About 558 articles by Matthew Milner

Invest in This "Stock"

Two months ago, there was a major law change.

This change is tearing down walls that have been in place for 83 years—and it’s opening up new ways for you to invest and make money.

Simply put, every U.S. citizen is now legally allowed to invest in start-ups.

It no…

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Meltdown in Greece, Opportunity at Home

In 2014, investors in private technology companies made a bundle:

Multi-billion dollar acquisitions of companies like Beats, Nest and WhatsApp netted them more than $100 billion.

But 2015 has turned out to be a different story entirely…

Instability in China and Greece is causing volatility in the stock market—and this…

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Triple Your Salary

Imagine getting an unexpected cash windfall, just for showing up for work.

It sounds crazy, but that’s what happened to D'Anne Schjerning, a secretary from San Jose, California.

She received an extra $1.08 million—that’s on top of her salary.

Andrea Lewis, a journalist from Seattle, Washington received extra money, too…

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The #1 Question to Ask Before You Invest

17 years ago, a start-up called Kozmo offered consumers something they’d never experienced before:

One-hour delivery of just about anything you could imagine.

Need a couple of aspirin or a new hairdryer? You got it.

How about a soy latte from Starbucks? On its way.

But in the span of…

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