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Earlier this week TechCrunch broke the news that Public, a consumer stock trading service, was in the process of raising more money. Business Insider quickly filled in details surrounding the round, that it could be around $200 million at a valuation of $1.2 billion. Tiger could lead.
And here's another article:
All the ways older people mismanage their money — and how to avoid them - MarketWatch
Young people are maturing faster than ever. From launching businesses to tracking climate change, they're racing to accept the responsibilities of adulthood.
But when it comes to financial savvy, their growth stalls. Ages 18-34 showed the steepest drop in financial literacy, according to a FINRA Investor Education Foundation study .
If young adults lack basic financial knowledge, does that mean seniors are smarter when it comes to money?
ON THE MONEY: Financial planning in a second marriage | Features | postandcourier.com
If you have children and are considering remarriage, your new marriage will be a blended one since there will be children from a previous marriage. Believe it or not, these relationships now outnumber traditional nuclear families, and experts believe that their numbers are likely to increase, based on current social trends.
There is a lot of psychological pressure in blended families, since spouses are attempting to provide for their new partner as well as their children from a previous marriage. There also could be children with their new spouse. When you throw aging parents, grandparents and others into the mix, the emotional and financial challenges can be enormous.
When Should You Talk Money in a New Relationship?
But after all that hard work, I knew finding the right partner wouldn't be simple. Paying off debt had forced me to reach a new level of financial awareness . As I thought about dating, I imagined finding someone who was just as excited to talk about money as I now was. I was ready to translate all I had learned about budgeting and saving into long-term investments and plans for my future.
Without much of a plan, I went with what felt true to me — talk about money often and upfront. It was awkward, but I decided to risk it.
And here's another article:
How To Talk About Money With Your Sweetheart
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Suppose you know your significant other's favorite food or how they like their coffee or tea and have decided to take a more substantial step commitment wise. Why not get to know their money personality better? While less sexy than dinner and a movie, Cobb says it's still possible to make this otherwise cringe situation fun and creative. Date-like staples such as a bottle of wine, a cocktail, or your favorite takeout could quite literally take out some of the stress.
Lincoln Project in it for the money
In these tumultuous and uncertain times we must beware of opportunists and profiteers masquerading as benevolent activists.
A prime example of this is the Lincoln Project, a group of former Republican consultants who banded together in recent years to oppose the re-election of Donald Trump, an exercise they claimed was born of a moral calling.
The Lincoln Project founders cast themselves as noble warriors, putting country over party, foregoing the easy money in doing compliant Republican consulting work in order to crusade against America's greatest threat: President Donald Trump.
3 Simple Ways Investing Can Double Your Money | Personal-finance | tulsaworld.com
What's the simplest way to double your money? The punchline of an old joke will tell you to hold your cash up in front of a mirror. Sadly, that method doesn't increase your wealth or purchasing power even a little bit. A better strategy is to put your cash in the stock market, where you can rely on simple concepts to double its actual, spendable value. Here are three of those concepts to get you started.
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The time it takes to double your money in the stock market is a function of your portfolio's average annual growth rate. If you know the growth rate, you can approximate your doubling time by dividing that rate into 72. The answer is your estimated doubling time in years.
Bloomberg - Are you a robot?
Happening on Twitter
There is infinite money for stock-trading startups https://t.co/smhyaMyltT by @alex TechCrunch (from San Francisco, CA) Sat Feb 13 21:00:40 +0000 2021
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