Microsoft just announced that it’s doing a huge takeover… It’s acquiring Github, a software company, for $7.5 billion. That news comes on the heels of pharma giant Roche ponying up $1.9 billion for Flatiron Health, the tech start-up. And when you add up all the other $1 billion+ tech takeovers…
Tags: Amazon
When Wayne and I first decided to start Crowdability nearly five years ago, we ran the idea past a bunch of our Venture Capitalist (“VC”) friends. As we explained, our goal was to teach everyone how to make money investing in start-ups. Surprisingly, most of these VCs came back to…
Tags: Start-ups SeedInvest
Corporate earnings are at record highs... Unemployment rates are at record lows... And our administration recently passed a sweeping tax reform. Theoretically, things couldn’t be better — but the stock market is floundering. Since January 1st, the S&P and the Nasdaq are flat… And as of today, the Dow is down…
Tags: IPO Stock Market
For the last twenty years, Wayne and I have been “hooked” on investing in pre-IPO start-ups. We still invest in traditional assets like stocks, bonds, and real estate... But investing in start-ups gives us something extra — something other investments can’t. Part of the “addiction” is the market-beating returns. But there’s…
Tags: Diversification IPO
Babe Ruth was a legendary baseball player. Many consider him to be one of the greatest sluggers of all time. And 70 years after his death, he’s still one of the Top 3 home run hitters in history. But Babe Ruth also holds a top record for a different statistic,…
Tags: Diversification
In just a few days, one of the world’s largest private tech start-ups will go public. The major financial outlets are very bullish on the deal — for example: The Street says this company is “Poised to Have a Robust IPO”... And Seeking Alpha says this event is a big…
Tags: IPO
After hitting a peak in 2014, IPO activity has been on a steady decline… But it seems like the drought might finally be over. From MarketWatch to The Wall Street Journal, the current headlines are all about 2018 being the year of the IPO comeback: IPO watch: 11 tech companies…
This time last year, we provided you with an investment “battle plan” for 2017. More specifically, we showed you a simple way to set up your portfolio so you could generate consistent profits in the private markets. The thing is, over the past year we’ve expanded our research coverage: Now,…
Take a look at this chart… It shows the average returns across every major asset class for the past 20 years — everything from bonds, to large-cap stocks, to various private equity investments. As you can see, the top-performing asset class has been early-stage venture capital. Which is why today, we’re…
Tags: Diversification
If you had the power to snap your fingers and legalize marijuana in all 50 states… Would you do it? Before you decide — and before you cast your vote at the end of today’s essay — I’d like to bring you up to speed on the latest research around…
Tags: Marijuana Medical Marijuana
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