Saudi Arabia’s crown prince and a U.S. private-equity firm run by Barclays PLC’s former chief executive are among investors preparing to invest $1 billion or more into Credit Suisse’s CSGN, +6.81% Read more
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Softbank discloses $100 million investment in FTX but mostly avoids crypto bets
SoftBank on Friday disclosed a $100 million venture capital investment in crypto broker FTX and said it would not face a material markdown in the value of it stake in Read more
What Startup Founders Seeking Equity Investment Need To Know: 5 Deal Killers
Almost every startup founder looks forward to the day they will be able to find investors to help fund the explosive growth of their enterprise. Sadly, some of the mistakes Read more
Sequoia on its FTX investment: Some surprise to the upside, and some surprise to the downside
“We are in the business of taking risk. Some investments will surprise to the upside, and some will surprise to the downside.” That’s noted venture capital firm Sequoia Capital on Read more
Own a muni ETF? Here’s what midterm elections mean for the municipal bond market, according to this investment team
U.S. midterm elections have MacKay Municipal Managers, a team of municipal bond investors at MacKay Shields, watching closely for state ballot initiatives that may lead to policy change. “On November Read more
These top investment newsletters beat the stock market using this one impressive strategy
Outperforming the stock market is boring stuff. I’m not referring to what it feels like to beat the market over the long term, which is exhilarating. I’m instead referring to Read more
Panic is not an investment strategy. How financial advisers can help you think through the unthinkable.
Financial planners spend much of their time preparing clients for an uncertain future. They cite worst-case scenarios and pepper clients with anxiety-inducing hypothetical questions. (For instance: What if you die Read more
U.K. retailers group calls for business rates freeze to support investment, protect consumers
The U.K. government should freeze business rates to support investment and help keep prices low for consumers, the British Retail Consortium has said ahead of a planned 800 million-pound ($930.2 Read more
It turns out that bonds may be a riskier investment now than stocks
Stocks are riskier than bonds — everyone knows that. At least until this year. So far in 2022, long-term U.S. Treasurys have significantly underperformed U.S. stocks. The Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Read more
This new real-estate fund could earn you 8% to 10% returns with just a $1,000 minimum investment
When most private equity executives talk about democratization of the asset class, it usually means they have a way to allow accredited investors with more than $1 million in net Read more