I knew the world had gone mad when I saw this CNBC headline:

“Live in this Silicon Valley man’s tent… for $900 a month.”

The backstory here is that a man set up a tent in his parents’ backyard and listed it on Airbnb. He recognized that demand for housing…

Elon Musk is taking Twitter (TWTR) off the stock market.

After he buys it for about $44 billion, Twitter will be a private company.

It won’t be a “startup” in the usual sense of the word. But it will be a private company nonetheless — a company in search of…

Stocks are getting crushed right now.

But surprisingly, a small group of investors is making money — a lot of money.

These investors aren’t shorting stocks. And they’re not trading options, either.

What they’re doing is far more straightforward.

Today, I’ll show you exactly what they’re doing, and I’ll give…

In terrifying markets like we’re experiencing today, the wealthy have always found smart ways to protect and grow their wealth.

For example, they invest in luxury apartments in New York or London, or bars of gold.

But recently, they’ve been turning to something new.

The CEO of BlackRock, the world’s…

Investment bank Morgan Stanley recently did something very peculiar:

It told Google to give away one of its smart speakers to everyone in America — for free.

The cost of this giveaway? About $3 billion.

For the last hundred years, CEOs from top companies have relied on Morgan Stanley not…

My Grandpa Ben told a heck of a good bedtime story.

With a Scotch in one hand, and a well-worn book in the other, he’d put on a show as he popped his dentures in and out and acted out all the parts.

This was about fifty years ago, well…

My son just turned three and he already speaks better Spanish than I do.

To be fair, he has two secret weapons. The first is the sponge-like brain of a toddler. The second is my wife — she’s a native Spanish speaker, and she only speaks Spanish to him.

I’ve…

Editor's Note: Matt is traveling for the rest of this week. So today, we’ll be re-publishing a popular article from our archives. This is a natural follow-up to Wayne's article from last week, where he introduced you to the concept of a “Venture Capital Fund.” Enjoy!

Two weeks before…

Hallelujah!

With the Fed raising rates, we can finally start earning something on our cash:

For example, as of this week, we can earn more than 3% on a 10-year U.S. Treasury.

There’s just one problem, and it’s a doozy.

Today, I’ll explain what it is — and then we…

Seabiscuit. Secretariat. Seattle Slew.

They weren’t just great racehorses. They were great investments.

The thing is, thoroughbreds are wildly expensive.

That’s why, historically, only millionaires could invest in them — and only millionaires could enjoy all the excitement and potential profits that go along with owning them.

But not anymore…