Regal Raises $40M in Funding
FinSMEs
OCTOBER 30, 2024
Regal, a NYC-based customer-centric contact center software, closed a $40m funding round. Emergence Capital was the lead investor while Founder Collective and Homebrew both contributed.
LeapFrog raises $1.15bn for fourth fund
Private Equity Wire
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
Profit with Purpose investment firm LeapFrog Investments has held the final close of its fourth fund (Fund IV) with capital commitments and designated co-investments totalling $1.02bn, ahead of its original $1bn target.
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Tailwind Capital supercharges Cloud for Good’s growth in salesforce, AI, and data solutions
Private Equity Insights
MARCH 26, 2025
The company is a leader in Salesforces Education Cloud and Nonprofit Cloud, with growing capabilities around Agentforce and Data Cloud offerings. Founded in 2010, Cloud for Good has completed over 3,000 Salesforce implementations and is recognised as a four-time Salesforce Partner of the Year. Can`t stop reading?
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Social Security Trust Fund Report: Here's Where the Program Stands on Benefit Cuts and COLAs
The Motley Fool
MAY 20, 2024
The report includes details on everything from the state of Social Security's trust funds to projected COLAs to the program's operating costs and more. The OASI is the fund responsible for retirement benefits, but both play an integral role in the program. Eventually, though, those funds will run out. Image source: Getty Images.
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I Thought I Was Done Funding My Kids' 529 Plans. A Recent Positive Change Has Me Rethinking That
The Motley Fool
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
Image source: Getty Images Saving for my kids' college education is important to me. A portion of their college fund is in 529 plans, and the rest is in a regular brokerage account. But recently, the rules changed about excess funds in a 529 plan. I've been putting money into different accounts earmarked for my kids' college.
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Here's Why I'm Investing My Kids' College Funds Rather Than Keeping the Money in Savings
The Motley Fool
AUGUST 18, 2023
And my kids may have to resign themselves to a public education if they don't want to wrap up college saddled with debt of their own. But the money for their education isn't sitting in the bank. Don't sell your college savings short Keeping your kids' college fund in the bank might seem like the safer choice. Here's why.
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Godspeed Speeds to Fund III Close
Private Equity Professional
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
Godspeed Capital Management has finalized an oversubscribed, hard-cap close of Godspeed Capital Fund III LP with $675 million in capital commitments. With the close of Fund III, Godspeed has now raised over $1.1 Lazard served as the placement agent for Godspeed’s Fund III, with Davis Polk & Wardwell providing legal services.
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European Startup Funding Weakens as Investors Favor Bonds
The Motley Fool
AUGUST 22, 2023
But the aggressive bid for safety has hurt funding for riskier ventures, including the European market for financing start-ups. For example, Austrian digital-education company GoStudent cut more than 10% of its workforce and pulled out of the US, The Wall Street Journal reported.
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1 Surefire Index Fund Could Turn $300 Per Month Into $164,100. That Could Pay College Tuition for Your Kid.
The Motley Fool
DECEMBER 24, 2023
Cultivating such a skill set often starts with a college education. Specifically, an index fund that tracks the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) can turn $300 per month into $164,100 over 18 years. An S&P 500 index fund provides broad diversification The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT: VOO) is one of three good S&P 500 index funds.
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Endless sells Karnova Food Group to OSI Food Solutions UK
Private Equity Insights
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
This sale marks Endless second exit from its 2021 Fund V, following the March 2024 sale of Findel Education to Manutan, a Paris-based specialist in educational supplies with 1bn in annual turnover. Source: Real Deals If you think we missed any important news, please do not hesitate to contact us at news@pe-insights.com.
You Can Outperform 88% of Professional Fund Managers by Using This Simple Investment Strategy
The Motley Fool
JUNE 29, 2024
Professional fund managers are in charge of investing billions of dollars for investors. They're often highly educated, have years of investment experience, and get paid well for their skills and expertise. It found that 88% of active large-cap funds failed to beat the S&P 500 over the last 15 years as of the end of 2023.
