An interview with billionaire Sequoia venture capitalist, Michael Moritz. In this interview, Michael discusses how he went from a journalist to a venture capitalist and what characteristics he looks for in investments and entrepreneurs. Michael also talks about what he would do today if he just graduated and the future of Silicon Valley. 📚 Books
An interview with billionaire entrepreneur and Shark Tank investor, Mark Cuban. In this interview, Mark discusses his early business ventures and how he made them successful, including the success he had in trading and starting a hedge fund. Mark also talks about the Dallas Mavericks, politics and Shark Tank. 📚 Books by Mark Cuban and
An interview with billionaire investor and founder of Duquesne Capital, Stanley Druckenmiller. In this interview, Stanley discusses how he invests in multiple markets and describes the indicators he uses to analyse markets. Stanley also talks about the use of algorithms, Populism and China. 📚 Books on Stanley Druckenmiller’s investing technique are located at the bottom
An interview with billionaire and CEO of Koch Industries, Charles Koch. In this interview, Charles discusses how he runs Koch Industries and the business strategies he has used to become successful. Charles also talks about how he got started in business and how small business owners can encourage innovation in their companies. 📚 Books by
A interview with billionaire debt investor and founder of Oaktree Capital Management, Howard Marks. In this interview, Howard discusses what he has learnt from the history of financial markets and how this has aided his investment decision making. Howard also talks about how he views risk and the market cycles. 📚 Books by Howard Marks
Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo has agreed to plead guilty to tax fraud and pay a fine of close to 19 million euros ($21.6 million), allowing him to avoid a prison sentence. Ronaldo appeared in a Madrid court on Tuesday and signed the plea agreement, according to the Associated Press. “It’s done,” he reportedly said
Intel shares dropped nearly 6 percent in early trading Friday following a revenue miss for their fourth quarter 2018. Analysts worried about rising competition in the semiconductor space in notes following Thursday’s report. The analysts remained bullish on the sector overall, which had one of its best days in a decade prior to Intel’s report
With an ever-aging U.S. population and advances in medical care, health care professions top the list of in-demand jobs for 2019, according to a new report from jobs site CareerCast. The salaries for those positions depends largely on the education needed for a particular spot. For instance, the job with the most anticipated growth —
Photographer: Zach Gibson/Bloomberg© 2018 Bloomberg Finance LP Billions being skimmed from 401k retirement investors. A knowledgeable insider with compelling evidence ready to blow the whistle on a market leader. Ongoing systemic fraud that needs to be addressed immediately to protect the retirement security of millions of Americans. That’s the whistleblower case I’ve been working on
Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg© 2018 Bloomberg Finance LP Last Friday, Treasury finalized its regulations for the special 20-percent tax deduction for income from pass-through businesses, which was added by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). Treasury largely retained its guidance from last August, which significantly expanded the scope of eligible businesses. But the
Invented expenses; hidden returns, client gifts; skimmed immigrants; and other highlights of recent tax cases. New York: Art dealer Mary Boone potentially faces months in prison after pleading guilty last year to two counts of filing false returns, news outlets said. Prosecutors reportedly wanted Boone, who was scheduled to be sentenced in mid-January, to serve
CNBC’s Jim Cramer implored investors on Thursday not to let day-to-day market volatility frighten them out of buying shares of great long-term performers like pharmaceutical giant Merck. “Merck is exactly the kind of company that investors circle the wagons around” during difficult macroeconomic events like long-lived government shutdowns, Cramer said on “Mad Money” amid a
What are kids doing better than their parents? Saving their money, it turns out. Last year, children between the ages of 4 and 14 received about $471 in personal spending money, or roughly $9.06 a week, according to RoosterMoney, an allowance tracking app. The company analyzed data from nearly 30,000 of its users. On average,
Today, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Democratic presidential hopeful for 2020, announced plans for a wealth tax on high-net-worth individuals, a type of tax that is flawed economically and administratively. (There are also constitutional questions about assessing a wealth tax.) According to The Washington Post, Senator Warren’s proposal would assess a 2 percent annual wealth tax
By Stephen Blakely, Next Avenue Contributor During my working years, I paid for three independent financial planning sessions — the last after the 2008 financial collapse, to assess the damage. But only when my employer of 20 years wiped out my job in a budget cut in 2017 did I experience the retirement financial planning process and
Why is trade friction between US and China turning into a full-scale trade war? There are official and unofficial reasons for it. The official reasons have to do with China’s unfair competition strategy. Its corporations take advantage of America’s open markets, while China keeps its own markets closed to American corporations and products. This unfair
Personal financial satisfaction declined in the fourth quarter of 2018 as stock market gyrations and the prospect of a government shutdown weighed on U.S. consumers, according to a survey by the American Institute of CPAs. The AICPA’s quarterly Personal Financial Satisfaction index (PFSi) decreased for the first time in two years. The decline in the
A tumbling market can hurt many stocks, but Sotheby’s is one name that usually feels a lot of pain. High-end auction sales rely highly on confidence of the high net worth consumer and their willingness to lavish. Any plunge in the stock market can make the rich more conscious of their spending, especially when it
Say you’re a few decades into your career when you receive notice that you’ve inherited $20,000. The only condition is that it must be saved for retirement. So what’s the best way to do that? The answer depends on a combination of factors, including your income, your age and your existing savings. And that’s before
Americans have over $1 trillion of credit card debt. Here’s how to pay off your credit card debt faster. 1. Write down your credit card balances and interest rates You have several choices how to attack your credit card debt. No matter which strategy you choose, remember to always make at least the minimum payment
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