About 560 articles by Matthew Milner

[Proof] How to Double Your Money in 3 Weeks

It’s been a great summer for blockbuster movies:

Wonder Woman… Spider-Man… Atomic Blonde — combined, these three films have done $765 million at the box office.

But last weekend, after seeing Spider-Man at a deserted drive-in, I started thinking about the movie industry’s past, as well as its future.

You…

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Tags: Fig com Video games

Want to Retire Early? Read This Now...

August vacation and retirement have a lot in common:

Warm, sunny weather…

No rushing around…

Plenty of time to do the things you love.

But there’s one big difference:

A summer vacation might only cost you a few thousand bucks…

But retirement costs a fortune.

Think you’re getting close to…

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Tags: Retirement Retirement savings

Steer Clear of This "Hot IPO"

One of the hottest tech start-ups on the planet is preparing to go public.

This company has 140 million users and more than $3 billion in sales.

Everyone’s going to be clamoring for shares once it starts trading on the NYSE…

But not me!

Today I’ll show you why I’m…

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Tags: Direct listing Spotify

Three Simple Steps to Earn 1,000%

Last week, Wayne and I dropped a bombshell on you:

We showed you why every investor today (including you) needs to allocate at least some of their money to the private markets.

This is new territory for most folks…

Which is why, in our article last week, we explained one…

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Tags: Capital efficient Forbes

How to Turn $1,000 into $2 Million

Last week, a start-up called WeWork raised $1 billion.

This young company is now valued at about $21 billion… which means its earliest private investors are sitting on estimated gains of 2,000X their money.

That’s enough to turn $1,000 into $2 million.

Similar stories — early-stage private companies reaching multi-billion…

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Tags: Dow is-dead Wework

My No. 1 Trick To Predict the Future

There’s no chance [this device] is going to get any significant market share. — Steve Ballmer, Microsoft’s ex-CEO

There is nothing revolutionary or disruptive about this technology. — Padmasree Warrior, Motorola CTO

I don’t think [this device] is something that would… necessitate us changing our thinking. — Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, Nokia…

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Tags: Apple Diversification

Turn a Losing Trade Into a 20,000% Profit

Last Thursday, a start-up called Blue Apron went public.

Investors were giddy with excitement. This was the most anticipated stock market debut since the IPO of SnapChat (NYSE: SNAP) in March.

Unfortunately, Blue Apron fell flat on its face.

After going public at $10 (NYSE: APRN), it went sideways… and…

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Tags: Ipo Subscription services

Get Paid to Get Drunk

George Clooney has done pretty well for himself over the years:

He’s been a leading man on TV shows like ER and movies like Batman & Robin…

He’s earned Academy Awards for acting and producing…

And he’s had huge commercial success with the Ocean’s trilogy.

All that success has helped…

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Tags: Food beverage-start-ups

Make 19x Your Money Fast

Start-ups are my all-time favorite type of investment.

After all, the returns are 3x to 4x higher than stocks…

It’s fun and exciting to learn about cutting-edge technologies…

And you can help create jobs and boost the economy.

What’s not to love?

But there’s one thing that could make start-up…

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Tags: Secondary market Uber