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IK Partners takes majority stake in HSL Compliance to fuel growth
Private Equity Insights
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
IK Partners, through its IK Small Cap III Fund, agreed to acquire a majority stake in UK-based environmental compliance firm HSL Compliance. Read more IK Partners takes majority stake in HSL Compliance to fuel growth IK Partners, through its IK Small Cap III Fund, agreed to acquire a majority stake in UK-based.
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4 Common 529 Plan Myths You Need to Know
The Motley Fool
OCTOBER 27, 2024
So you may be motivated to save for college as best as you can while your children are young, and you may decide to use a 529 plan to fund their education. You can also use funds from a 529 plan to pay for community college, or to cover the cost of a trade or vocational school. But that's not your only option.
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This Simple Investment Strategy Outperforms 88% of Professional Fund Managers Over the Long Run
The Motley Fool
JULY 29, 2024
Wall Street is full of extremely smart, well-educated, highly compensated individuals in charge of managing billions of dollars of investors' money. You don't need to be a Wall Street insider to beat most actively managed mutual funds. All you have to do is buy an S&P 500 index fund like the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT: VOO).
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Why Unused 529 Plan Funds Might No Longer Be a Concern With This Rule
The Motley Fool
OCTOBER 18, 2024
If you use the money for qualifying educational expenses, you won't owe any taxes on withdrawals. Use those excess college funds to jump-start retirement savings The president signed the SECURE Act 2.0 Essentially, it lets families transfer unused 529 plan funds into a Roth IRA. Image source: Getty Images.
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You Can Outperform 98% of Professional Fund Managers by Using This Simple Investment Strategy
The Motley Fool
OCTOBER 28, 2024
Professional fund managers are extremely smart, highly educated, hard-working, and ultra-competitive. If you can perform in the top 2% of all professional fund managers on Wall Street, you're sure to find yourself with a very handsome payday at some point. All you have to do is buy a broad-based index fund and hold it for years.
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You Can Grow Your Kid's College Fund This Year With This One Simple Trick
The Motley Fool
JULY 14, 2024
Image source: Getty Images You've spent all their lives saving for college, and you finally have a pretty hefty sum -- but now that interest rates are high enough to be worth considering, you wonder if there are more ways you could be growing your kid's college fund. How much can your college fund make in a year? What's the catch?"
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Saving for College Tuition? 3 Ways to Make the Most of Every Single Penny
The Motley Fool
JULY 29, 2023
When it comes to saving, you can stick to the traditional education savings plans, or you can explore other accounts that give you the flexibility to save beyond college. After you open and fund a 529 plan, you don't have to let your money sit in your account.
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Unlocking the transformative power of private markets
Private Equity Wire
NOVEMBER 6, 2024
And while there is a passion among the investor community to align with this transformative journey, there is a need for education, collaboration and conversation to understand how this can be achieved with all stakeholders in mind – all while meeting fiduciary and liquidity demands.
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Everything You Need to Know About 529 Plans and Student Loans
The Motley Fool
JUNE 19, 2023
529 plans are a tax-advantaged way to save for higher education, but the penalty for making non-qualified withdrawals can be a huge headache for those who don't use all the money they've accumulated on schooling. The loan must've been disbursed within 90 days of the date the education costs were paid. Image source: Getty Images.
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Want to Outperform 98% of Professional Mutual Fund Managers? Buy This 1 Investment and Hold It Forever.
The Motley Fool
DECEMBER 15, 2024
Professional fund managers tend to be highly educated, hard-working, and extremely smart. But it doesn't take a highly complex trading plan to come out ahead of 98% of professional mutual fund managers over the long run. However, the challenge is compounded as the fund manager starts managing more capital.
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Want to Outperform 92% of Professional Fund Managers? Buy This 1 Investment and Hold It Forever.
