Unless you are born with a silver spoon in your mouth, accruing wealth does not come easily, which is why Jim Cramer is so passionate about helping investors find a viable financial strategy. “Thanks to the magic of compounding, the earlier in your life you start investing in the market, the bigger your long-term gains […]
Read moreOnline real estate broker Redfin is preparing to sell shares to the public, filing on Friday to raise up to $100 million. Goldman Sachs is leading the IPO for Seattle-based Redfin, which specializes in buying and selling homes and uses a mobile app to do tasks like schedule home tours and suggest listings. Revenue in […]
Read moreJim Cramer loves the public school system, but the truth is that it cannot be relied upon to teach children about money. “If you want your children to become fluent in the language of finance, you are going to have to do it yourself,” the “Mad Money” host said. That means not waiting until after […]
Read moreJim Cramer has not recommended bonds ever since the 2008 financial crisis because interest rates have been so low. But that does not mean that there is not a place for bonds in a portfolio. In fact, he says they play an essential role in investing, especially as investors get older. “In general, for the […]
Read moreTheir stories came out slowly, even hesitantly, at first. Then in a rush. One female entrepreneur recounted how she had been propositioned by a Silicon Valley venture capitalist while seeking a job with him, which she did not land after rebuffing him. Another showed the increasingly suggestive messages she had received from a start-up investor. […]
Read moreFirst Blue Apron, now Tintri. It’s been a lousy week for tech initial public offerings, so rough for Tintri that after slashing its offer price, the data storage company is worth about $225 million, or about $35 million less than the amount it raised as a private company. Tintri, which sells to large enterprises, and […]
Read moreGoogle released its fourth annual diversity report and the results show that the tech giant is still largely employing white males. About a third of the staff is Asian, just two percent are African American and 31 percent are women. Facebook‘s breakdown is nearly identical, according to its most recent diversity report, released in July, […]
Read moreIn the last four years, Jay Z has released two albums, both through non-traditional means. While most artists would sign with a record label to release their album, the most successful hip-hop artist of all time, a man worth $810 million, has made deals with a smartphone maker and carrier to cover distribution and promotion. […]
Read moreWheat futures prices soared more than 3 percent on Friday as drought worsened in a key growing region. “Wheat conditions are at some of the lowest ratings in over a decade,” said James Cordier, president and head trader at Optionsellers.com in Tampa, Florida. A major drought in the Dakotas has caused spring wheat crop conditions […]
Read moreIt’s been an easy few years to make money. Barring a late Friday plunge, the second quarter of 2017 will go out as the S&P 500’s 16th winning quarter out of the past 18. The large-cap index has risen by 2.7 percent in the three-month period. Throughout the whole history of the S&P 500, which […]
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