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The NexGen Trend in Startups
I had the privilege of attending a conference this week in Austin that focused on women and investing. The title was as expected, Women Investing in Women, and it was put on by the FUND Conference. It was not really about investing in stocks, but it definitely tied in to our focus on emerging trends and our changing world, so I wanted to talk this week about what I learned and how it could ultimately affect our investing. The conference focused on women putting money into privately owned companies led by other women. My biggest takeaway from the conference was that women-led companies are definitely the hot trend in startups.
Mindbody Inc Is More Than Just a Health Fad — It Has the Cloud
MB really does it all, basically allowing wellness facilities to run their entire businesses via the cloud -- but Mindbody stock doesn't just help its clients, but also their customers.
The Coming Wave of the Next Generation
One mega-trend that investors simply can’t afford to ignore is the millennials. It literally doesn’t get more “next generation” than that! You’ve probably heard plenty about this group, and it might not all have been good. Millennials tend to get a bad rap for being entitled, dependent on their parents and tech-obsessed. But this group is also resourceful, creative and entrepreneurial-minded. After all, these are the people who made blogging into a more lucrative career than banking! Any investor who dismisses the importance of millennials to the economy and the stock market is crazy.
Can the eSports Boom Offset Crypto Headwinds for Nvidia Corporation and AMD?
As cryptomining slows down, the continuing growth of competitive video games, or esports, is picking up steam.
Making Money On, Well, Money
The next earnings season gets rolling in just a couple of days, and it’s a big one. For decades, Alcoa (AA) was the unofficial leadoff hitter of each quarterly reporting season, but that company changed its schedule a year ago and now the financials are first up. Healthy financials are a must for a healthy market, so let’s take a look at what to expect and where the biggest profit potential is. (Hint: It’s not where Wall Street is looking.) If you follow the financial news at all, you know there’s an obsession with interest rates. As interest they increase, banks make more money on what they lend, which in turn boosts the bottom line.
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