Personal Capital

In The Masters of Private Equity and Venture Capital, the pioneers of the industry share the investing and management wisdom they have gained by investing in and transforming their portfolio companies. Based on original interviews conducted by the authors, this book is filled with colorful stories on the subjects that most matter to the high-level investor, such as selecting and working with management, pioneering new markets, adding value through operational improvements, applying private equity principles to non-profits, and much more.

The founders and driving force behind the Foundry Group - a venture capital firm focused on investing in early-stage information technology companies - Brad and Jason have been involved in hundreds of venture capital financings. Their investments range from small startups to large Series A venture financing rounds. The new edition of Venture Deals continues to show fledgling entrepreneurs the inner-workings of the VC process, from the venture capital term sheet and effective negotiating strategies to the initial seed and the later stages of development.

Are you ready to help other investors build their wealth while you build your real estate empire? The road map outlined in this book helps investors looking to inject more private capital into their business - the most effective strategy for growth! Author and real estate investor Matt Faircloth explains how to develop long-term wealth, as learned from his own valuable lessons and experiences in real estate.

Raising capital is the single most sought-after and lucrative skill in the entire real estate sector. It's the one skill that, if truly mastered, can ensure you’ll always have a place in the world of investment real estate. Unfortunately, the pervasive myth that’s perpetuated throughout the real estate sector is that if you have a great deal, the money will just show up. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Initial public offerings (IPOs), or new listings of companies on stock exchanges, are among the most important form of finance and generate considerable attention and excitement. They are used to raise capital or to monetize investments by the early generation of venture capital and other private investors. They are increasingly international in scope and reach. This audio handbook provides a comprehensive overview of why companies list on stock exchanges, how IPOs are regulated, initially valued, and their performance in the short and long run.

The only thing between most people and more money is knowledge. If you don’t have money, it’s because you don’t understand money. If you don’t understand money, then learn how to understand it. Simple You are so lucky to have made your way to this book. I am going to give you the simple step-by-step recipe for transforming your life by creating wealth and achieving financial freedom. It’s also about hard work. And the more hard work you do the luckier you get. This book is for a number of different audiences. It’s for young adults; twenty and thirty-somethings that are making ...

Discover everything you need to know to generate the capital you need to take the real estate investing world by storm. Ninety percent of millionaires in the United States invest in real estate. Why? Because each and every one of them has done their homework, and they understand that investing in real estate is one of the best ways (if not the best way) to generate passive income in something that will only appreciate in value.

Learn how to find and invest in early-stage startups with no prior investing experience! Did you know that with just $100 you can invest in high growth startups just like Mark Cuban and Mr. Wonderful do on Shark Tank? According to Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, the first 20 or so outside investors put in around $50,000 each for a stake of a little less than 1% of the company at the time. If those early investors had held on to their entire stakes, their shares could be worth over $10 Billion dollars today! Today, it’s easier than ever to invest in startups starting with $100. This ...

The funny and talented Chip Gaines is well known to millions of people as a TV star, renovation expert, bestselling author, husband to Joanna, and father of four in Waco, Texas. But long before the world took notice, Chip was a serial entrepreneur who was always ready for the next challenge. Whether it was buying a neighborhood laundromat or talking a bank into a loan for some equipment to start a lawn-mowing service, Chip always knew that the most important thing was to take that first step.

Courage to Grow tells how a small school in Austin, Texas, sparked a worldwide awakening of families, who believe every child deserves to find a calling that will change the world. In an age where Google shares information, Uber shares cars, and Airbnb shares rooms, Acton Academy turns learning upside down by equipping children to share learning with each other, in a close-knit community with extremely high standards of excellence.

The chief endowment officers at (CIOs) at endowments, foundations, family offices, pension funds, and sovereign wealth funds are the leaders in the world of finance. They marshal trillions of dollars on behalf of their institutions and influence how capital flows throughout the world. But these elite investors live outside of the public eye. Across the entire investment industry, few participants understand how these holders of the keys to the kingdom allocate their time and their capital.

Want to get started investing in rental property, but not sure how? Do you want to become a full-time real estate investor, but not sure where to start or how to buy rental property with confidence? Have you heard about real estate loopholes, but not sure how to use them to benefit you? This useful and informative guide will break down all the barriers you have to get started investing in real estate. Skip the Flip teaches you the fundamentals you have to know to be a successful investor.

Capital Raising will help those looking to consistently raise capital over time from investors without having to cold call them or slowly network through existing connections. This book provides a five-step system to attract investors to your offering over time, so they are wanting to get their foot in the door at your office instead of having to cold call potential investors endlessly with no response.

This book lists some of the best exchange traded funds available and shows you how to evaluate and research the various funds to find "the best of the best". The book also describes how to invest in a manner that mitigates risk and gives the investor a better chance of developing a diversified profitable portfolio of ETF funds by investing for the long term with a minimum of time and effort. The book also describes how to project trends in ETF prices and look for chart technical factors that can affect ETF future performance.

Based on over 10 years working with small businesses, Kassan says the landscape of investment capital is far larger and more diverse than many would have you believe. Venture capitalists looking for a tenfold return on their investment are a tiny minority, and many investors are just as mission-driven as entrepreneurs. Kassan takes listeners through a six-step process to create a customized capital-raising plan, one that inspires them, excites them, and is in complete agreement with their business, their values, and their lives.

>#BreakIntoVC: How to Break Into Venture Capital And Think Like an Investor, gives you the insight to understand technology investing without endlessly scouring the Internet or having access to the top venture firms in the industry. What if a few new habits could help you understand the complex and ever-changing landscape of the technology sector? What if you could tell a great business from a good business with a few simple steps? Imagine being one of the smartest people in the room when it comes to transportation technology, drones, or healthcare technology.

Learn how to lower your property tax bill. Are you confused about the way in which all the different taxes interact and impact on your property business? Or maybe you're considering your first foray into the fascinating world of property investment? Then this book is for you. 

Best-selling author of Gurus of Chaos and The Unusual Billionaires, Saurabh Mukherjea puts his money where his mouth is. Saurabh follows the "Coffee Can" approach to high-quality, low-risk investing. His firm, Ambit Capital, is one the largest wealth managers in India which invests with this approach and delivers stupendous returns. In Coffee Can Investing, Saurabh will show you how to go about low-risk investments that generate great returns.

What happens when the world around you is spinning with so many questions, hurdles, and problems? How do you get to live the life you have always dreamed of—and reach the goals that you and your family desire? The answer, says author Irvin Schorsch, is through finding the right kind of family-focused fiduciary firm that can be a trusted partner to help you in all aspects of life.

Want to get started in real estate investing but not sure from where to start? For centuries, real estate investing has been regarded as the most predictable path to “new money” wealth generation in the world…and for good reason. With the right game plan in place, building life-changing wealth in real estate is not a matter of if…it’s a matter of when. And, you can do it starting today, from wherever you are, with $0 in your bank account.