edtech firm Branching Minds appeared first on PE Hub.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Image source: Getty Images While the U.S. is a wealthy country, our economic status doesn't always translate to American households saving money. It's not easy to squirrel money away, which is probably why 33% of Americans have no savings, according to Ramsey Solutions. Here's how America's household savings rate stacks up to other countries and a few tips to help build your savings.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Ferus Natural Gas Fuels is owned by The Energy & Minerals Group. The post BPEP-backed Cyropeak LNG merges with Ferus Natural Gas Fuels appeared first on PE Hub.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood has a reputation as the queen of investing in businesses with the chutzpah to try and disrupt their industries via cutting-edge innovations. Recently, she has been buying up a trio of biotech stocks left and right. All three are admittedly on the riskier side. But there's reason to believe that these biotechs might be worthwhile for investors with a slightly lower risk tolerance than Wood's.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The value of the deal is about $350 million. The post Haveli Investments to take cybersecurity firm ZeroFox private appeared first on PE Hub.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Investing in time-tested brands that people use every day is a proven way to grow wealth in the stock market. Many of these companies are so profitable they can reward their shareholders with regular dividend payments that grow over time. Here are two dividend stocks to buy right now that have a long record of paying extra income to investors. PepsiCo PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) is one of the best dividend stocks to boost your income.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Kelvin Group is an industrial refrigeration firm. The post Southfield Capital-backed Kelvin Group acquires refrigeration engineering firm RC&E appeared first on PE Hub.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

According to the analysts at Crestmont Research, there hasn't been a rolling 20-year period in the benchmark S&P 500 that didn't generate a positive total return, including dividends, dating back more than 100 years. However, Wall Street isn't quite as predictable over shorter timelines. All three of the major stock indexes have oscillated between bear and bull markets in successive years since the start of the decade.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Les Produits Sanitaires Royal Net is a Repentigny, Quebec-based distributor of janitorial supplies and other paper and packaging products. The post Advent-backed Imperial Dade closes acquisition of Royal Net appeared first on PE Hub.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Image source: The Motley Fool. PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Feb 07, 2024 , 5:00 p.m. ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Good afternoon. My name is Sarah, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to PayPal Holdings earnings conference call for the fourth quarter 2023.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

TPS is an owner and operator of near-airport parking properties. The post GCP-backed The Parking Spot snaps up airport parking lot owner/operator Park ‘N Fly appeared first on PE Hub.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Image source: The Motley Fool. Arm Holdings (NASDAQ: ARM) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Feb 07, 2024 , 5:00 p.m. ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Thank you for standing by, and welcome to Arm's third quarter fiscal year-end 2024 earnings conference call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Windset Farms vets private equity interest. The post Greenhouse operator Windset Farms fields PE interest; One Equity reaps 3.5x return on CDI exit appeared first on PE Hub.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is more than just an auto company. It has aspirations to be a serious powerhouse in the artificial intelligence (AI) world as well. Being a dominant force in AI requires having powerful supercomputers to train models, which is where Tesla's Dojo computer comes in. The first Dojo computer cost around $300 million to build and is powered by 10,000 GPUs.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2024. The post TowerBrook Capital to buy IT services firm CBTS appeared first on PE Hub.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Chip giant Intel and software titan Microsoft are each working to bring artificial intelligence to the personal computer. Intel is betting that integrating dedicated AI hardware into its CPUs will give it an edge and boost demand for PCs, while Microsoft is unleashing AI-powered assistants to supercharge its Windows operating system. The two strategies don't quite converge.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Van Es joined Vision Ridge in January 2015 and Scalzo came on board in September 2022. The post Vision Ridge promotes van Es to partner and Scalzo to managing director appeared first on PE Hub.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Image source: Getty Images At this point, a lot of people are starting to work on their taxes. And you may be eager to submit your return early. The sooner you do, the sooner your tax refund can hit your bank account. But when working on your taxes , you might calculate your refund and see that it's lower than it's been before. This could be due to several factors.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Houston-based Post Oak invests in the upstream, midstream and oilfield services sectors of the energy industry. The post Post Oak invests in oil and gas company Midway Energy Partners appeared first on PE Hub.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

You'd be hard-pressed to find a bigger Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) bull than Warren Buffett. The legendary investor has led Berkshire Hathaway to build a stake in Apple worth over $170 billion. That makes the tech giant Berkshire's biggest holding by far. It also makes Berkshire Hathaway the third-largest Apple shareholder, trailing two huge fund managers.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Her appointment begins March 4, 2024. The post Manulife Investment Management names Andrews as private markets global head appeared first on PE Hub.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The Nasdaq-100 technology index plunged into a bear market in 2022 on the back of a 33% loss for the year. But in its 37-year history dating back to 1986, the index has only fallen in consecutive years on one occasion -- from 2000 to 2002, when the dot-com tech bubble burst. True to that track record, the Nasdaq-100 bounced back with a whopping 53% gain in 2023.

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