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August 17 marks the 10-year anniversary of "Superbad," the breakthrough comedy hit that jumpstarted several Hollywood careers Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Michael Cera. It also gave us one of the most infamous characters in movie history, McLovin. Written by friends Seth Rogen...

When Ashley Lannquist realized the inefficiencies of money movement in the world, they decided to take on the challenge of spreading awareness and teaching about change and improvement to financial technology in the world. In August 2016, the three founded the Haas FinTech club at the University of...

How did you get started as an investor? If you had an early interest in investing you may have taught yourself the ropes, but more likely you had a friend, a family member or even a coworker who encouraged you to start investing. Most investors only get really interested in investing when they...

This article was originally published on DriverWealth. We recently published a mini-series that focused on picking stocks and some tactics on how to do so. While the goal of that series was to educate new investors, some still might not feel ready to manage their own portfolios. The good...

President Donald Trump has been under fire for his comments in the days following a deadly white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, Aug. 12. Trump initially tweeted his press conference coverage, in which he stated "both sides" were to blame for the violence that broke out at...

If bitcoin were a stock where would it rank within the S&P 500 index? On Tuesday, the price of one bitcoin hit a historical all-time high of $4,483.55, which would value the digital currency at around $73.5 billion, CNBC reported. If bitcoin were to be a stock then it would rank in the top 100...

Trading and investing can involve a lot of comparing. We do this to not only get a feel for our investments but to also value new ones. One of the easiest ways to compare anything is via ratios. Three of the more pertinent and popular ratio families that traders use to gauge the value or viability...

The two classes of Viacom stock, the Viacom, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA) voting rights shares and the Viacom, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB) non-voting shares, once traded almost completely in tandem, but they have drifted apart in valuation over the past 15 years. In the past week, that divergence has been a bit more...

Ever heard of a little thing called PMI? It’s a few letters that can have a big impact on the way you buy your home, take out a home loan, and pay your mortgage each month. Let’s look at the pros and cons of PMI. First thing’s first: you need to understand what PMI is and why it...

A bond is an asset class meant for those looking for a relatively safer investment avenue. Usually, an investor adds bonds to his portfolio to mitigate any loss stemming from a decline in equities. As always, with less risk comes fewer returns. Therefore, returns from bonds most often trail the...

Donald Trump's tenure as the president of the United States has been tumultuous from the very start, and his muddled reputation proceeded him — long before even his Republican nomination. Many have resented his brazen remarks, scathing criticisms and the brutality with which he stifled...

Considering the generally high cost of air conditioning, the fact that New Mexico has the lowest average monthly energy bill of any state may come as a surprise. But perhaps more surprising is that its trick isn’t living by candlelight or killing the cooling system. It’s living by coal...

The first Thursday of each month is invariably sandwiched between two job market reports, namely the ADP private sector payrolls report — released by human resources and management software and services provider Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ: ADP) — and the Department of Labor's...

Getting drunk early and often is an equal opportunity affliction, according to a new study, which shows alcoholism rising sharply across every demo of drinkers. Whether they prefer moonshine or merlot, one out of every eight Americans has an alcohol disorder, according to a study published this...

"Betting against Elon Musk is betting against the future of humanity, and it's an incredibly stupid thing to do." That's what angel investor Jason Calacanis said this week. Bold claim? Not really, and here are three reasons why Calacanis is making a long-term bet on the Tesla Inc...