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NOVEMBER 3, 2023

I’ve made over 100 investments in my career and nearly half of those went into diverse teams. I’ll be the first to back up the notion that diverse founders have just as much ambition, drive, intellectual horsepower, creativity—you name it—than anyone else. In fact, you could make the argument that, because of their lack of advantages in other areas, the ones who make it to a venture pitch actually have more of these raw ingredients because they’ve had to in order to make it to the same destinati

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NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Fashion company Shein has confidentially filed to go public in the United States, according to two sources familiar with the matter, in what is likely to be one of the most valuable China-founded companies to list in New York. Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley have been hired as lead underwriters on the initial public offering (IPO), and Singapore-based Shein could launch its new share sale some time in 2024, the sources said.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2023

ESG-momentum matters when it comes to outperformance according to new research by Pictet Asset Management's head of sustainability Eric Borremans who says investors should sharpen their ESG lens and use active ownership to trigger positive change.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2023

Image source: Getty Images If you've had your eye on buying a house lately, you've likely felt the sting of opening the Zillow app and finding suboptimal homes for sale at suborbital prices. You can thank both the pandemic-fueled home-buying frenzy and soaring mortgage interest rates for the sticker shock. The average selling price for a home has jumped 27.7% over the past three years.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The best indicator of a private equity firm’s interest in a specific industry is that they've already made a similar investment.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Image source: Getty Images Many people are in the habit of using payment platforms like Venmo for personal or small business use. These platforms make it easy for independent contractors and individuals to get paid. The IRS wants to crack down on third-party payment reporting and was initially planning to require these platforms to issue a 1099 form to anyone who received more than $600 in payments in 2023.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2023

No topic has dominated the financial landscape in 2023 as much as artificial intelligence (AI). Everywhere you turn, it seems there is some new AI story, innovation, or application to discuss. What's more, some of the top-performing stocks of 2023 have deep ties to AI. And with the AI revolution just getting started, it's likely that many of those stocks will be names to watch for years to come.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Image source: Getty Images If you're going to pick up a sweet deal from Sam's Club this holiday season, you're going to want to order it online, as many of the items featured in its catalog are not available in all stores. And if you're going to shop for, purchase, and wrap a gift, you want it to be "just right." Here are five gift ideas for the special men in your life that may fit the bill without totally draining your checking account.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Tesla's (NASDAQ: TSLA) stock is a battleground among investors, and the bull vs. bear debate will likely rage on for the foreseeable future. Because Tesla is a growth stock, the focus of the investment proposition should be on where the company will be in the future more than where it is now. In that vein, here are three things you need to consider before buying the stock.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Ever wondered if the tech sector of the stock market has hidden gems just waiting to be discovered? In a media universe where high prices often overshadow value, I'm turning the spotlight on an often-overlooked segment: low-priced tech stocks , trading under $20 per share. I'm not talking about the usual tech giants today; instead, I'll uncover a few under-the-radar stocks that combine robust innovation, long-term growth potential, and surprising affordability.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Shares of Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) gave up 1.5% of their value on Tuesday, but are getting all those losses back -- and more -- on Wednesday morning, rising 2.1% through 10:45 a.m. ET. The e-commerce giant initially stumbled on reports that company founder Jeff Bezos had gifted some 1.6 million Amazon shares (worth nearly $240 million) to charity, and might be preparing to sell between 8 million and 10 million more shares in the near future -- more than $1 billion in stock sales.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2023

You may have seen your utility bills rise recently. In Ohio, for instance, customers on the standard service offering plans from their local utilities typically saw their electric rates rise anywhere from 58% to 88% earlier this year. That's painful, especially for those of us who don't have unlimited funds. As rough as it can be to pay utility bills these days, it's important to recognize that you really can't control the utilities.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2023

If you're wondering when to start collecting your Social Security benefits and you look to famous sayings for some guidance, you might start early. Consider some of these sage words: "The early bird catches the worm." "Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise." "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush." There are indeed plenty of good reasons to start your Social Security checks flowing early -- but there are also some good reasons to delay as well.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2023

Long-term buy-and-hold investors know that time in the market matters. The longer you can hold a stock, the better the chance it will turn into a winning, market-beating investment. Another lesson worth learning is that the price you pay for the stock also matters. Buying a fantastic company when its stock is overvalued can significantly reduce, if not prevent, shareholder gains.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Image source: Getty Images The holidays themselves may not be here quite yet, but it's fair to say that the holiday shopping season is in full swing. And this year, consumers seem to be going all in. Data from RetailMeNot finds that shoppers are planning to spend considerably more this year on the holidays compared to last year -- $932 versus $725. And chances are, a lot of people will do a fair share of their shopping on Black Friday.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Shares of electric air taxi company Archer Aviation (NYSE: ACHR) soared 10.2% through 10:15 a.m. ET on Tuesday, marking its second straight day of gains after Deutsche Bank predicted the stock would double. On Monday, the German investment bank made headlines when it reiterated its $12 price target on Archer stock -- a more than 130% gain over yesterday's closing price.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Once a rising star among Alibaba's (NYSE: BABA) diversified businesses, Alibaba Cloud has fallen from grace lately, with revenue growth coming to a halt. And just when investors hoped that a complete spin-off of Alibaba Cloud from the group would rekindle growth and unlock shareholder value, the parent company's recent decision to cancel the spin-off further confused investors.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Leading gene therapy company CRISPR Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CRSP) had quite the memorable day on the market Tuesday. Following the release of encouraging quarterly results, bulls ran rampant on the stock, and it closed almost 14% higher. Meanwhile, the bellwether S&P 500 index could only muster a 0.3% bump today. A notably narrower net loss in CRISPR's third quarter CRISPR, which is a relatively early-stage company with sporadic revenue, did not record any take on the top line in its third qua

