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In this article NGVT Azmanl | E+ | Getty Images Company: Ingevity (NGVT) Business: Ingevity is a leading bio-based materials company that converts waste streams and by-products from the wood, paper, and pulp industry into higher-valued, specialty materials. They operate through two segments: (i) Performance Materials, which includes high-performance activated carbon and (ii) Performance Chemicals,

Few people would enlist in the U.S. military if not for the compensation. The rigors of training, the unbreakable multiyear commitment, the frequent moves, and the risk of grave harm and death are serious demands that few civilian jobs entail. As such, the government aims to offer enlisted service members pay that’s competitive with civilian

Although high outstanding student loan debt has been a problem for years, only relatively recently has the idea of simply annulling that debt begun to garner mainstream support. Internet searches for “student loan forgiveness” and “student loan cancellation” have spiked since the beginning of 2021, and it’s easy to understand why. Americans collectively owe $1.7

In this article LATG Daniel Loeb, founder and chief executive officer of Third Point LLC Jacob Kepler | Bloomberg | Getty Images (Click here to subscribe to the Delivering Alpha newsletter.) The once red-hot SPAC market is becoming a fertile ground for activist investors who push for changes at problematic companies and profit from them. A record

The most successful investors are those with vision. They’re capable of seeing opportunities where others can’t, often leaning on instinct as much as cold, hard data.  The Latinx investors on this list may not all be household names, but their financial backing has helped launch or rejuvenate thousands of businesses. With many more hits than

“America is an idea … It instills in every person in this country the belief that no matter where you start in life, there’s nothing you can’t achieve if you work at it.” Joseph R. Biden, April 25, 2019 On Jan. 20, 2021, Joseph Robinette Biden Jr., known to most people as Joe Biden or

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, March 30, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters For stock investors pondering how to ride out the worst bout of inflation in four decades, don’t worry and stay the course, according to Nick Maggiulli, chief operating officer at Ritholtz Wealth

Engaging in a child custody battle can be time-consuming and expensive for all parties involved. The average child custody lawyer may cost anywhere from $1,200 to $4,500 to hire, though the cost may be higher if the case drags out over an extended period of time. When one parent makes significantly less than the other

In this article SHOP-CA The logo of Shopify is seen outside its headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, September 28, 2018. Chris Wattie | Reuters Ecommerce start-up Shopify said Monday it is planning a 10-for-1 stock split, while seeking shareholder approval for a “founder share” for its CEO Tobi Lutke to increase his voting power. Upon

Partnerships can be complex depending on the scope of business operations and the number of partners involved. To reduce the potential for complexities or conflicts among partners within this type of business structure, the creation of a partnership agreement is a necessity. A partnership agreement is the legal document that dictates the way a business

In this article NFLX SPOT ZS AAPL DIS The Spotify logo hangs on the facade of the New York Stock Exchange with U.S. and a Swiss flag as the company lists its stock with a direct listing in New York, April 3, 2018. Lucas Jackson | Reuters Stocks were volatile in the past week as

Accumulated depreciation is the total amount of depreciation of a company’s assets, while depreciation expense is the amount that has been depreciated for a single period. Depreciation is an accounting entry that represents the reduction of an asset’s cost over its useful life. In other words, depreciation spreads out the cost of an asset over

In this article ENV Cokada | E+ | Getty Images Company: Envestnet (ENV) Business: Envestnet provides wealth management services and software to the investment community. It has an excellent product with 90% retention and secular tailwinds. Envestnet was founded in 1999 by Jud Bergman and Bill Crager. Bergman was chairman and CEO of the company

The foreign exchange market (forex) is a market where world currencies are traded 24 hours a day. For some, it’s simply a mechanism for changing one currency into another. Multinational corporations doing business in various countries rely on these markets to exchange currencies from around the world. However, the market is also occupied by traders

In this article UBSG-CH JPM MS Jed Finn, Chief Operating Officer for Morgan Stanley Wealth Management and Head of Corporate and Institutional Solutions Source: Morgan Stanley After making inroads managing money for the merely wealthy, Morgan Stanley is setting its sights on the richest of the rich — family offices with tens of billions of

Physical artwork for a Bored Ape NFT on display at a cryptocurrency exchange in Hong Kong. Paul Yeung | Bloomberg | Getty Images Trading platform eToro unveiled a $20 million fund to purchase NFTs and bolster creators. The firm announced the launch at the Bass Contemporary Art Museum in Miami Thursday. The trading platform’s fund

From high fashion to technology, Asian Americans have helped create some of the most profitable businesses in the world. In fact, as of April 2022, eight of those entrepreneurs are represented in the top 500 spots on the Forbes world’s real-time billionaires list. Here are a few of the immigrants and Americans of Asian descent

Key Takeaways The CUSIP number is the unique identifier for every publicly-traded security. This distinct number identifies the company that issued the security and what type of security it is. The CUSIP distinguishes securities from one another and facilitates the quick identification and exchange of stocks or bonds. Investors with a subscription to Standard &

A visual representation of Bitcoin. Edward Smith | Getty Images In a space filled with venture investors and traders, a blockchain fund run by value managers thinks it can give investors greater returns than bitcoin itself. Bitcoin has been called the best performing asset of the decade by some. Off the Chain Capital, a fund

The average income for home appraisers is $61,116 as of Feb. 2022, according to PayScale, although a certified residential real estate appraiser may earn $100,000 or more, as they become more experienced. A trainee earns considerably less with annual earnings before taxes as low as $37,586. An appraiser’s salary is highly dependent on the appraiser’s level of experience and licensing.  Key