Venture capital (VC) funds and the venture capitalists who run them are professional investors (in the business of funding startups) but a more appropriate job title might be unicorn hunters. That’s because armed with client money, VCs take a...
Investors are constantly chasing that next mythical investment – the one that’s finally going to pay off and make them rich. In the case of FTX, the failed crypto currency exchange founded by Sam Bankman-Fried when he was 27, it was a case of...
When we think of partnerships, we tend to think of business partnerships. For those entering into business partnerships, the goal is financial success. And the key to a successful partnership is to find the right partner. Traits suggested in a...
You should model your investment approach after Elon Musk, the businessman, but not Elon Musk the crypto commentator. Elon Musk, the businessman, has built a fortune through founding and running companies that anticipated up-and-coming trends: first...
Have you had wealthy friends or family members pass away and later on you find out the only thing they left their heirs was debt? It’s more common than you think and it could have been avoided with simple planning. One of the most common mistakes...
The latest polls show Biden in the lead. Will the results of the upcoming presidential election impact your investment allocation? Apparently, for many investors, the answer is yes. A survey recently released by UBS found that 46% of respondents...
“Every battle is won before it’s ever fought.” – Sun Tzu Michael Jordan is considered the greatest basketball player of all time with skills and abilities rarely seen in the NBA before or since his time on the court. Everyone remembers the year he...
I love watching shows about nature and seeing large herds of gazelle elegantly prancing across an African savanna. They are majestic to watch and they move in unison like a well-choreographed ballet troupe. Well, I happened to be watching one of...
If presidential polls are to be believed, it would be President Hillary Clinton preparing for the next election and not President Trump. The polls before the 2016 election all pointed to a Hillary landslide, but things didn’t exactly turn out that...
If Joe Biden becomes President, he has vowed to raise taxes on the rich and businesses and pledged to slaughter a commercial real estate sacred cow: the 1031 exchange (a.k.a “like-kind exchange”). Here’s a brief summary of the Biden tax plan: Raise...