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NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Image source: Getty Images Inflation has been a problem for consumers for several years now. But it's not just individuals who are struggling with higher costs. Inflation has had a big impact on small businesses , too. A good 23% of small business owners say that inflation is the most important problem in operating their business, according to September's NFIB Small Business Optimism Index.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2023

It's a little-known fact that Social Security benefits can end up being subject to income taxes. At the federal level, it doesn't even take that much income before at least a small portion of your benefits gets taxed, and there are some states that look to get into the revenue collection game with Social Security as well. However, as much as it might seem like a massive problem to live in a state that taxes Social Security benefits, it's often much less of a problem than you'd think.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2023

The past year has been a rewarding one for Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) investors as shares of the chipmaker have jumped 46% on the stock market. Its stock has jumped 34% just since the company released its third-quarter results on Oct. 26. Chipzilla's revenue and earnings crushed Wall Street's expectations, and the guidance was also well ahead of consensus estimates.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2023

It's taken years for Fisker (NYSE: FSR) to reach a material production level, but the big moment is finally here as the company just reported meaningful revenue for the first time in its history. In its third-quarter earnings report, Fisker reported production of 4,725 vehicles and delivered 1,097 vehicles. The gap between production and deliveries was mainly due to logistics challenges, though management said it had improved its logistics network and delivered more than 1,200 vehicles in Octobe

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NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Taking a look at famous investors' portfolios is a smart thing to do, as it gives you an idea of where their teams think money can be made in the market. It can lead to new ideas or challenge you to examine your holdings. For growth investors, Cathie Wood and her team at Ark Invest is a great place to start, and one of their largest holdings across all funds combined is UiPath (NYSE: PATH).

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NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) have disappointed investors for years. Intel is facing increased competition from Advanced Micro Devices and an extremely weak PC market, while IBM is coming off a decade-long turnaround effort that's only now starting to pay off. While it's been a tough period for Intel and IBM investors, both companies appear to be gaining momentum.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Bitcoin traditionally leads the way in any new bull market rally for the crypto market. And that's precisely what has happened this year. Bitcoin's massive triple-digit gains this year have lifted the entire market, encouraging investors to seek out new altcoins (i.e., any coin that's not Bitcoin) to add to their portfolios. Two altcoins that particularly stand out right now are XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) and Solana (CRYPTO: SOL).

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NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Opendoor (NASDAQ: OPEN) seemed like a promising growth stock when it went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in Dec. 2020. The online real estate company streamlined home sales by making instant cash offers for homes, repairing those properties, and relisting them for sale on its online marketplace. At the time of its public debut, about 90% of Opendoor's transactions were completed without any real estate agents -- which made it an appealing option for sellers a

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NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, can be superb investing vehicles. ETFs are both cost- and tax-efficient, and they can instantly diversify a portfolio across a broad swath of the equity markets or within a specific sector/theme. However, the immense diversity within the ETF universe represents a fundamental problem for investors. For instance, some of these vehicles fail to track their benchmark index accurately, resulting in the fund underperforming on a consistent basis.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Warren Buffett is one of the greatest investors in American history. His uncanny ability to pick winning stocks helped Berkshire Hathaway build a $318.6 billion portfolio, nearly two-thirds of which is unrealized capital gains. Moreover, Berkshire has become one of the largest companies in the world under his leadership, its value growing twice as fast as the S&P 500 since he took control in 1965.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2023

A big reason investors buy shares of telecom giant AT&T (NYSE: T) is its dividend and long-term stability. At nearly 7%, the dividend yield is incredibly attractive, as it is more than four times the S&P 500 average of 1.6%. And with the company projecting strong free cash flow this year, AT&T might get back to raising its payouts, perhaps as early as next year.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Image source: Getty Images Everyone who's not a starfish living under a rock is likely aware of recent mortgage rate hikes. The median monthly payment on a new mortgage has doubled from $1,500 to $3,000 since January 2021, according to data from The Kobeissi Letter. In other words, home buyers who snagged homes during those days of low rates got good deals.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Shares of Petco Health and Wellness (NASDAQ: WOOF) were headed to the doghouse today after the pet products retailer posted disappointing results in its third-quarter earnings report. The company missed estimates on the top and bottom lines and cut its guidance for the full year as management cited a "challenging consumer environment." As of 10 a.m.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The novel coronavirus pandemic created a major shortage of semiconductors in 2020 as shelter-in-place orders led to an increase in the demand for consumer electronic items while also hampering chip production. It took the semiconductor industry a couple of years to get supply back to speed by bringing more capacity online. Meanwhile, the weak demand for personal computers (PCs) and smartphones also helped reduce the semiconductor supply crunch.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Image source: Getty Images Getting pre-approved for a mortgage loan is very important. If you are thinking about buying a house , you'll need to know how much the bank is willing to lend you and what your mortgage might cost. You'll also need to be ready to show your pre-approval letter to sellers when you make an offer. They'll want to see it so they know you can actually get the financing you need to go through with the deal.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2023

For more than a century, Wall Street has provided a path for everyday investors to become financially independent. But getting from Point A to Point B doesn't occur in a straight line. Since the start of the decade, the three major stock indexes have traded off bull and bear markets on a couple of occasions. Despite a strong rally in 2023, the Dow Jones Industrial Average , S&P 500 , and Nasdaq Composite remain well below their record high closings, set roughly two years ago.

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