Private Equity Info

JANUARY 23, 2024

Access untapped M&A deal flow by searching for aged private equity-backed portfolio companies that may be seeking an exit.

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A Wealth of Common Sense

JANUARY 26, 2024

As millennials reach middle age (hand up), prepare yourself for a wave of 1990s nostalgia. Remember MTV? Remember life before smartphones and social media? Remember rap groups? Remember life before everyone was forced to care about politics? Remember Saved by the Bell? Remember going to Blockbuster on a Friday night to pick out a movie? Finance people also have an affinity for the 1990s economy.

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JANUARY 28, 2024

It's official: A new bull market is here. And part of the reason for that is the rise of artificial intelligence (AI). This roundtable panel of Motley Fool contributors agrees that AI stocks will lead this new bull market. But will the AI stocks that led the market out of the doldrums and toward the recent highs be the same stocks that will carry the bull market forward?

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PE Hub

JANUARY 30, 2024

Since its formation in 2020, CollisionRight’s network has expanded to more than 85 repair centers across nine states. The post Summit Partners buys auto body repair services provider CollisionRight from CenterOak appeared first on PE Hub.

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JANUARY 28, 2024

International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) , a company that has been largely written off by investors over the past decade, is having a moment. A yearslong transformation effort has rejiggered the company's portfolio, aligning it on two priorities: Hybrid cloud computing and artificial intelligence. In both areas, IBM's strength lies in its ability to offer full-scale solutions to its enterprise clients.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 7, 2024

Image source: Getty Images If you have a number of lofty goals set for 2024, you're probably in good company. Many people make personal finance resolutions at the start of a new year, and one of yours might be to replace your old clunker of a car with a newer model. It's easy to see why you'd want to upgrade your car, especially if you drive often. But here's why you may want to avoid buying a car this year.

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JANUARY 7, 2024

The stock market is coming off a great year in 2023, with the S&P 500 index surging 26.3%, including dividends. It's on the cusp of setting a new all-time high for the first time in two years. It only has to gain another 2.2% to get there, and it would mark the official beginning of a new bull market. ^SPX data by YCharts Artificial intelligence (AI) was the hottest stock market theme in 2023, led by Nvidia which seized a dominant share in the market for AI data center chips.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 29, 2024

It's been more than eight months since Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) last traded in the triple digits, but momentum is finally on its side. The stock that has lost to the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) for three consecutive years has more than doubled the market's return in January with a 6% return heading into this week. This could be the time for the entertainment giant to end its run of trading exclusively in the double digits since early May of last year.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 28, 2024

There's been a technological shift in the major market indexes over the past two decades. For example, in 2004, General Electric and ExxonMobil reined supreme in terms of market capitalization, clocking in at $319 billion and $283 billion, respectively. Now, just 20 years later, a review of the chart toppers helps illustrate the changing of the guard.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 30, 2024

Image source: Getty Images When you own a car, auto insurance is an inevitable expense that comes with it. Ascent research finds that U.S. drivers pay $3,017 per year, on average, to maintain auto insurance. But the premium you pay will hinge on a variety of factors, including: Your driving history The make, model, and condition of your car at the time you buy it Your location Another factor that might influence your car insurance costs is the extent to which you use your car.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 28, 2024

The artificial intelligence revolution is crowning new titans in the stock market, most notably Nvidia. But it's also giving a healthy boost to all of the equipment stocks that help produce Nvidia processors and all the memory needed for huge AI systems too. Case in point: the latest earnings release and commentary from Lam Research (NASDAQ: LRCX) , which beat analyst expectations in its second fiscal quarter.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 21, 2024

Image source: Getty Images The last day of open enrollment for health insurance in 2024 was Jan. 16, 2024. Open enrollment is an important time of year because it lets people choose their health insurance plan for the next 12 months. Most people who have health insurance at work sign up for insurance and other employee benefits during open enrollment.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 24, 2024

The Latin American economy stumbled in 2023, but World Bank economists expect growth to accelerate in 2024 and 2025 as inflation moderates and interest rates fall. That should be a catalyst to business and consumer spending across the region, and few companies are better positioned to benefit than MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI). Another favorable tailwind is also taking shape.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 28, 2024

Not every stock rose last year. Consider these four -- Nike (NYSE: NKE) , MarketAxess (NASDAQ: MKTX) , Paycom Software (NYSE: PAYC) , and The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) -- which fell between 10% and 42% in 2023. That stands in stark contrast to the S&P 500 index's 23% rise. Despite these worrying drops, nothing changed dramatically for the worse regarding any of the four dividend growers' operations.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 20, 2024

Image source: Getty Images 2023 was a frustrating year for many Americans, with high inflation and rising interest rates. Many people depleted their savings and felt like they were falling behind in their personal finances. Economic experts called this the "vibecession" -- even though America was not in a recession , the economy's "vibes" were bad. People felt like the economy was terrible, even though unemployment was low and people were getting wage increases.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 22, 2024

2023 was a year of change for Alibaba (NYSE: BABA). The company announced plans to split up its massive business empire, reshuffled its management team, and brought in a new CEO to lead the company. With so much going on at the company, it's crucial that investors understand Alibaba's most important focus areas in 2024. Repositioning its e-commerce business for the future Alibaba's crown jewel, the e-commerce segment led by Taobao and Tmall, has faced enormous challenges lately.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 21, 2024

Image source: Getty Images It is estimated that a human makes up to 35,000 decisions each day. We must decide on everything, from whether we're skipping breakfast to which podcast we'll listen to on the way to work. And the sneaky thing is, some truly monumental decisions are hidden within all those tiny decisions. As we decide whether we want to make an offer on a home, we're also deciding if it's cool enough outside to wear a coat and if we should feed the dogs before leaving the house.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 15, 2024

