I’d like to think I’m an intelligent person…

But more often than I’d care to admit, I do some really stupid stuff.

Today, I want to tell you about one of the stupidest things I’ve done recently.

Although it caused me a ton of stress…

It could help you make…

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…

Blue Apron IPO: Buy or Sell?

Meal-kit delivery service Blue Apron just filed for an IPO. The company plans to list on the NYSE under the symbol APRN. It was valued at $2 billion in the private markets. Should you invest in its $3 billion IPO? Profits delivered here…

Imagine if you’d invested in New York City real estate 100 years ago…

Or if you’d bought shares in Apple or Amazon the day they went public…

You’d be worth literally tens of millions of dollars today.

Opportunities like this don’t come along often…

But the sad truth is, most…

I started working on Wall Street in 1988…

And it was during that very first year that I learned one of the most valuable investing strategies of my life.

Not only has this strategy helped me avoid making some terrible investments…

But it’s helped me earn millions of dollars.

Initially,…

The Secret to Great Sleep

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The Internet of Cold Beer

The “Internet of Things” is a powerful tool. It helps…

This stuff makes my blood boil.

Last weekend, I came across an article on Business Insider.

Its title was, “How much money you need to save each day to become a millionaire by age 65.”

I imagine the authors think they’re providing sound advice…

But basically, they’re just repeating the…

Did you hear the crazy news about the high school in California?

It just landed a windfall worth $24 million.

The thing is, its payday didn’t come from a wealthy alum or a federal grant.

It came from a less conventional source:

Start-ups.

A True Story

A few years ago,…

The Hippie Dream — Without the Revolution

“Co-living” start-ups like Common, Node and Krash are selling millennials the hippie dream, minus the revolution. Do they deliver? Turn on, tune in, and drop out here »

Death Match: Facebook versus Ford

Today’s tech giants dominate the U.S. economy just…

Have you ever heard the expression, “Will it play in Peoria?”

It’s a figure of speech that dates back to the vaudeville era.

Today, in the business world, if a new product idea “plays in Peoria,” that means it will appeal to the average American consumer.

As it turns out,…