General Finance Category
Why Large Private Firms Should Embrace Going Public: Insights from Coatue’s Founders and What Investors Must Know Now In the evolving landscape of capital markets, a striking trend has emerged: companies are choosing to stay private longer than ever before. Fueled by an influx of private equity, venture capital, and private credit, these private firms…
JPMorgan Chase’s Bold Leap into Online Investing: What It Means for Investors and Advisors JPMorgan Chase, long a titan in traditional banking but a latecomer to the online investing arena, is now making a decisive push to become a leader in digital self-directed investing. This transformation is more than just adding bells and whistles—it signals…
Social Security’s Looming Crisis: Why Crypto Could Be a Game-Changer for Retirement Planning New data from the Social Security Board of Trustees’ 2025 report has sent ripples through the retirement planning world: the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Disability Insurance trust funds are projected to run dry by 2033. At that point, only about 77%…
Pop Mart’s Rollercoaster Ride: What Investors Must Know About the Labubu Craze and Regulatory Headwinds Pop Mart, the Chinese toymaker behind the wildly popular Labubu collectible figures, has been the darling of investors in 2025 — but recent developments signal a pivotal moment that savvy investors cannot afford to overlook. The Rise and Recent Slide…
Imagine this: Instead of your daily Starbucks run, what if you had invested that money back in 1992 when Starbucks went public? The result? A jaw-dropping wealth creation story that’s not just about coffee but about the power of long-term investing and compounding returns. Starbucks (SBUX) IPO’d at $17 per share on June 26, 1992….
The Future of Livestreaming: Why AI Avatars Are Outperforming Humans—and What This Means for Investors In a groundbreaking shift that’s reshaping the e-commerce and livestreaming landscape, AI-generated avatars are not just competing with human hosts—they’re outselling them. This was vividly demonstrated on June 15, 2025, when Chinese livestreaming pioneer Luo Yonghao and his co-host Xiao…
The Federal Reserve’s latest decision to hold interest rates steady at 4.25%-4.5% signals a cautious balancing act amid a complex economic backdrop. While the Fed’s “dot plot” hints at two rate cuts by the end of 2025, it simultaneously trims expectations for future reductions in 2026 and 2027, revealing a nuanced outlook that investors must…
Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA) is quietly making waves as one of the most undervalued retail stocks on the market today. While many investors remain cautious due to ongoing US-China trade tensions, Alibaba’s latest earnings report for the March quarter and fiscal year 2025 reveals compelling growth metrics that deserve a closer look—especially for…