So you've been asked to become a director of a special purpose acquisition company, more commonly known as a SPAC. The job has something in common with being a director of a company. But there's one big difference: Instead of overseeing a company that is building, selling or creating something, you're in charge of a big pot of money.
Sure, being asked to become a director of a SPAC is a coveted brass ring in certain circles. In return, you'll be asked to contribute knowledge and capital to the SPAC, whose sole purpose is to find a company that wants to go public within two years. At that point, you'll most likely no longer be a director.
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What's your relationship with money? Maybe your personal finances are like a distant cousin you barely think about — or an unsettling stranger you avoid. Or perhaps money feels like your enemy, frustrating you and rarely doing what you want.
In fact, 31% of Americans said they feel anxious when thinking about the current state of their personal finances, according to a NerdWallet survey last year.
That sounds exhausting. What if you thought of money as your friend instead? A more positive relationship can help you feel more confident and empowered to make the most of your money.
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Bank of England's Bailey: Crypto investors risk losing all their money
Digital currencies like bitcoin , ether and even dogecoin have been on a tear this year, reminding some investors of the 2017 crypto bubble in which bitcoin blasted toward $20,000, only to sink as low as $3,122 a year later.
Asked at a press conference about the rising value of cryptocurrencies on Thursday, Bailey said: "They have no intrinsic value. That doesn't mean to say people don't put value on them, because they can have extrinsic value. But they have no intrinsic value."
Don't Waste Your Money: Cashing in on collectibles
If the pandemic has you spending a lot of time at home, you might want to dig into your closet. Because many old toys and trading cards are soaring in value this year.
Walk inside O’Smileys dolls and collectibles and you’ll find a wonderland of classic toys.
“You are seeing a lot of interest in the ’80s Barbies, you are seeing an increase in early Cabbage Patch Kids,” Smiley said.
Connecticut Money: Boost your kids' money skills
Among the many things you want to teach your children, one of the most important is how to handle money. It’s not a subject they’ll encounter in school, so letting them develop spending habits with little or no input from you is a roll of the dice.
Children learn different things at different ages, but there are strategies that apply to both youngsters and early teens. The first step is to be a good role model — do you and your spouse display a positive attitude toward savings and investment?
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In the grand scheme of things, money has played a massively important role in the development and progress of history. From the use of seashells as a “money” to the gold coins of Rome or the first fiat currency — the jiaozi of the Song Dynasty in China — to the U.S. dollar today, money has played a pivotal role for humanity.
What money has done, what made it so revolutionary, was that it allowed our species to give physical form to our time and our energy .
Nevada and Rescue Plan money: 'It's important that we get all of this right' |
Nevada still doesn't have a lot of guidance on how state and local governments and public agencies can use more than $6 billion in relief funds they're slated to receive from the American Rescue Plan.
Included in Nevada's share of ARP money is $165 million for rental assistance. Speaking Thursday to the Nevada Housing Coalition, a group that consists of non-profit organizations, social service providers, businesses and banks, Treasurer Zach Conine expressed optimism that the relief money will help address broader issues underscored by the pandemic, including the state's lack of affordable housing.
Ethiopia's Ethio Telecom to launch mobile money service | Reuters
A customer holds a 3G prepaid sim card after buying the service from an Ethio-Telecom shop in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, November 12, 2019. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo
Ethiopia's state-run telecommunications agency Ethio Telecom will launch a mobile money service next week, the company said in a statement released late on Thursday.
With Ethiopia in the midst of liberalising its telecoms sector, Ethio's telebirr will provide services such as cash transfers and payments through customers' mobile phones.
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