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CCA Report: State of Investment Crowdfunding 2025

Report | Feb 20, 2025 Investment Crowdfunding in 2025 - Trends, Insights, and Market Analysis Every year, Crowdfund Capital Advisors led by Sherwood Neiss, publish their annual report based on investment crowdfunding data captured and analyzed.  Their report represents one of the most comprehensive views of crowdfunding markets in the U.S. and includes deal activity,


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Palantir drops for a second day as cult stock loses momentum

Wednesday's decline came as investors keyed in on the CEO's new stock sale plan and the possibility of defense cuts.

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren: DOGE's FDIC firings put banking system at risk

Sen. Elizabeth Warren said she is "pleased" the FDIC will evaluate whether the decision to layoff workers at the agency puts the banking system at risk.

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GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen hikes his personal stake in Alibaba to $1 billion, WSJ says

Cohen's sizable stake in Alibaba is a bullish bet on China's economic growth in the long run, The Wall Street Journal said.

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The Top Trends from Forbes’ 2025 Fintech 50 List

Fintech Ranking | Feb 20, 2025 What We Can Learn from the Forbes Fintech 50 in 2025 Every year, Forbes publishes their annual ranking of the top Fintech companies.  Checkout the Forbes Fintech 50 in 2025, showing fintech companies that continue to grow despite pressure on company valuations and a slowdown in investment in the


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As DOGE continues federal budget cuts, Elon Musk turns focus to people over 100 receiving Social Security benefits

Amid efforts to cut wasteful federal spending, there's new scrutiny on just how long some Social Security beneficiaries have been receiving payments.

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CSA Seeks Industry Input on Data Portability Consultation

Data Portability | Feb 19, 2025 CSA's Launches the Collaboratory and First Testing Initiative on Data Portability Investor data is suck in silos and the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) is looking to gain more insight with a newly launched data portability testing consultation (CSA Multilateral Discussion Paper 11-406) to explore the ability for investors to


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Fiverr Launches AI-Powered Fiverr Go, Mixed Reactions

Gig Economy | Feb 19, 2025 Fiverr Launches AI-powered "Fiverr Go" to Help Freelancers Scale But Concerns About Job Security Remain On Feb 18, 2025, Fiverr officially unveiled Fiverr Go, a groundbreaking AI-driven platform designed to help freelances scale their gig businesses while maintaining full control over their creative rights. The launch comes at a


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Converting your home to a rental could trigger a 'tax bomb' when you sell, advisor says

Converting your home to a rental could increase your taxes when you eventually sell the property. Here's what to know.

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Top-rated charities are in jeopardy amid White House, DOGE cuts to foreign aid

President Donald Trump’s order pausing all U.S. foreign aid put many nonprofits in jeopardy. Donors can bridge some of the funding gap.

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Trump's plan to eliminate income taxes on Social Security benefits would help high-income households, report finds

President Donald Trump plans to fulfill his campaign promise to end taxes on Social Security benefit income. A new report finds that will benefit high earners.

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Op-ed: Amid DEI retreat, America's small businesses are not caving like big corporations

A CNBC|SurveyMonkey study finds small businesses continue to support diversity, equity and inclusion efforts even as political scrutiny intensifies.

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BDC Commits ~$1 Billion to Support Canadian Scale-ups

Financing | Feb 18, 2025 BDC Invests Nearly $1B to Boost Canadian Businesses Canada’s Business Development Bank (BDC) is injecting almost $1 billion into helping Canadian companies scale up and compete globally, during this period of challenging economic conditions.  The announced funding will almost be split between two growth funds as follows: The Growth Venture


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30% of Americans increased their emergency savings in 2024. That's progress, expert says

Inflation and high interest rates are still taking a toll, but more Americans are able to set money aside in an emergency fund, according to a recent report.

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Investment Asset Classes

Investing in a variety of asset classes can be an important strategy for investors who may be looking to build or diversify their portfolio. However, investors may not know what types of investment asset classes exist. What are the four … Continue reading


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