Image source: Getty Images After the past few years of high inflation and revenge spending, you might want to save more money in 2024. But too often, saving money gets depicted as a lonely, solitary activity. Like if you want to save money, you have to deny yourself all joy. You have to stay home alone on Saturday nights, while your friends are out there where the action is.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 15, 2024

Many investors might think of Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) as a dusty slow-growth chipmaker like Texas Instruments. However, Broadcom has gone through several major transformations since its founding in 1991, and it has outperformed a lot of other tech stocks over the past eight years. On Feb. 1, 2016, Singapore's Avago Technologies closed its acquisition of the original Broadcom and adopted the American chipmaker's name.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 14, 2024

Palantir Technologies ' (NYSE: PLTR) stock began a bull market run in early 2023 following the release of its artificial intelligence platform (AIP). Even though the company had long relied on AI to deliver analytical insights, the release of AIP appears to have placed the stock on investors' radar. Although it was already a large-cap stock, the rise in the stock price took its market cap to just over $35 billion, and early findings from the company's AIP boot camps show it has the potential to

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 18, 2024

Streaming pioneer Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) was long considered by viewers to be the best streaming option available due to its vast library of original and licensed content. But as the cord-cutting trend has become more mainstream, a vast number of competing services have been launched, many by entertainment giants with their own massive quantities of high-quality intellectual property.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 16, 2024

With a share price of $70, Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM) is down quite substantially from its peak of $568 in late 2020. The pandemic-era darling suffers from stagnating growth and a lack of platform differentiation from rivals like Microsoft Teams and Alphabet 's Google Meet , which provide similar video conferencing services. However, according to famous technology investor Cathie Wood, Zoom's fortunes could change dramatically as it embraces new opportunities.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 7, 2024

When it comes to diversification, I find myself agreeing with the late Charlie Munger. "The whole secret of investment is to find places where it is safe and wise not to diversify," Munger once said. For an investor focused on speculative growth stocks, diversification is the name of the game. When the risk associated with any individual stock in your portfolio is high, spreading out your investments is essential.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 16, 2024

You can sign up to take your Social Security retirement benefit as early as age 62. The longer you wait to start it, up to age 70, the higher your monthly check will be. Yet as awesome as it can be to figure out ways to increase your benefit, there is a downside to a larger income. The larger your combined income , the more likely your Social Security benefit will be taxed.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 6, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) stocks are plentiful in the market. While there may not be many "pure plays" available, several companies have AI solutions that are deeply integrated, making them great AI investments. These are the companies I like to focus my AI investments on because they aren't an all-or-nothing pick on AI proliferation. Among the stocks I think are solid picks are Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ: SMCI) , Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE: TSM) , and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 7, 2024

The new year is a time of looking forward, but we also wind up looking back at all we accomplished last year -- and all we didn't accomplish. If you fell short on your plans to beef up your retirement account in 2023, it's OK. You're definitely not alone. And for most people, there's still time to get things back on track. These five steps can help you get off to a strong start in 2024.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 1, 2024

For more than eight decades, Social Security has been providing a financial foundation for those who need it most. An estimated 21.7 million people, including close to 15.4 million adults aged 65 and over, are pulled out of poverty by America's top retirement program each year. What's particularly interesting about Social Security is that it's constantly evolving, with a number of significant changes announced annually.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 6, 2024

Dutch Bros (NYSE: BROS) stock appears to have started off its life as a public company on the wrong foot. It sells today at a 68% discount to the all-time high it set soon after it went public in the fall of 2021 Still, even as investors were bidding down the stock, Dutch Bros was pushing headlong into its nationwide expansion plan, adding coffee shops at a rapid clip and growing revenue.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 27, 2024

After a year of spectacular gains, the stock market seems to be taking a breather to kick off the new year. Investors are justifiably cautious after the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) notched gains of 43% last year. Given those stellar gains, investors are left to wonder if the current rally still has legs -- and history can help provide some guidance.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 21, 2024

Social Security is an essential part of millions of Americans' retirement finances. After years of paying Social Security taxes, retirement is a time to reap the benefits with a consistent income source after you're done working. Unfortunately, the IRS doesn't go away in retirement. Like other forms of income, the IRS and states have specific rules for Social Security benefits.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 3, 2024

The artificial intelligence (AI) market exploded last year, becoming one of the fastest-growing industries. Data from Grand View Research shows the AI market is projected to expand at a compound annual growth rate of 37% through 2030, which would see it exceed a value of $1 trillion before the end of the decade. So it's no surprise that companies worldwide have restructured their businesses to focus on the budding sector, presenting a variety of investment opportunities.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 6, 2024

You might have missed it, but Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) stock quietly gained 81% in 2023. While the market's attention was focused on Nvidia and other AI stocks amid the fanfare over ChatGPT and other generative AI applications, Amazon had one of its best years on record. The tech giant added roughly $700 billion in market value and bounced back from the 2022 bear market that saw its stock price get sliced in half.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 28, 2024

Image source: Getty Images When you hear the words "collision policy," it's easy to understand what it covers. After all, the word "collision" is right there in the name. As the name implies, a collision policy protects you from damage to your vehicle caused by an accident with another vehicle, no matter who's at fault. It also protects you from single-car rollovers and accidents with stationary objects, like mailboxes and road signs.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 2, 2024

The artificial intelligence (AI) market exploded in 2023 and shows no signs of slowing. The debut of ChatGPT reignited interest in the sector and forced many to rethink what they thought was currently possible with the technology. As a result, countless companies pivoted their businesses to developing the industry. Data from Grand View Research shows the AI market is projected to expand at a compound annual growth rate of 37% through 2030.

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