The paperback book came flying at me like a drunk bird. It hit my chest and dropped to my lap. “Read it,” said the short-tempered money manager (and book-thrower) who’d been interviewing me for a job on Wall Street. “Then we’ll talk.” So I read the book. And a few…
Tags: Startups Peter Lynch
When I tell people what I do for a living, I hear things like this: “The stock market!? That’s a real crap shoot!” “You invest in startups? I’d rather play the lotto!” “Oh, isn’t that like gambling?” Comments like that used to bother me. But not anymore. Nowadays, I take them…
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Whether you’re talking about investing in the stock market... Investing in startups... Or even founding your own startup… One simple rule can help you identify the opportunities with the most profit potential — and today I’ll tell you what it is. In the Beginning... Several years ago, right when Matt and I…
A 2008 study by entrepreneurship scholar Michael Song proved that the longer a new startup stays in business, the higher its likelihood for eventual success. That’s great, but when a company is just getting started, how can an investor possibly predict which startups will be able to survive and which…
Tags: Startups
Stocks are getting crushed right now. But surprisingly, a small group of investors is making money — a lot of money. These investors aren’t shorting stocks. And they’re not trading options, either. What they’re doing is far more straightforward. Today, I’ll show you exactly what they’re doing, and I’ll give…
ProPublica recently published a groundbreaking report… It managed to get its hands on 25 years’ worth of tax returns for some of the wealthiest investors in the world. And what it discovered is almost unbelievable: In 2007, Jeff Bezos paid zero income taxes. In 2018, Elon Musk paid zero income…
Editor's Note: Matt is traveling for the rest of this week. So today, we’ll be re-publishing a popular article from our archives. This is a natural follow-up to Wayne's article from last week, where he introduced you to the concept of a “Venture Capital Fund.” Enjoy! Two weeks before we started…
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In 1985, when I was about to go to college, I bought myself an expensive watch. It was a brown Movado, with a brown leather band, and it cost about $150. Sure, there’s been some inflation lately. But I was more than a little surprised recently to see a watch…
Tags: Alternative Assets
Two weeks ago, I told you about a strange phenomenon taking place in the markets right now. It doesn’t happen often. But when it does happen, it could mean big profits for your startup investments. Today, I want to tell you more about this situation… And explain why things may…
I know someone that made 335 startup investments — last year. That’s nuts. It means, on average, they made more than one investment every weekday. Sure, startups can lead you to huge windfalls. And sure, their returns beat the stock market by nearly 10x. But still, one new investment every…
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