The Motley Fool
NOVEMBER 26, 2023
Professional fund managers get paid a lot of money to take charge of billions of dollars in assets for investors. They tend to have a certain level of education and expertise, which should give them a leg up on the average Joe investing at home. By and large, active fund managers trade a lot more than an index fund.
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The 4 Top Financial Priorities for People in Their 40s and 50s
The Motley Fool
JULY 19, 2023
Education isn't just for the young -- it's a lifelong process. It's never too late to go back to learn a new skill, and continuing your education as an adult can be extremely beneficial in both personal and professional aspects of your life. It can lead to higher salaries, new job opportunities, and a sense of personal achievement.
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Thinking About Saving for Your Kids' or Grandkids' College in a 529 Plan? There's a Big New Perk in 2024 You'll Definitely Want to Know About.
The Motley Fool
JANUARY 6, 2024
These plans are specifically designed for saving for education expenses. Initially, 529 plans could only be used to cover the costs of college and higher education. It's also no problem to roll the funds into another 529 plan. Any money in that child's 529 plan can be used to fund another child's education.
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Dreamtime Learning Raises Funding
FinSMEs
MARCH 13, 2025
Dreamtime Learning, a Mumbai, India-based education company that integrates technology, neuroscience, and pedagogy, raised an undsicsloed amount in funding. The round was led by Nikhil KamathandAbhijeet Pai’s Gruhas.
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GenNx360 Closes Sale of ITsavvy to Xerox
Private Equity Professional
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
ITsavvy serves over 4,500 small to medium-sized businesses, government agencies, educational institutions, and large enterprises. GenNx360 acquired ITsavvy in August 2022 through its third fund. Xerox’s clients range from small businesses to large enterprises, educational institutions, government entities, and healthcare organizations.
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Strata Information Group Switches Sponsors
Private Equity Professional
JANUARY 23, 2025
The company is a market leader in higher education, strategically positioned to capitalize on the broader growth trends within the technology services industry. We have closely tracked the companys success for several years given our investment activity within the education vertical and firmwide focus on tech-enabled service business models.
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3 Reasons Why Parents Today Aren't Using 529 Plans
The Motley Fool
JULY 24, 2023
The benefit of funding a 529 plan is that your investments in that account get to grow tax-free. And withdrawals are tax-free, provided that money is used for qualifying education expenses. Parents don't believe they have enough money to fund one There's generally no minimum amount of money required to open a 529 plan.
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Billionaires Are Selling Nvidia Stock and Buying an Index Fund That Could Soar Up to 77,675%, According to Wall Street Experts
The Motley Fool
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
The hedge fund managers listed below sold shares of Nvidia in the first half of 2024, and they started positions in the iShares Bitcoin Trust (NASDAQ: IBIT) , an exchange-traded fund that tracks Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC). Shaw rank among the 15 best-performing hedge funds in history as measured by net gains since inception.
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Social Security Benefits Get a COLA in 2025, but It Comes With Bad News for Retirees
The Motley Fool
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
The biggest concern is that retired workers generally spend more on housing and medical care and less on education and transportation, compared to young people in the workforce. Education: 0.4% Social Security is already grappling with a multitrillion-dollar funding shortfall, and larger COLAs would make the problem worse.
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Read This Article Before Dropping Out of College – Your Wallet Will Thank You
The Motley Fool
JULY 26, 2023
The National Center for Education Statistics notes that there were 2 million high school dropouts aged 16 to 24 in the U.S. According to data from the Education Data Initiative, roughly a quarter of full-time first-year college students drop out of college -- and among part-time first-year college students, more than half do.
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3 Financial Mistakes New Parents Make -- and How to Avoid Them
The Motley Fool
MAY 3, 2024
But if your child goes directly from high school to college, that gives you roughly an 18-year window to build up an education fund. That might easily cover an in-state education or most of an out-of-state education (the average annual cost there is $23,630 for tuition and fees). And that's totally okay.
