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You rely on Crowdability to bring you the best deals. Now, rely on us to share the most up-to-date news, trends and opinion. You won’t find this stuff in the mainstream press. Look for it every Friday morning. The $100 Million Search for Aliens Yuri Milner, the Russian internet investor, is spending $100 million of his personal fortune to search…

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Federal Asset Paying 7.3% Yield

Can you guess what the government’s largest asset is? Surprisingly, it’s not land, mortgages, or tax receivables. It’s student loan debt. According to a recent report by the Federal Reserve, student loans currently represent 48.5% of the government’s assets... And over the next 20 years, those loans will translate into…

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Triple Your Salary

Imagine getting an unexpected cash windfall, just for showing up for work. It sounds crazy, but that’s what happened to D'Anne Schjerning, a secretary from San Jose, California. She received an extra $1.08 million—that’s on top of her salary. Andrea Lewis, a journalist from Seattle, Washington received extra money, too……

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The Greatest Threat to Apple & Google

You rely on Crowdability to bring you the best deals. Now, rely on us to share the most up-to-date news, trends and opinion. You won’t find this stuff in the mainstream press. Look for it every Friday morning. “Grexit” = Worst Name Ever Two months ago, Niraj Ranjan Rout and Nitesh Nandy started seeing the name of their start-up everywhere: on…

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The "Little Blue Pill" for Your Portfolio

Once upon a time, there was a little blue pill. Originally, it was designed to treat heart disease... But during its initial trials, doctors discovered an intriguing "side effect." Eventually, this side effect became so popular that sales of the little pill reached into the billions of dollars. If you…

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"Crisis-Proof Bonds"

Earlier this week, a deal was reached on the Greek debt crisis. With a meltdown averted, the interest rate on Greece’s 10-Year Government Bond stabilized at about 12%. If you’re searching for yield, a 12% yield is obviously enticing—but would you be comfortable investing in Greek debt? We sure wouldn’t.…

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Breaking: 4,726 Colleges Set to Close

The United States has 4,726 colleges and universities. To attend these institutions, students spend nearly $600 billion per year—that’s $393 billion for tuition, and $196 billion on expenses like travel and housing. But a fascinating new technology has recently emerged, and it’s raising the possibility that all of those institutions—and even…

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