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Trump's SEC Should Pick up Where It Left Off: Proxy Advisors Aug. 06, 2025
When everyday individuals and families invest their hard-earned money in corporate America, they exp... Read More
What Does the Future Hold for iBuyers? Dec. 21, 2021
Dear Monty: Zillow has announced they will no longer participate as an instant buyer (iBuyer) due to... Read More
A Securities Law Primer For Startups: Part 2 of 2 Nov. 30, 2021
Sadly, the securities laws don't make it easy for small startups to raise capital from lots of "litt... Read More
A Primer on Convertible Debt Nov. 16, 2021
"I have a successful growing business, to the point where a number of investors are starting to knoc... Read More
How To Build a Successful (and Lawsuit-Proof) Benefit Corporation Oct. 26, 2021
"Some friends and I are thinking about setting up a benefit corporation or 'B corp' for our business... Read More
Older Investors Are Asking: Should I Get Out of Stocks? Nov. 11, 2020
Dear Carrie: I'm 70, and like a lot of older investors, I was still heavily invested in the stock ma... Read More
When SAFEs Aren't So Safe: Part 1 of 2 Nov. 19, 2019
"I am a successful entrepreneur who has decided to make an angel investment in a small startup compa... Read More
Betting Billions on Bizarre Entrepreneurs Oct. 31, 2019
What can you say about "sophisticated" investors who would pile billions into a startup whose 40-yea... Read More
The Fashion of Silicon Knavery Mar. 29, 2018
How did it come to this? How was Mark Zuckerberg able to prance the globe vacuuming up the ad revenu... Read More
The US Should Welcome More Investor Immigrants Feb. 15, 2018
There's a deep political divide over how to handle immigration, and clashes over the issue have cont... Read More
FINRA's Coming Database, S&P and Moody's Oct. 11, 2017
Dear Mr. Berko: My brother-in-law, who is a longtime human resources officer with a New York Stock E... Read More
'Bro Culture' Companies May Do Poorly by Being Bad May. 11, 2017
What exactly does Uber have to offer that other companies do not? The ride-hailing service doesn't o... Read More
Steve Bannon Failed His Father, Not AT&T Mar. 16, 2017
Marty Bannon did all the right things, mostly. He raised five children, lived modestly, worked hard ... Read More
Comey Fallout: The Economy Votes for Clinton Nov. 01, 2016
Amid all the polling whiplash, one survey consistently backs Hillary Clinton, and with enthusiasm. T... Read More
Elitist Arrogance, Part II Jun. 08, 2016
A basic economic premise holds that when the price of something rises, people seek to economize on i... Read More
Our Sick Drug Business May. 03, 2016
Sometimes the road to hell is paved with bad intentions. A company adopts a business model so twiste... Read More
An Uber Disappointment Apr. 20, 2016
Dear Mr. Berko: Our Morgan Stanley stockbroker will let us get in early on Uber stock, but we'd have... Read More
Is Equity Crowdfunding Right for Your Business? Apr. 12, 2016
Last week, my new book, "The Crowdfunding Handbook," was officially released. Three years in the mak... Read More
Uber Is the Future Jun. 10, 2014
As dawn creeps over New York's Jamaica Bay, flocks of wide-bodied red-eyes — overnight flights... Read More
Other Paths to Better Pay May. 20, 2014
Did you read about investors in Chipotle Mexican Grill rejecting the outlandish pay package the fast... Read More
