How To Avoid Gold IRA Scams: 5 Tips for You | The Startup Magazine

October 21, 2022October 19, 2022 ~ knjohn ~ Leave a comment

Precious stones are part of investments that many people want to consider. Investments, just like any other financial opportunity, are susceptible to scams. It is necessary to read reviews and research before giving away your money. You can check out the US money reserve review to know more.

Gold IRA scams are inevitable since one can get easy money from trading and collecting them. As an investor, you need to know every transaction you will enter. Avoiding scam is part of an investor’s job. Thus, to join this type of business, you need to learn some skills to identify bad transactions.

10 Things To Know Before You Buy Bitcoin | The Startup Magazine

August 29, 2022 ~ knjohn ~ Leave a comment

What to remember before buying bitcoin (BTC)?

The increasing popularity of cryptocurrency may indicate that folks are more interested in learning some basics about this new investment opportunity. Unfortunately, surveys have shown that 96% of American respondents failed to answer simple questions regarding bitcoin. That’s why future investors must boost their crypto-related know-how before they start investing in the BTC bubble. The recent market crash, in essence, serves as a warning to those who consider bitcoin a make-money-fast method without learning some essentials about cryptocurrency. Since bitcoin remains the most popular form of virtual money, we’re describing some of the most important factors people should remember before buying it.

RealConnex, a platform connecting real estate pros with projects and each other, raises $3.5 million | TechCrunch

March 9, 2017March 9, 2017 ~ knjohn ~ Leave a comment

RealConnex, a four-year-old, Miami and New York-based platform connecting real estate professionals to capital, investments, and services, has raised $3.5 million in strategic funding led by Silver Portal Capital, a San Diego-based real estate investment and merchant banking firm.

The round is part of a much bigger trend of startups working to change how properties are built, bought, and sold — and investors are funding their vision. In fact, according to the research firm CB Insights, real estate tech companies have raised almost $6.4 billion in funding across 817 deals since 2012.

Virtually No Institutional Investors Are Happy With Activist Hedge Funds Right Now | Bloomberg

August 29, 2016 ~ knjohn ~ Leave a comment

The ongoing squabble between billionaire hedge fund luminaries William Ackman and Carl Icahn over Herbalife Ltd. distracts from a large warning sign for activist managers: they’re failing to live up to the expectations of institutional investors.

The August edition of research provider Prequin’s Hedge Fund Spotlight shows that 100 percent of institutional investors surveyed indicated that returns on their activist hedge fund investments had fallen short of their expectations.

Activist funds have been one of the worst-performing strategies among hedge funds from July 2015 through the midway point of this year, though funds tracked by Preqin have booked five straight months in positive territory through July 2016.

Some Thoughts on “Cutting Back” on Frugality | The Simple Dollar

June 10, 2015 ~ knjohn ~ Leave a comment

It’s a pretty typical story.

Person reaches a financial breaking point. Person begins to use frugality to cut back strongly on their expenses. Person pays down their debts and begins saving for the future. Person begins to feel a whole lot better about their financial state.

At that point, many people reach a crossroads. They begin to ask whether or not it makes sense to keep being so frugal. Once you have a healthy amount of savings or investments, is there really a reason to continue being so frugal?

Whenever I hear that question, it serves as a recognition to me that there are two ways to look at frugality.

Some people look at frugality as a tool. Frugality is something you choose to do to extract more money by doing things differently than you would normally do them. If you begin to feel like things are in a financially good place, it’s tempting to put that tool down and not “work” as much.