In 1878, Professor James Murray embarked on an ambitious project. His goal was to create the world’s first comprehensive English-language dictionary: The Oxford English Dictionary. This dictionary would take over 70 years to complete, eventually encompassing more than 414,825 words and definitions. In the days before computers, this must have been…
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Here’s how crowdfunding works in a nutshell: Let’s say an independent filmmaker wants to shoot a new movie… Or an aspiring inventor has an idea for a new product… They both need capital to get their projects off the ground—but where can they turn? Historically, they’ve had limited options—they can…
Russia and China are entrenched oligarchies. In these nations, a small group of powerful citizens controls the vast majority of a country’s resources, and also its political agenda. Some would argue that Wall Street, too, is an oligarchy: Certainly, for centuries, a handful of banks and brokers have kept an…
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The year was 1884. After nine years of construction, The Statue of Liberty was finally on the verge of being completed... But then the city ran out of money. The entire project was put on hold. Luckily, Joseph Pulitzer, the newspaper publisher who created the Pulitzer Prize for journalism, took…
A few months from now, one of the most powerful organizations in the U.S. will make a major announcement. We believe it could trigger one of the largest transfers of wealth our country has ever seen. If you own stocks, ETFs, mutual funds or have a 401(k) or IRA, you…
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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. I Don’t Need the Money! In the first quarter of 2015, venture…
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. This Week’s Best Reading The Dramatic Growth of Alternative Finance Crowfundinsider interviews Zopa…
A 66% profit in just 6 days... Imagine that. Well, if you’d gotten in on LendingClub’s (NYSE: LC) IPO last week, you’d be sitting on gains like that right now. LendingClub was the largest U.S. tech IPO of the year. It was a huge “win” for the company, its early…
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When some people hear the words “Private Equity,” here’s what usually comes to mind:Big risks. Unproven companies. Big potential returns. But today I’ll show you another way to invest in private equity: It still offers big upside potential... But without all the risk. Getting in Early The earlier you invest in a start-up, the…
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Pop Quiz: What’s the typical minimum investment to get into a hedge fund? A) $10,000 B) $100,000 C) $500,000+ Traditionally, the answer would have been (C) $500,000 or more… But the rules just changed… A new company is attempting to tear down the exclusive walls of the hedge fund industry.…
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