Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Sales is an art. It’s a delicate balance of persuasion, psychology and understanding of human nature. And like any art, it takes years of practice to perfect. At the age of 16, I launched my first business. It was a pretty simple venture — a jewelry business […]
Concerns over surging inflation and the consequent interest rate hikes led to a massive sell-off in the stock market during the year’s first half. Since inflation still hovers around uncomfortably high levels, investors can look to add commodity ETFs United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG), VanEck Uranium+Nuclear Energy (NLR), and Invesco MSCI Global Timber (CUT)
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Our current economic state is stressful. As the word “recession” floats all over the news, it seems we are in a sort of “will we or won’t we?” debate between those who believe a recession is unavoidable, those who think it can be side-stepped and those who
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With an almost 80% rally since the middle of May, there’s a strong case to be made for considering a long position in electric vehicle (EV) maker NIO’s (NYSE: NIO) shares. While they were well able to capitalize on the euphoria that swept equity markets before and after the COVID crash, investors have had to
Jared Mauch went and did it himself. About five years ago, Mauch started building his own broadband internet service as a side hustle to help bring affordable, fast internet to his own home and others nearby in rural Michigan, per reporting from Ars Technica. Now, he’s received $2.6 million in government funding to expand the
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. As a multimillionaire property investor and trainer, I am often asked about becoming financially educated. The current schooling system offers no help in this area, and consequently, most people are left economically illiterate. This serves the ruling class’s interests, who require obedient workers who have no choice
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Over the last decade, franchise systems have been selling to private equity buyers at higher and higher valuations. In fact, not only have more mature systems been changing hands, but each year it seems buyers will not only seek out smaller systems, but place values on these
It’s uncertain whether the current market advance is the start of a new bull market or a bear market rally. What cannot be debated is that biotech stocks are leading the market higher. Since the June lows, the iShares Biotechnology Index (IBB) is up 29%, nearly double that of the S&P 500. Among biotech stocks,
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. The ever-increasing rise of social media users means having a strong online presence has never been more important. Social network platforms almost tripled their total user base in the last decade — from 970 million in 2010 to an estimated 4.48 billion users in July 2021. This