Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Who invented the light bulb? Of course, you mean Thomas Edison. However, what you may not realize is that Edison did not invent the light bulb. Joseph Wilson Swan and Henry Woodward actually invented it. What Edison did really well was commercialize the invention. But why do…
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ETFs continue to gain fund flows at the expense of mutual funds, according to the latest data from Morningstar. BlackRock's Larry Fink sees a massive opportunity in using private indexes to build ETFs and other funds, but it's still unclear how, Reuters reports. These are among the investment must-reads we found this week for wealth…
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In 2023, a record 5.5 million new business applications were filed in the US, and The US Treasury announced in September the agency is still receiving more than 430,000 small business applications per month. But while the entrepreneurial dream is alive and well, the question of where to open your business can seem daunting —…
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Arkin Group, an international risk intelligence and consulting firm, has launched TAG Intel, which will provide non-partisan geopolitical intelligence to the wealth management community. TAG Intel is led by Jack Devine, a 32-year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency, who aims to democratize the information he has been bringing to global corporate clients since 2000….
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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Before creating a trio of eponyms gymnastics and ninja training academiesDominique Dawes was a standout member of the iconic 1996 Magnificent Seven – the first US women's gymnastics team to achieve Olympic gold. During those Games, Dawes also won a bronze on the floor exercise, becoming the…
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Arkin Group, an international risk intelligence and consulting firm, has launched TAG Intel, which will provide non-partisan geopolitical intelligence to the wealth management community. TAG Intel is led by Jack Devine, a 32-year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency, who aims to democratize the information he has been bringing to global corporate clients since 2000….
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Attention, Kmart shoppers: On October 20, the last full-size Kmart location in the continental US, a store in Bridgehampton, New York, will close its doors. That leaves alone a smaller Kmart in Miami and three stores in the U.S. Virgin Islands as the only remaining locations — a far cry from the more than 2,300…
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Stifel and Invesco will pay $35 million each to settle SEC allegations that the firms failed to properly keep electronic communications outside the proxy channel. In addition, nine other firms filed similar charges in the latest round of affected firms. The total penalties among the eleven firms are $88 million. Related: SEC charges 26 firms…
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Although 83% of American adults said that parents are most responsible for teaching their children about money31% of American parents never talk to their children about this topic, according to a survey from CNBC and Acorns. Last week, the topic came up at Northwestern Mutual A better way to money podcast, which featured the social…
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Mercer Global Advisors, one of the nation's largest and fastest-growing registered investment advisors with $63 billion in client assets, has hired Elizabeth Hioe as its new chief people officer. She replaces Martine Lellis, Mercer's former chief talent officer, who was promoted in May to the principle of M&A partner development. At Mercer, Hioe will be…
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