Lower Risk, Higher Reward

“Wayne, I have something to tell you – and you’re not going to like it. I’m unsubscribing from your newsletter.”

“Oh. OK, Tim,” I said with obvious disappointment. “But why? You read it everyday, you’re an active investor, and...

“YOU’RE MY UNCLE!”

That’s right, my own flesh and blood was…

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Less Drama, Greater Returns

Today I’m going to bring you behind the scenes of an amazing company.

At one point, it was coming apart at the seams – ground zero for backstabbing, bitter rivalries and high-stakes power struggles.

Amazingly, it turned into one of the great start-up success stories of our time.

In the…

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Two Ways to Cut Your Taxes with Equity Crowdfunding

“Startup.” Ah, what an exciting word…

It brings to mind the anticipation and wealth-building potential of being part of “The Next Facebook” or “The Next Google.”

But for a handful of smart investors, the word “startup” conjures up something that’s a little less world changing, but (depending on how you…

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Average Valuation for Incubator Companies up 40%

Here’s a mystery to solve:
Last month, on a sunny Sunday afternoon, I strolled up Broadway and bought a pound of shrimp from a fancy seafood market called Citarella.
These weren’t just any shrimp. They were “Extra Jumbos” from the Gulf of Mexico. I spent $10 for them…

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If Warren Buffett Invested in Startups

Investing can give you whiplash.

One day it seems like you know exactly what you’re doing. The next day you turn on CNBC and some “talking head” is preaching about how wrong you are.

In the late 90’s, you were “missing out” if you weren’t investing in dot-com companies.

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3 "Super Investors" to Follow for Crowdfunding Profits

Warren Buffett – renowned investor and 2nd richest man in the country after Bill Gates – once wrote an article called, “The Superinvestors of Graham & Doddsville.”

With a title that sounds like a Dr. Seuss book, it rebutted a popular theory on the stock market called “efficient market theory”…

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