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Impact Investing, Just A Trend Or The Best Strategy To Help Save Our World?

Impact Investing! What Is It All About?

Why Investors Will Fall Out Of Love With Sexy Businesses In 2019

In the past in the US, only approximately 10% of venture backed businesses completed their exit via an IPO.

Greek Banker Devised Formula for Libor, Headed London Operations of U.S. Firms

Minos Zombanakis was a pioneer in syndicated loans using funds stashed outside their country of origin

A Dickensian tale of caution

FirstKey Homes did make statements claiming its good intent, but the Washington Post was not slow to provide evidence otherwise.

'Scared to death': Wall Street's rollercoaster ride set to continue

Nobody can say for sure whether the stock market will sink further, and whether the broader economy will merely soften, as widely expected, or whether it will fall into a recession.

To Our Valued Readers – Happy New Year 2019!

Happy Holidays and a Prosperous New Year 2019 filled with Happiness and Opportunities

Four Reasons More Families Should Invest In Private Tech

When family investment portfolios lack allocation to private tech, it's a missed opportunity both for the families and the tech entrepreneurs in need of investment capital.

Why Did People Pay $600 For a Pair of $20 Payless Shoes?

The shoe retailer's prank teaches us 3 vital lessons on how to purchase wisely.

Early retirees use an essential tool to build wealth, but obsessing over it can backfire

"You need to be able to track your income, expenses, and net worth. It needs to be staring you in the face every day. Once you start seeing these key metrics improving regularly, it will spur you to dig into the details and find opportunities to grow

The Best Restaurants For New Year’s Eve in NYC

Whatever you want to do, New York has New Year’s covered — here are some Grub-approved suggestions for where you might want to go this December 31.

6 books to read in 2019 if you want to get rich

It was "Your Money or Your Life" that "opened my eyes" to the idea of early retirement, she tells CNBC Make It.

Investor poll reveals institutional change of heart on ESG

"Canadian institutional investors are measuring companies not only on their financial returns, but also on their contribution to social issues that are shaping business and political environments.”

The bank of mom and dad!

Sixty-three percent of parents said in the study they have sacrificed their financial security for the sake of their children.

Beware the black swan

Forty-five percent believe private equity returns will be neutral, and only 4% expect it to underperform over that same period compared to other investments.

Top Real Estate Opportunities At Home And Abroad In 2019

There are three factors behind this trend, according to Pesce.

Financial Risks Mount As Household Wealth Climbs To Record Highs

Stock and housing prices tend to move in large swings around long-term trends

American parents are spending billions on their adult children

“You want to give … but sometimes giving them isn’t actually helping them,” said Gary Cooper, a private wealth adviser at UBS Financial Services. “Our job is to help them, not do for them, right?”

Death of the Hedge Fund Has Been Greatly Exaggerated

Despite all the big name closures, the overall number of liquidations has fallen this year. There are fewer launches too, but that suggests better quality.

Robinhood The Latest To Disrupt Traditional Banking

A favorite among millennials because of its no-fee mobile trading platform, it announced the launch of a savings and checking account that pays 3% interest.

HNW Investors Lean To Alternatives

The survey, which asked 500 high-net-worth investors about their current holdings and future investment strategies, showed that 47 percent of participants invested in individual stocks in the past year, a 10 percent decline compared to last year.

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