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3 Accounts You Should Set Up For Your Kids at Birth
The Motley Fool
MARCH 27, 2024
This account can help you save for your child's future education expenses, including tuition, room and board, and even books and supplies, at any accredited college, university, or vocational school. Plus, withdrawals used for qualified education expenses are not taxed.
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Students in Michigan Will Get Free Breakfast and Lunch in the Upcoming School Year
The Motley Fool
AUGUST 18, 2023
The Michigan School Meals Program begins this school year On July 20, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed the education budget for fiscal year 2024 into law. The Michigan School Meals Program is a state-funded program that will reimburse schools for meals served to students who don't qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
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3 Little-Known Ways to Avoid Taxes on CDs
The Motley Fool
AUGUST 31, 2024
Most HSAs give you plenty of options to invest your contributions, such as stocks, ETFs, and mutual funds. But whereas interest on a bank CD is considered taxable income, interest earned in an HSA isn't taxed -- so long as you use the funds for medical expenses. Likewise, CDs are usually among this mix. That last part is important.
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MongoDB (MDB) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
The Motley Fool
DECEMBER 9, 2024
In addition, we're investing time and resources to educate developers in large enterprise accounts and uplevel their MongoDB skills. In our experience, educating these developers on the benefits of MongoDB drives significant incremental adoption of our platform. And that's the whole point I was saying earlier.
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This 7.5%-Yielding Monthly Dividend Stock Could Be Your Ticket to an Enriching Future
The Motley Fool
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
average annual total return, according to data from Ned Davis Research and Hartford Funds, versus 4.3% per share of funds from operations ( FFO ) as adjusted this year. That gives it a nice cushion while enabling it to retain a decent amount of cash flow to fund new investments. for non-payers. It has sold $65.1
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I'm Keeping a Large Chunk of My Retirement Savings Outside an IRA or 401(k). Here's Why.
The Motley Fool
JULY 9, 2024
I'm saving for their education separately, and yes, I'm putting my retirement first. Granted, IRAs let you take penalty-free withdrawals for education, too. In those situations, it's important to have access to funds that aren't restricted or subject to early withdrawal penalties.
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I Haven't Started Saving and My Kids Are Almost in College. Am I Too Late?
The Motley Fool
OCTOBER 11, 2023
You should also know that all isn't lost when it comes to funding your kids' college education. Choose the right home for your money It may be that you're finally ready to sock away a meaningful amount of money for your kids' education. If you're late to the savings game, here's what to do.
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Kaymbu Secures Growth Funding from Decathlon Capital Partners
FinSMEs
DECEMBER 11, 2024
Kaymbu, a Boston, MA-based provider of a classroom documentation and family engagement platform for early childhood education, received a growth funding from Decathlon Capital Partners. The amount of the revenue-based deal was not disclosed.
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Kano Laboratories Switches Sponsors
Private Equity Professional
DECEMBER 21, 2024
Sectors of interest include tech-enabled services and software, education technology, and industrial technology and services. In November 2023, L Squared held the final closing of its fourth fund with $840 million of capital.
Don't Fall for This Myth About Childfree Finances
The Motley Fool
APRIL 12, 2024
Research from The Motley Fool Ascent found that it costs about $310,000 to raise a child to age 17 -- that doesn't even include any money you might spend on higher education. Others are in school, or they run small businesses -- I even have a friend who does educational demonstrations to teach the lay public about reptiles!
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PE rethinks NAV loans as investors push back
Private Equity Wire
JANUARY 13, 2025
Buyout firms have long relied on controversial loans backed by equity stakes to enhance fund returns, but growing investor criticism has triggered a slowdown, according to a report by Bloomberg UK. This shift partly reflects a rebalancing of power, enabling LPs in private equity funds, such as pension funds to exert influence over GPs.
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Truelink’s Trulite Adds On with Insulite Buy
Private Equity Professional
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
Its targeted service sectors include business-to-business, education technology, financial technology, information technology, and software. In July 2024, Truelink Capital held a final closing of its inaugural fund, Truelink Capital I LP , with $950 million of capital commitments.
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