Investing Advice

How to Engage a Venture Capitalist: Lessons From Our Dealflow

Andrew Tweed | Posted 05.17.2012

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Andrew Tweed

The ways in which an entrepreneur might best connect with venture capitalists has been covered by a number of other VCs across the web, but we thought it might be helpful for entrepreneurs to put this question into context by providing actual operating data regarding deal flow for our firm.

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Invest Like a Billionaire: The Seven Pearls of Financial Wisdom

Camilla Webster | Posted 05.06.2012

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Camilla Webster

One of the best things you can do to build your own wealth is to copy the rich and develop an investment philosophy for yourself.

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Lesson No. 5: "I Think Philanthropists That Are Public and Visible Are Just Showing Off With Their Money"

Paul Shoemaker | Posted 04.10.2012

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Paul Shoemaker

More often than not, someone being more public or visible about their philanthropy is done for a reason, i.e., to show leadership and commitment to a particular cause.

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When to Buy Linkedin Stock

Andrew Weinreich | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Contacts, Investing Advice, Linkedin, Social Networks, Andrew Weinreich, Social Networking, Meetmoi, Contact Lists, Xtify, Technology News
Andrew Weinreich

So was there some functional or scalability benefit to Linkedin in designing the 500 threshold or was Linkedin trying to encourage exactly the competitive behavior that motivated me to add contacts at a rapid clip?

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Surprise! You're Rich.

USA Today | Sandra Block | Posted 04.09.2012

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Chelsea Logan was a month and a half away from her 21st birthday when her father died suddenly from a heart attack. As her family struggled to cope wi...

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Undercover Sting Exposes Advisors' Greedy Tactics

Reuters | Posted 04.05.2012

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* Advisers often reinforced bad investment ideas * Recommended pricier options to clients in low-fee funds * Study sees ...

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To Invest Like Warren Buffett, Learn How to Sell

Michael Martin | Posted 04.03.2012

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Michael Martin

If you want to learn how to invest like Warren Buffett, you've got to learn how to sell investments effectively. Selling in this case can mean selling to take a profit or selling to take a loss to free up the cash and to emotionally move on.

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Should You Invest In The Brands You Love?

The Huffington Post | Loren Berlin | Posted 03.16.2012

Read More: Investing, Investing Advice, Stocks, Annie's Foods, Annie's Mac-and-Cheese, Stock Market, Annie's Mac and Cheese, Money News

Organic food lovers, take note: Beloved brand Annie's Inc., maker of instant mac and cheese, various bunny crackers and other packaged fare, is about ...

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Even in a Bear Market, You Can Still Get Rich

Endeavour Press | Posted 04.08.2012

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Endeavour Press

It's likely to get pretty rough over the next few years but if you keep these few simple ideas in mind at least you won't be as surprised as you would have been.

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Einstein's Theory... of Investing

Dan Solin | Posted 03.04.2012

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Dan Solin

Einstein defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over again, expecting different results. Welcome to the world of investing where brokers and financial pundits start each year hoping you are as uninformed as you were last year.

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Don't Be Fooled by "Best Fund Manager" Lists

Dan Solin | Posted 02.26.2012

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Dan Solin

This is the time of year when the financial media goes into overdrive. You can expect no end of predictions for 2012. Some will be right. Others will be wrong. Those who are right will anoint themselves "gurus." Actually, they were just lucky.

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Risk Less and Prosper

Kent Smetters | Posted 02.26.2012

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Kent Smetters

The new investor book Risk Less and Prosper is a good read for those of you who are skeptical of investing in today's stock market. But it is a must-read for those of you who actually think that you know what you are doing.

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Finding an Honest Financial Adviser

Kent Smetters | Posted 02.19.2012

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Kent Smetters

It's that time of the year when people start thinking about their financial outlook. If you are like many people, you might want to get the help of a financial adviser.

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Their Confidence Is Killing Your Returns

Dan Solin | Posted 01.29.2012

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Dan Solin

I often wonder why so many investors ignore the overwhelming data indicating that capturing market returns in a globally diversified portfolio of low management fee index funds in a suitable asset allocation is likely to outperform stock picking, manager picking and market timing.

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Jeff Macke Is Wrong: You Can't Time the Market

Dan Solin | Posted 11.13.2011

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Dan Solin

Jeff Macke believes investors would have been well served by "stepping aside" and that "buying and holding forever have been tantamount to financial self-abuse." Each of these assumptions is incorrect. The potential damage to investors who follow this wrong-headed advice is substantial.

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What Apple and Indonesia Can Teach You About Investing

Dan Solin | Posted 10.30.2011

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Dan Solin

You wouldn't think Apple and Indonesia have much in common. On the surface, they don't, but they can still teach you a lot about investing.

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The Time Not to Act

Mellody Hobson | Posted 10.04.2011

Read More: Investment Advice, Bad Investments, Investing Advice, Gold Investments, Investment Banking, Smart Investments, Investors, Debt Ceiling Economy, Debt Ceiling Markets, Market Low, Debt Ceiling, Debt Ceiling Jobs, BV Money, Black Voices News
Mellody Hobson

The big umbrella statement, however, is that as scary as this period may seem, this is not the time to radically alter your own personal financial journey.

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Peter Lynch's Fatherly Advice On Investing

Daily Finance | Dawn Kawamoto | Posted 08.17.2011

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When you're the daughter of investment guru Peter Lynch, it's kind of hard not to pick up great financial advice from dear old dad, even when he's not...

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Don't Believe the Mea Culpa of Your Broker

Dan Solin | Posted 07.10.2011

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Dan Solin

There is an intelligent way to invest. It begins by recognizing there are no gurus with magic wands or psychic abilities.

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Mega-Deficits and Your Investment Portfolio

Dan Solin | Posted 06.05.2011

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Dan Solin

Most investors would not consider having heart surgery performed by someone without stellar credentials. Yet, they entrust their life savings to "investment professionals" with no formal training in finance.

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Investing USA Style

Dan Solin | Posted 05.29.2011

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Dan Solin

You don't trust the securities industry. You can't forget it was these "investment gurus" who brought us to the brink of a worldwide depression. If they can't manage their own money, what qualifies them to manage yours?

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Fools Rush in...

Dan Solin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dan Solin

Only advice based on long-term data qualifies as investment advice. If you're paying for any other kind of advice, understand the price may far exceed the fees you are paying.

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Investing Do's and Don'ts for 2011

Dan Solin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dan Solin

Don't rely on predictions by anyone about the direction of the markets or what to buy or sell in 2011. No one can predict random events. If your broker couldn't call the worst crash in 50 years, why do you believe his predictive skills have improved?

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Foolish Advice From the Motley Fool

Dan Solin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dan Solin

Mr. Koppenheffer, of the Motley Fool, dismisses proponents of indexing with disdain, calling them non-investors who "...would rather watch a Dharma and Greg rerun, reorganize their closet, or go to the dentist." Not exactly.

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New Index Returns Astound Wall Street

Dan Solin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Investing, Investing Luck, Investing Advice, Netsuite, Sirius, Smart Investing, S&P500, Realty, Oracle, Sprint, Stock Index, Lowes, Intel, Business News
Dan Solin

In January, 2010, I created the Solin Random Stock Index (SRSI). I wish I could report that my index was a complex algorithm, but it was really very simple. So how did the SRSI do from January, 2010 through November, 2010? It's up an astounding 45.14%.

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