About 626 articles by Matthew Milner

Make The "Wright" Investment

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

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.

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How To Get a 10x Return

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

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.

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Own a Piece of the Red Sox?

Wednesday, April 30, 2014

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!

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Want 10% Of My Salary?

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

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.

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$375 Million Crowdfunding "Scam"

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

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.

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"Moneyball" For Venture Investing

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

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.

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