Can you guess the No. 1 reason a startup goes out of business?
Here it is:
Because it runs out of money.
Sounds simple, but it's true. If a company can’t pay its bills, it’ll go belly up. Meanwhile, if it can keep the lights on, it can live to…
Bad news from Morningstar.
The classic 60/40 portfolio just posted its worst stretch in 150 years.
This is a wake-up call. It shattered the illusion that bonds provide downside protection.
Today, I’ll explain what’s going on here…
And reveal a better way to build a portfolio.
For…
In a move that could reshape the investing landscape, President Trump just signed an order to allow private equity — including startup companies — to be included in your 401(k).
A few years ago, the independent newsroom ProPublica published a shocker of a report.
Based on an analysis of 25 years of tax returns, here’s what it uncovered:
The stewardess on my red-eye to Argentina was delivering a familiar speech as we got ready for takeoff.
Her voice washed over me as I curled up in a window seat, reading the business plan for a tech startup.
“There are ten emergency exits on this Boeing 777 aircraft,” I…
This past week, something extraordinary happened:
Ordinary investors like you and me were offered the chance to buy “shares” in some of the fastest-growing private companies on Earth.
I’m talking about pre-IPO companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, even SpaceX.
But there’s a catch.
These aren’t actual shares. They’re something called tokens.
…Every few decades, Wall Street changes the rules.
First it was blue-chip stocks.
Then it was tech stocks.
More recently, it’s been private startups.
But now the shift is accelerating, fast — toward the Fantastic 40.
Let me explain.
At its recent “East Meets West” investor conference,…
A hairy question is making the rounds of the startup world:
Can Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) make companies so productive that a startup with just one employee will be valued at $1 billion or more?
Today I’ll take a look at this question…
And show you how to use the answer…
Some people relish being a leader.
Not me.
I’d rather be a follower — at least when it comes to my investments.
So when a top venture-capital firm recently revealed its investment strategy for the exploding Artificial Intelligence sector, I decided to use the same strategy.
Today, I’ll show you…
Here’s what we believe about the government:
It does the most good by just getting out of the way.
So it might come as a surprise that we’re so supportive of a new government initiative.
Today I’ll get you up to speed on what’s happening here…
Then I’ll explain how…
