Monthly Archives: September 2022

How to Quickly Adapt to Change and Future-Proof Your Business

Three years into starting my business I was offered a tough choice. A company I previously worked for, Adobe, contacted me in regard to a full-time job opportunity. At this time I was doing well enough with my business, I was making decent money, but it still felt like a grind. Photo credit: Irina Logra…

Cathie Wood Doubled Down on This Biotech Stock, Should You?

Biotech company Ginkgo Bioworks’ (DNA) top-line growth didn’t translate into bottom-line improvement in its last quarter. The stock is currently trading approximately 84% below its 52-week high, and analysts expect the company to report significant losses in the fiscal 2022 and 2023. However, since renowned investor Cathie Wood has recently doubled down on DNA, should…

These 7 Books Can Help You Make More Money and Advance Your Career

“What book should I read?” There’s a reason that entrepreneurs ask each other that. It’s because the best books aren’t just a good read — they’re a comprehensive guide for how to build, grow, and tackle the biggest challenges. So, what should you read? We get pitched a lot of books at Entrepreneur, and wanted…

Companies Need To Be Better at Hiring, Not Firing. 7 Tips To Pick And Retain The Best Talent During Uncertain Economic Times.

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Research by McKinsey and Company states it takes a “multifaceted approach to attract and retain talent” in the Great Resignation. Even as recession fears grow, 40% of workers plan to quit their jobs. So what are the most successful strategies for hiring and retaining talent amid the…

Shone Tran of Chicken Meets Rice on Stepping into Food Entrepreneurship

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Takeaways from this episode: Destiny From a Diagnosis – Shone Tran was able to pull a sense of urgency from tragic news concerning his father. That sense of urgency was the foundational inspiration that got Chicken Meets Rice off the ground. Starting Small – For Shone Tran,…

MarketBeat Podcast: Stock Market, Bad News is Good News

This week on The MarketBeat Podcast Kate’s guest is Michael Wang, founder of Prometheus Alternative Investments. Michael has done stints at Citigroup as well as hedge funds and understands the market from various perspectives. In this interview, he discusses why he believes institutional investors are positioned bearishly at this time, and how individuals should approach…

Forget Bitcoin, Block’s Ecosystems are the Real Growth Drivers

It’s been a tough year for payments platform fintech Block (NYSE: SQ) stock as it trades down (-58%) on the year. The old adage, “it’s better to have had and lost, than to never had it at all” is what optimistic investors must remind themselves every day. The pandemic was a boon for e-commerce and…

What Does an Inverted Yield Curve Mean For You?

You’ve heard the term inverted yield curve (IYC) mentioned on many occasions in the media, even on the evening news. It has a negative stigma attached to it, but like many people, you may not know what it actually means or how it can affect you. A yield curve is created on a graph by…

SPY vs. QQQ: Which ETF Wins in 2022?

Soon autumn leaves will do their best impression of this year’s U.S. stock market— a lot of falling. MarketBeat.com – MarketBeat Barring a miraculous late year run, the major indices will finish in the red for the first time since 2018. That means the ETFs that track them, will drag down many investment account values…

3 Ways to Avoid the Quiet Quitting of Your Gen Z Employees

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Articles about quiet quitting (when employees stop hustling and do the bare minimum required for a job) popped up in my LinkedIn feed all over the place last week. After reading these articles, I realized quiet quitting is just a catchy name for Gen Z employees who…