Editors Picks

Disney should retire the Star Wars franchise while they still can. Star Wars opens today and is likely to divide a loyal and fanatic audience just as this weeks impeachment of President Donald Trump has divided a nation. Rise of the Skywalker marks the 9th and closed the circle on the 42 year old franchise. I write that loosely as there...

SEC Proposes Giving More Investors Access to Private Markets Americans who meet certain standards would be able to invest in startups before they become public. WASHINGTON—More Americans would be able to reap the rewards of investing early in the next Uber Technologies Inc. or Facebook Inc. under a proposal advanced Wednesday by the Securities and Exchange Commission. They could also get...

For now, Bitcoin is just another trading toy Ah, Bitcoin. The stuff of dreams. The new frontier in currency and commerce. The gateway to a world dominated by blockchain technology, with newly-minted zillionaires lining of streets of urban and rural sites across the globe. Or, the speculative arm of a legitimate evolution of financial transactions. Now, before you get all defensive...

Is your company attractive to investors How long will it take to get returns on investment? Accredited investors or high-net-worth investors focus on ROI more than what your company does. All entrepreneurs have one thing in common. They really believe in their company and its future. Most entrepreneurs have their heads in the clouds and live in the future of prospective...

Security Token Offerings the ways to avoid financial crisis for 2019 and beyond The world economy is still struggling to recover from the 2008 Financial Crisis. Years after the massive economic collapse of countries wealth and the loss of $ trillions, we are still balancing the world economy on this same house of cards. The world financial system is set for...

Reg A+ Investing will become big in 2020 and beyond for public and private companies Before 2015, a business looking to raise money had very limited options. The most common avenues were an initial public offering or raising capital privately. This left only seasoned companies and accredited investors to reap the benefits leaving a pool of investors. The JOBS Act in...

Facebook Libra Cryptocurrency is really aimed at accredited investors Facebook announced their Libra Cryptocurrency but there are two coins being “minted”. Libra coin has 2 very distinct and separate uses, it is in fact two separate coins. While one coin will be used for mass adoption for the unbanked approx. 2 billion people globally the second is aimed directly...

10 Reasons why STO (Security Token Offering) Will Become Huge Investment vehicle In 2017 the world learned about initial coin offerings (ICO) as the start-ups began raising capital in a new and innovative way. In 2017 and 2018 more than $14 billion as invested through ICOs in Blockchain companies as investors were eager to cash in on the crypto craze....

How The JOBS Act 3.0 should boost Marijuana Investment The tsunami has all but ended in a defeat for many investors and companies. There is finally good news. The JOBS Act 3.0 The jobs act 1.0 and 2.0 delivered a disruption to investing and helped propel small businesses into multimillion dollar companies.  The great rush of Reg. A and Reg. D...

Opioid manufacturer Insys files for bankruptcy after $225m settlement A leading drug maker, whose founder and top executives have been convicted of bribing doctors to prescribe a highly addictive painkiller, has become the first opioid manufacturer to declare bankruptcy after being hit with huge fines. On Monday, Insys Therapeutics filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection while it sells off its assets after...