Listen to Preston’s podcast about studying billionaires here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-investors-podcast/id928933489 Richard Branson is a British entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist whose fortune comes mostly from the multinational Virgin group, which has more than 400 companies under its control including Virgin Galactic of SpaceShipOne project fame and Virgin Atlantic. He gained prominence for his work in transportation, retail,
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An initial public offering (IPO) is among the most important and significant steps any company can ever take in its lifetime. Not only does it represent a stage of growth, but it also gives investors a chance to own a piece of it. After all, going through the IPO process means taking the company public
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Upstart Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UPST) is an artificial intelligence (AI) -powered lending platform that seeks to upend traditional bank underwriting practices. In a good way. Upstart’s use of AI and machine learning offers big advantages to lenders. Consumers like it, too. Riding a wave of massive growth in revenue, UPST stock surged through much of 2021.
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Damircudic | E+ | Getty Images Women receive a small fraction of venture capital funding and closing the investment gender gap could drive economic growth, according to a new report from Citigroup. Female-founded companies received only 2.1% of venture capital dollars invested in 2021 in the U.S., according to PitchBook. “Lack of access to finance
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Financial markets have been feeling the effects of recent geopolitical issues like inflation and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. So, naturally, investors are seeking ways to protect their money, and small-cap stocks to buy could provide a counterintuitive solution. First, let me state off the bat that acquiring shares of firms with smaller-than-average capitalization is
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Does the world really need another electric vehicle (EV) start-up? This is the question which California-headquartered Mullen Automotive (NASDAQ:MULN)  — and really, anyone considering investing in MULN stock — will need to answer. Source: Shutterstock It’s going to be difficult for Mullen to justify its existence, as there are plenty of EV manufacturers already and
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