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How to Stay Afloat When You’re Swimming in Financial Debt
Vanessa and David were swimming in financial debt. They bought real estate at the height of the market and were in over their heads. They owed credit card debt to numerous banks, had significant student loan debt, monthly daycare costs for their 2-year-old twins and owed a $20,000 personal loan to David’s parents (currently paying […]
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Investing in Cryptocurrency with Bitcoin: Fad, Fraud or Fortune-Maker?
Editor’s Note: This is an updated version of an article first published in March, 2014. Investing in Cryptocurrency If you haven’t heard about investing in cryptocurrency, chances are high you have heard about Bitcoin. Are you one of the many who have pondered allocating some investment dollars to this mysterious but revolutionary new currency? If so, […]
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Leonardo DiCaprio Investments Stay Afloat in Spite of Choppy Waters
Success Doesn’t Mean Smooth Sailing Besides finally picking up an Oscar for his performance in “The Revenant”and being an avid environmental philanthropist, Leonardo DiCaprio’s investments, as well as his acting, have made some waves in the world of investing. While he arguably doesn’t need the extra income, DiCaprio is active in the tech investment world, […]
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Common Bankruptcy Litigation Scenarios — Venue Fights
In bankruptcy litigation, the venue can have a major influence on an outcome. Expert members of the Financial Poise Faculty—each a partner or managing director in the restructuring industry—discuss why venue fights occur and how practitioners should approach selecting venue or challenging venue in a bankruptcy case.
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Episode 91 – Jeff Pomerantz – President of the American Bankruptcy Institute
In Episode 91, Chris Cahill and Jeff Pomerantz, President of the American Bankruptcy Institute and member of Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP, discuss retail and Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Read MoreCan’t Pay Your Bills? That Does Not Make You Immoral
If you can’t pay your bills because of circumstances out of your control, it does not make you immoral. Money transactions are business – not moral – decisions.
Read MoreMay I Please Have a Financial Do-Over?
“May I please have a financial do-over?” Sometimes we get into situations and we feel we are trapped, smothered in distress, and we often cannot see a way out. Wouldn’t it be great if we could do it all over again? We would be so much smarter the second time around.
Read MoreEquity Crowdfinancing Risks & Returns
The potential rewards of angel investing are not just financial, though. There are also strategic benefits, which may include:
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Episode 74 with David S Abraham – Author, Entrepreneur & Advisor
In Episode 74 of Accredited Investor Markets Radio, Chris Cahill discusses “The Elements of Power” — the first major book (and a very fine one) on the rare earth metals trade — with its author, David S Abraham. Niobium in steel, much of the Periodic Table in each smartphone, and in smart weaponry: what are the geopolitical risks and supply chain vagaries associated with market dominance by a few nations and players? What should investors know about time frames, extraction risks, pricing volatility risks, and the Molycorp bankruptcy? Note: approximately 4 seconds of the broadcast was conducted in the Lithuanian language.
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Diversification, Correlation and Alternatives in a Scary Market
The JOBS Act of 2012 gives all investors opportunities to invest in alternative assets via equity crowdfunding. This means all investors can invest in seed-stage startups and growing private companies on crowdfunding portals and broker-dealer platforms as of May 2016.
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