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ETFMG Alternative Harvest Hits $1B In Assets Under Management
Wednesday, December 9, 2020 - 3:12pm | 356US-traded cannabis ETF ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF (NYSE: MJ) – surpassed $1 billion in assets under management on Dec. 4. The news is disclosed Wednesday by ETF Managers Group LLC which manages the fund, launched in December 2017. The fund has been trading on NYSE for less than three...
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SEC Says Cheesecake Factory Misled Investors On COVID-19 Impact, Fines Restaurant Chain
Friday, December 4, 2020 - 1:18pm | 365Casual restaurant chain Cheesecake Factory Inc (NASDAQ: CAKE) said it will pay a $125,000 fine to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for making misleading statements in late March and early April, the SEC said in a Friday statement. What Happened: Cheesecake Factory said on March 23 and...
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Gage Cannabis Seeks $50M In Financing Before IPO, Exec Chair Bruce Linton Says
Wednesday, October 14, 2020 - 12:01pm | 316Craft cannabis brand Gage Cannabis Co. is poised to raise up to $50 million through a share offering. The Detroit-based company is offering more than 28.5 million shares of subordinate voting shares at $1.75 per share. Gage hired broker-dealer The Dalmore Group to advise the process...
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Direxion Launches Three New ETFs For Long-Term Investors
Wednesday, February 5, 2020 - 2:38pm | 592Direxion announced on Wednesday the launch of three new ETFs for 2020 meant to appeal to long-term investors. These new ETFs are the Direxion MSCI USA ESG - Leaders vs. Laggards ETF (NYSE: ESNG) Direxion Flight to Safety Strategy ETF (NYSE: FLYT) and Direxion S&P 500 High Minus...
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SEC Proposes Changing Accredited Investor Rules To Include Relevant Experience, Education
Thursday, December 19, 2019 - 4:24am | 372The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday proposed to alter the requirements for an "accredited investor" to include qualifications beyond individual net worth or annual income. The regulations require an individual to be an accredited investor before they can invest...
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How Are Brokers Making Money Off Investors And How Can You Reduce The Burden?
Thursday, March 28, 2019 - 11:28am | 1274Picking the right mix of investments to add to your financial portfolio is a challenging undertaking. Most of us focus on the performance of financial instruments vis-a-vis the 52-week high and low figures, trading volume, bullish or bearish sentiment, charts, graphs, analyst opinions, et al. But...
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A Dive Into The Startup Keeping Financial Advisors Accountable
Friday, December 21, 2018 - 12:07pm | 620Benzinga is rolling out the Fintech Focus podcast, a series of interviews with leaders in the fintech space. Our fourth episode features Aaron Klein, founder and CEO of Riskalyze, the startup disrupting the way financial advisors relate to their clients. Riskalyze breaks down investing a little...
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Even The Best Are Wrong Sometimes: Warren Buffett Acknowledges Mistakes In IBM Analysis
Wednesday, August 30, 2017 - 11:25am | 369Billionaire investor Warren Buffett is considered by many to be the best investor of all time, but even he makes mistakes on occasion. One of his more vocal losses as of late is his stake in International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM), which he started buying in 2011 at an average cost per...
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The New Face Of Online Trading: A Concise Study
Monday, July 31, 2017 - 9:46am | 1065Various studies indicate that investment fees are considered a major bugbear for some folks. Many of the fees are directly related to transactions costs, commissions, brokerage fees, monthly maintenance fees and the like. In addition to what their brokers might charge, traders and investors...
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4 Ways This Fintech Startup is Disrupting Financial Planning
Thursday, January 26, 2017 - 2:13pm | 1151It's almost that time of year. The 2017 Benzinga Global Fintech Awards is a competition to showcase the companies with the most impressive technology that are paving the future in financial services and capital markets. To get you prepared for this year's awards, Benzinga...
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Wells Fargo: Buy WWE Now, We 'STILL' Don't Think Investors Are Giving It Enough Credit
Wednesday, July 8, 2015 - 9:22am | 286World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) opened Wednesday's trading up more than 3 percent after Wells Fargo initiated the stock with an Outperform rating and a price target range of $22 to $24. Analysts led by Eric Katz noted they "really like" the stock's current...
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Angel Investor Todd Sullivan Shares His 'Secret Sauce'
Monday, November 3, 2014 - 2:19pm | 481Todd Sullivan says that angel investors need to be very realistic when choosing what companies to back because they often won’t see any return (or even have their original investment back) for seven or eight years. Sullivan is the founder of Rand Strategic Partners, as well as an angel...
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3 Business-Like Investing Tips (That Don't Involve Chasing Stocks)
Monday, July 21, 2014 - 3:12pm | 979Benjamin Graham has served as the inspiration and intellectual mentor for generations of value investors. Many successful careers have been launched by a reading of the Intelligent Investor. Many others have perfected the art and science of investing by studying the classic editions of Security...
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Cheer Up! A Portfolio Pep Talk For Investors
Friday, May 16, 2014 - 9:20am | 1438To say that this is a tough market may be the understatement of the year. Lots of areas are getting beaten to a pulp daily, the economy has sputtered, the masses have been fooled by the direction of interest rates, there is a new so-called crisis every time you turn around and, as a result, it...
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Win At Investing: Play Moneyball
Tuesday, April 1, 2014 - 8:52am | 794At long last Major League Baseball returns as the single best sign that spring is here and summer is close behind. As the season starts, virtually every baseball fan cannot help but daydream about jogging onto the field, making the spectacular catch or hitting the walk-off game winning home run...