In Plus Episode 362, we review the return stacking / portable alpha investment strategies. We look at whether it's worth it to invest in an IPO at its pre-offering price. Finally, we analyze a private self-storage unit real estate investment. … [Read more...]
253: Are IPOs the New Ponzi Scheme?
How venture capital–funded startups have run up massive losses while justifying premium valuations using creative profitability metrics. These private companies are now going public allowing early investors to cash out with sizable gains. Meanwhile, these new publicly traded companies are added to equity indices, forcing passive managers to purchase them for their index funds and ETFs. In this episode you’ll learn: How venture capital and initial public offerings work. How many … [Read more...]
MNY074 Plus: The Fed and Public Stock Offerings
This week's Money For the Rest of Us Plus episode discusses the recent Federal Reserve Bank decision not to raise its short-term policy rate. I also answer a question regarding the public offering of stock by companies. The episode length is 14 minutes. … [Read more...]