A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

APRIL 4, 2022

I went to renew a.ETH domain I own this morning and the gas fees were so high that I decided to come back another time. Ethereum is the most popular smart contract blockchain by far but it frequently gets congested and expensive. Using it to acquire and renew domains, normally a transaction that costs less than $100 USD, is challenging. That is why there are a host of Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatible layer one blockchains (L1s) and a number of layer two networks (L2s) that run on top of

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Financial Times M&A

APRIL 6, 2022

Chief executive Jason Kilar among those to leave before $43bn merger

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Financial Times: Moral Money

APRIL 7, 2022

Manager to investigate why shareholder meeting failed to reach quorum

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Walkner Condon Financial Advisors

APRIL 6, 2022

With the death of a loved one, one question we often get is, “What assets are entitled to a step-up in basis and what assets aren’t entitled to a step-up in basis at death?” To define what we mean by step-up in basis , sometimes referred to as stepped-up basis, here is an example: Your mother purchased 100 shares of XYZ company at $10 per share in 1950, costing her $1,000, which is her “basis.

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Bell Investment Advisors

APRIL 8, 2022

On March 4, the Oakland Symphony took to the stage of the Paramount Theatre in a moving tribute to the late Bonnie Bonetti-Bell , co-founder of Bell Investment Advisors and patron of the Oakland arts community. She passed away in November 2019. . James F. Bell , Chairman and fellow co-founder, underwrote the performance in memory of his late wife. The performance had been long in the making, as James began talks with the Symphony over a year ago to organize and curate the program.

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Financial Times M&A

APRIL 7, 2022

Merger agreement marks latest bet by Norway-born tycoon John Fredriksen on future of crude shipping

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Dear Mr. Market

APRIL 6, 2022

Dear Mr. Market: This entire personal finance blog is about “letters” being written to you ( Mr. Market ), the fictitious character that exhibits all sorts of emotions due to the gyrations of the stock market. What letter, however, is the most important one YOU could ever write? A Letter to My Family. It’s called a “Letter of Final Wishes” (LFW), or as we’ve described it to our clients at My Portfolio Guide, LLC , a “ Letter to My Family: Things you shou

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Walkner Condon Financial Advisors

APRIL 6, 2022

With the adoption of digital assets such as non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, questions around estate planning will become more prevalent. At the date of death, many assets “step-up” in basis , effectively wiping away any unrealized gains. NFTs are treated as either property or as a collectible depending on the type of asset it is. Both property and real estate are eligible for a step-up in basis at the date of death for the beneficiary. .

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Financial Times M&A

APRIL 7, 2022

Japanese industrial group will set up special committee to assess offers from PE firms and other investors

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Financial Times: Moral Money

APRIL 6, 2022

It will take an evolution of fixed-income managers’ approach to make a difference to corporate behaviour

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Bell Investment Advisors

APRIL 6, 2022

Forrest Bell, CFP®. After starting 2022 with two negative months, March delivered a reprieve to stock investors. After global markets dropped 5.8% during the first two weeks of the month, equity prices suddenly changed direction and closed the month with a gain of 2.2%. While the reprieve is nice, the pace of it is hard to explain. The war in Ukraine has not ended and will likely drag on far into the future.

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Tobias Financial

APRIL 5, 2022

Are you considering a Roth Conversion? If so, you may want to act when the stock market drops. Recently, our CEO Marianela Collado was quoted on CNBC sharing what to consider regarding the potential upfront costs. “If you’re willing to pay upfront taxes on a Roth conversion, you may project how many years it will take to break even.”. To learn more, click here: [link].

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Financial Times M&A

APRIL 6, 2022

New York-based private equity group works on offer with Benetton family’s holding company

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Financial Times: Moral Money

APRIL 4, 2022

Plus, a new ranking of retail brokers’ ESG scores

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Hubly

APRIL 4, 2022

Alison Miller was a Pre Dental Student when she realized she was more passionate about personal finance. She now works as a Client Service Associate and is working towards becoming a Certified Financial Planner™.

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Tobias Financial

APRIL 4, 2022

Tobias Financial Advisors is proud to announce that our Wealth Advisor Catalina Franco-Cicero has been selected by InvestmentNews as a recipient of the Excellence in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Award for 2022. This award recognizes Catalina’s commitment to positively impacting diversity, equity and inclusion in the field of financial planning, her community, and the next generation of planners. .

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Financial Times M&A

APRIL 5, 2022

Fresh offer seems certain to dislodge any remaining holdouts

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Financial Times: Moral Money

APRIL 3, 2022

The acronym jams together disparate and sometimes contradictory objectives

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Hubly

APRIL 4, 2022

The demand for knowledge-based work isn’t going away, but to truly enable those who provide it to take full advantage of their time, it’s necessary for them to utilize software and its time-saving automations.

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Ron A. Rhodes

APRIL 5, 2022

From ARGI’s Monthly Economic Update, April 2022 Executive Summary: Price Increases Abound; Federal Reserve Likely to Raise Fed Funds Rate to Above-Neutral Policy Levels; Some Relief Likely in Late 2022…

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Financial Times M&A

APRIL 4, 2022

Tesla boss acquires almost a tenth of company

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Financial Times: Moral Money

APRIL 4, 2022

And more on SEC’s carbon disclosure rule

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H.I.G. Growth Partners

APRIL 5, 2022

Contact: Evan Karp Managing Director ekarp@higgrowth.com H.I.G. Growth Partners 500 Boylston Street 20 th Floor Boston, MA 02116 P 617.262.8455 F 617.262.1505 www.HIGgrowth.com BOSTON – April 5, 2022 – H.I.G. Growth Partners (“H.I.G.”), the dedicated growth capital affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, is pleased to announce the completion of a strategic growth investment in myKaarma, a rapidly growing, end-to-end SaaS platform for franchise automotive dealership service lanes.

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Financial Times M&A

APRIL 4, 2022

Plus, the demise of SoftBank’s hedge fund and what Elon Musk wants from Twitter

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Financial Times M&A

APRIL 4, 2022

American football star is named on Consello site as a partner alongside ex-Qualcomm and ex-Uber executives

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Financial Times M&A

APRIL 8, 2022

UK broadband group taken private 16 months ago is working with Lazard on future options

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Financial Times M&A

APRIL 2, 2022

Boutique running auction for football club is veteran of numerous high-profile sports deals

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Financial Times M&A

APRIL 6, 2022

Tighter monetary is likely to accelerate rather than halt the shopping spree

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Financial Times M&A

APRIL 8, 2022

The bank has been building its asset management business and has a large network throughout northern Italy

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Financial Times M&A

APRIL 7, 2022

Nineteen blank-cheque company mergers have been cancelled in 2022 compared with three a year ago

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Financial Times M&A

APRIL 3, 2022

Former chair of Standard Life Aberdeen under pressure to prove critics of new venture wrong

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Financial Times: Moral Money

APRIL 8, 2022

Plus, green bond volumes fall, how to unlock $100bn for low-carbon development and ESG ‘cancelled’ rumours whirl

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Financial Times M&A

APRIL 6, 2022

3D Investment Partners says conglomerate has become ‘a corporate governance embarrassment’

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Financial Times M&A

APRIL 4, 2022

Merger expected to create lending titan that can underwrite bigger infrastructure projects

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