Sony Hack - Your Inbox is Next
Imagine making a pot of coffee...
Turning on your computer to start the day...
And then seeing a message like that flash on your screen?
On the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, that’s exactly what happened to…
A Matter of Life and Death
Over the past decade, the music industry has lost $7 billion in annual revenue.
The film industry has lost $6 billion.
And the newspaper industry has lost a staggering $48 billion.
The culprit behind this destruction?
Software.
Software has disrupted – destroyed – entire industries, from media to taxis to…
Time to Sell Your Tech Stocks?
I remember it like yesterday:
I was in the 54th floor conference room of 500 5th Avenue, a sturdy skyscraper just across the street from the New York Public Library.
It was a cloudy day in September, and I was gazing out the window towards the southern tip of Manhattan.
…New Study: Stress-Free Investing
A few nights ago, I woke up in a cold sweat at 3:45am.
I tried thinking happy thoughts…
I tried breathing deeply…
I even tried switching pillows.
But it was no use: I couldn’t get back to sleep.
The fact is, I was rattled about a series of recent investments…
"IPO Aftershock"
A 66% profit in just 6 days...
Imagine that.
Well, if you’d gotten in on LendingClub’s (NYSE: LC) IPO last week, you’d be sitting on gains like that right now.
LendingClub was the largest U.S. tech IPO of the year.
It was a huge “win” for the company, its early…
I’m Cheating On My Girlfriend
I'm cheating on my girlfriend.
There. I said it.
It’s been going on since October of 2011.
And really, who could blame me?
My mistress is an angel.
She listens to me…
She understands me.
But lately, I’ve been tempted to cheat with someone new…
Someone I can imagine sharing…
IPO Alert: Two Ways to Play It
Just a few hours from now, the biggest U.S. tech IPO of the year will get priced…
And tomorrow, it will start trading.
According to The New York Times, it could "rank among the 10 biggest-ever stock market debuts of an Internet company."
If all goes well, it could raise…
2015 Forecast: Growth Sectors
Matt and I have a year-end tradition:
On the Sunday after Thanksgiving, while our NYC office is still quiet, we sit in the lounge chairs by our big, south-facing windows...
As we gaze over lower Manhattan towards the Statue of Liberty, we ask ourselves an important question about the year…
Surprising Way to Triple Your Dividends
Many risk-averse investors seek out the stability of big, recession-proof brands…
Brands like McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) or Burger King (NYSE: BKW).
These stocks may help you sleep at night, but they sure don’t offer much yield:
Dividends from Burger King are less than 1%…
And “high-yielding” McDonald’s offers just 3.5%.
…19% Yields in Real Estate?
Imagine owning a luxury hotel, just blocks from the Freedom Tower in downtown New York City.
Or owning high-end luxury condos in Midtown East, right near the United Nations.
Imagine the joy you’d feel in owning a piece of Manhattan…
And the pleasure you’d get by earning double-digit…