Category: Investments
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How To Get Double Digit Yields By Investing In Private Credit
LARS LEETARU FOR FORBES Business development companies offer great dividends, plus bonuses to income hungry investors. Tempting, but look closely before you leap.With interest rates at heights not seen in nearly two decades and traditional len-ders still shell-shocked from this past spring’s bank runs, private credit, or nonbank direct lending, is booming on Wall Street. Yield-chasing…
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Money is Emotional But Personal Finance Advice Rarely Accounts For That
Shanée Benjamin for Vox Financial literacy the ability to understand how money works in your life is considered the secret to taking control of your finances. Knowledge is power, as the saying goes, but information alone doesn’t lead to transformation. In putting financial literacy above all else, many in the personal finance industry have decided…
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3 Ways To Deal With Negative Feedback From Investors When Pitching
Getty Not all businesses are bootstrapped. A lot also reach out to potential investors for financial help. But it’s not always easy to get the support you need from all the investors you reach out to. When you meet an investor you need to pitch your idea. In doing so, you tell them what you’re doing, how you’re…
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5 Things You Should Know About Capital Gains Tax
Capital gains aren’t just for rich people. Anyone who sells a capital asset should know that capital gains tax may apply. And as the Internal Revenue Service points out, just about everything you own qualifies as a capital asset. That’s the case whether you bought it as an investment, such as stocks or property, or…
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The Only Time You Should Stop Contributing To Your 401(k)
fizkes – Shutterstock From student loans, to medical bills, to simply putting food on the table, so much of managing your finances can feel like it comes down to getting by day-to-day. Retirement, meanwhile, feels like a distant dream. How can you even think about maxing out your 401(k) or Roth IRA when you can barely afford rent? However,…
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Is Bitcoin Really Out Of The Danger Zone? Crypto Analyst Predicts Potential Dip
On Friday, pseudonymous trader and crypto analyst Rekt Capital provided insights into Bitcoin’s BTC/USD-0.58%+ Free Alerts current status and prospects. What Happened: The analyst said Bitcoin is no longer in the “danger zone” but warned of a possible 13% dip from its current value. In a post on X, he said that Bitcoin could still experience a significant…
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5 Signs You’re Actually Pretty Good With Money
Getty Images Most of us strive and struggle to reach our goals. What we often forget is that accomplishing them is only half the battle. You also have to feel like you’ve accomplished them. And these two steps can be further apart than you might imagine. Couples therapists caution that we are often overly focused on the negative…
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Peter Schiff Issues Dire Warning To Bitcoin Investors: Urges Consideration of Alternative Asset. Do You Agree?
© Provided by The UBJ In the ever-evolving world of cryptocurrency, Bitcoin has once again taken center stage with its remarkable performance in the year 2024. Surging by more than 45% year to date, Bitcoin’s bullish momentum has captured the attention of investors worldwide. However, amidst the euphoria surrounding Bitcoin’s meteoric rise, economist Peter Schiff has…
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12 Facts About Annuities You Need To Know Before Buying
Annuities are often marketed as part of a smart retirement plan. The biggest selling point is guaranteed income. You pay the insurance company, and in return, they pay you for the rest of your life. You may even be able to retire early. However, there are many details about this financial instrument that you need to…
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Millionaires Reveal 8 Frugal Habits That Helped Them Get Rich
Getty Ever heard the phrase ‘the rich stay rich by pretending to be poor, and the poor stay poor by pretending to be rich?’ It’s a simple enough concept to understand, yet somehow, some of us just can’t stop frivolously spending our hard-earned cash on Iced Vanilla Frappes or fancy overpriced cupcakes for the sake…
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Morgan Stanley Discloses New $270 Million Investment In Bitcoin ETFs
In a significant move indicating Wall Street’s increasing embrace of Bitcoin, Morgan Stanley, one of the largest financial institutions globally, has disclosed an investment in Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Recent filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) shed light on Morgan Stanley’s positive shift towards owning (albeit indirectly) Bitcoin. According to the filings,…
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Robo Advisers are Here The Pros and Cons of Using AI In Investing
thinkhubstudio/Shutterstock Artificial intelligence (AI) is shaking up the way we invest our money. Gone are the days when complex tools were reserved for the wealthy or financial institutions. AI-powered robo-advisers, such as Betterment and Vanguard in the US, and finance app Revolut in Europe, are now democratising investment. These tools are making professional financial insight and portfolio management available to everyone.…
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FTX and The Shipwreck Treasure
Clark Miller A very rare watch sold for $1.5 million at auction a few days ago, a 14-karat gold heirloom belonging to John Jacob Astor IV, the man who opened the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Manhattan and died on the Titanic. His pocket watch, along with his body, was discovered shortly after the disaster. The man…
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Microsoft’s OpenAI Investment Was Triggered By Google Fears
Justin Sullivan / Getty Images Microsoft invested $1 billion in OpenAI in 2019 because it was “very worried” that Google was years ahead in scaling up its AI efforts. An internal email, titled “Thoughts on OpenAI,” between Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott, CEO Satya Nadella, and co-founder Bill Gates reveals some of the high-level discussions around an investment…
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CEOs Willing To Tackle Climate Change Need Help From Investors
Creative Wonder (Shutterstock) In my college years, I was taken by Buckminster Fuller’s belief in advancing technology as a cure-all for our problems. Decades later, technology to address climate change is advancing fast. Could it be that we’ve got this? Not exactly. Combating climate change is a massive transformation. The real question isn’t whether we can develop the necessary…
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Digital Assets Rely On Bitcoin Stability
Santiment, a behavior analytics platform for digital assets, has stated that the digital asset sector relies heavily on the stability of Bitcoin to thrive, while noting that BTC’s decline to $45,000 led to other digital assets rising significantly. In a post on social media platform X, Sentiment noted that following Bitcoin’s decline from $47,000 to $45,000,…
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Here’s How Much Money You Could Have If You Invested $1,000 a Month for 20 Years
Getty Investing money in a brokerage account is a smart financial move, but many people don’t realize just how powerful investing is as a wealth-building tool. In fact, buying assets that provide you with reasonable returns is one of the keys to achieving financial independence for the vast majority of people. To understand just why and how…
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