A New Standard for Investment Portfolios
True innovation in finance is rare. In 1952, Nobel Prize Laureate Harry Markowitz created one such innovation as a long-term portfolio strategy: the 60/40 portfolio. This concept involves investing 60%...
View ArticleTop 5 Industries to Look Out for in 2023
2022 was nothing short of a roller-coaster ride. As the pandemic was receding into the background of most people’s lives, Americans were hopeful for a full recovery of the economy. However, rising...
View ArticleWhat’s Next for Laid-Off Tech Employees?
Recently, the tech industry has experienced a wave of layoffs as companies adjust to shifting market conditions and a changing business landscape. From small startups to established corporations, many...
View ArticleWhy Preferred Stock Isn’t Always “Preferred”
Should Investors Prefer Preferred Stock? In online startup investing, both preferred stock and common stock are widely offered by companies to investors. (Preferred stock is more rare in the public...
View ArticleAre Investment DAOs the Future of Venture Capital?
In recent years, decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) have emerged as a new way of organizing and operating businesses. DAOs are essentially self-governing entities that operate on the...
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Can Generative AI Help With Venture Investing?
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has been the hottest topic of 2023 so far. In the 2023 Y Combinator winter batch, there are 59 generative AI startups — one-fifth of the total batch. We are now...
View ArticleStartup Investors Deserve More Transparency
If you’ve ever invested in the stock market or followed a public company, you know how important annual reports are. These reports contain extensive information about a company’s financials and...
View ArticleMind the Financial Data Gap in Crowdfunding Rounds
In my last blog post, I wrote about the importance of financial data. Companies raising money through equity crowdfunding — especially through Regulation Crowdfunding, or Reg CF — have to disclose...
View ArticleThe Pluses and Pitfalls of Secondary Marketplaces
One of the biggest drawbacks of investing in startups is that it can be difficult for investors to exit their investments. Unlike shares of publicly traded companies that can be bought and sold on the...
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Seeking Certainty: The Pursuit of a Reliable Benchmark for Private VC-Backed...
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on OPEN’s Substack platform, OPEN Official. We’re grateful to have the opportunity to share this insightful piece with our readers. Enjoy diving...
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