I'm writing this from a sunny sand dune in Wrightsvillle Beach, North Carolina.

Every summer, I spend a long weekend here – with my folks, my sister, and my better half, Cynthia – to celebrate my dad's birthday.

The town might sound familiar to you. It’s named after two entrepreneurial…

David Rose is one of the most active angel investors on the planet.

He’s been described by Forbes as “New York’s Archangel.” Crain’s called him “the Father of Angel Investing in New York.”

He also runs an early-stage venture fund, founded the most active angel group in America, and started…

They say you should invest in what you know and love.

“Well,” you might say jokingly, “I know and love food. Does that count?”

Funny you should ask…

Foods and Beverages as Start-Ups

Food and beverage products can be great investments.

Once upon a time, Naked Juice was a tiny…

Let’s play a quick round of “Which Investment Is Less Risky?”

Here are your choices:

Start-up A: 7 years in business. Millions in revenue. Current value of $10 billion.

Start-up B: 1 year of business. Hardly any revenue. Current value of $1 million.

OK, so which investment is less risky?

Picture your favorite sports team.

Now imagine that you’re sitting on your couch, browsing their website before a game…

When suddenly you see that you can buy a piece of the team!

You wouldn’t just be a fan anymore… you’d be an owner. You’d probably become even more passionate.

I’ve…

We love assets that throw off cash:

Dividends from stocks…

Rental income from real estate…

Income from the people we own.

“Uh… what?” you might be asking yourself. “People we ‘own’?”

Yes, you read that right.

Let me explain…

The $1 Trillion Impetus

There’s a new type of crowdfunding that’s…

Could we be witnessing the end of the stock market?

Could its ability to drive wealth be over?

Based on the recent actions of several top-tier hedge funds, the answer to both of these questions is a resounding yes.

In just one example from last week, a $7 billion fund…

A few years ago, a buddy of mine named Charlie invested in Uber.

People thought he was nuts:

Investing in a car service? Dealing with municipal and licensing regulations?

To most folks, it seemed like a high-risk dud.

Then – because, sometimes, it just happens – Uber became a “hot”…

In August 2012, a start-up called Oculus VR raised money on a crowdfunding site.

To help get the company off the ground, thousands of people chipped in a total of $2.4 million.

Last week – just 18 months after raising money from the crowd – Oculus was acquired by Facebook…

Any sports fans out there?

Maybe you’ve seen “Moneyball,” the Brad Pitt movie about Oakland A’s General Manager, Billy Beane…

With the A's struggling to win, Billy takes a radical approach to building his team:

Computer modeling. Predictive analytics. Data!

No more scouting for talent based on intuition. No more…