Category: Financial News

Is it possible to invest in real estate with no money? If you watch “how-to-get-rich-in-real-estate infomercials” on TV and the Internet, everyone and their dog seems to be getting rich doing just that – but can you believe them?

You can invest in real estate with little to no money upfront, but it’s more complicated than the promoters make it seem, and you’ll need to be patient. Real estate isn’t a get-rich-quick scheme.

What you won’t find here are exotic real estate investment strategies, like fixes and flips, which require a lot of capital and are more sophisticated than HGTV programs would have you believe.

Physical Real Estate Investing: Four Things to Consider

Here are four qualifiers for investing in physical real estate, whether you have a large down

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Mazars has found itself in the headlines again this year after confirming it’s pausing work for crypto clients, including Crypto.com, KuCoin, and Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange.

The news rocking the cryptocurrency world came after the accounting firm in February backed away from another high-profile client — former President Donald Trump.

On Friday, Mazars told Yahoo Finance that it “paused its activity relating to the provision of Proof of Reserves Reports for entities in the cryptocurrency sector due to concerns regarding the way these reports are understood by the public.”

Here’s what else to know about the accounting firm.

Exterior view of the tower housing the headquarters of Mazars, an audit and consulting firm located in the Paris-La Défense business district

Exterior view of the tower housing the headquarters of Mazars, an audit and consulting firm located in the Paris-La Défense business district

What is Mazars?

Mazars is an international professional service firm that provides various financial services, including audit (49%), tax (16%), and outsourcing (16%), according to the firm’s 2020/2021

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Once upon a time, I found out my wife had braces when she was really young. Since she has such a beautiful smile, that made a ton of sense. However, this whole situation made me wonder how much braces might cost if all four of our kids wound up needing orthodontic care.

When we had this conversation, I initially joked that we would need to set up “braces savings accounts” for them instead of 529 college savings plans. That seemed really funny at the time, but this joke eventually turned into a financial reality.

When you actually do the math, traditional braces or Invisalign can easily cost $24,000 or more for four kids!

That’s not quite as much as a college education, but it’s still an expense that needs to be planned far in advance. 

Braces vs. Invisalign

Not surprisingly, there are a lot more options today for orthodontic care

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HEICO (HEY)

HEICO shares gained more than 1% in after hours trading on Monday after the aerospace company reported quarterly earnings which beat consensus estimates by a penny.

The company announced a fourth quarter profit of 70 cents per share on revenue of $609.64 million, which came ahead of Wall Street expectations for $602.2 million

HEICO also boosted its semi-annual dividend by 11% to 10 cents per share.

Stitch Fix (SFIX)

The online personal styling service announced that Kofi Amoo-Gottfried, chief marketing officer of DoorDash, has joined Stitch Fix’s Board of Directors, effective immediately. Amoo-Gottfried has also held senior positions at Meta (META) and Bacardi.

FuboTV (FUBO)

The sports-centric streaming service announced a carriage agreement with Scripps Networks, the national television network division of The EW Scripps Company. The move is aimed at further diversifying the platform’s programming into entertainment and news content. Shares rose about 0.5% in extended

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