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Zuckerberg’s Wealth Soars $3.8 Billion As Facebook Surges

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Mark Zuckerberg’s fortune soared $3.8 billion yesterday as shares of Facebook Inc., the world’s most-popular social-networking service, rallied 30 percent to the highest level since May 2012.

Angel Investors Go Through 'Boot Camp'

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Angel investors with a social conscience have many opportunities to put their money to good use, but they should go in realizing that impact investing isn't for the faint of heart.

SEC Tries Last Ditch Move To Put SAC’s Cohen Out Of Business

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In the end, billionaire Steven Cohen, one of the most successful hedge-fund managers of his generation, could end up getting banned from the business he dominated for an error of omission, not...

Web Site Matches Real Estate Deals With HNW 'Crowd'

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Realty Mogul, a Web site that launched in March and is backed by Microsoft, is allowing accredited investors to pool their funds on vetted real estate properties such as multifamily homes and...

Property Crushes Hedge Funds As Investors Look For Alternatives

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Hedge funds have been among the worst-performing alternative investments in recent years, followed by funds of hedge funds, which have lost money during that time.

Green Shoots

by Leila Boulton

Angel investors, venture capitalists and high-net-worth individuals are investing in the growing market for legalized marijuana.

Agriculture Tech The New Facebook?

by Michael S. Fischer

Finistere Ventures sees a coming investment boom in agriculture tech companies devoted to preventing a world food shortage.

Evercore Hires UBS Executives To Start Private Capital Advisory

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Evercore Partners Inc., the investment bank founded by former U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Roger Altman, hired two UBS executives to lead a new private capital advisory business.

Gold Bulls Defy Price Slump As Paulson Loss Widens

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Hedge funds lifted their bets on a gold rally, while this year’s bullion declines spurred losses for billionaire John Paulson.

Hedge Funds Post Biggest Declines In One Year

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Hedge funds posted their biggest monthly loss in more than a year after signs that the U.S. Federal Reserve may scale back its unprecedented stimulus triggered a selloff across global markets.

Blackstone Raises $5 Billion Rental Bet With Lending Arm

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Blackstone Group LP, the private- equity firm that has spent $5 billion on more than 30,000 distressed houses, is preparing to expand its bet on the housing recovery by lending to other landlords.

Billionaire's Strategy To Shield Profit From Taxes Draws IRS Attack

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A former Cold War code breaker may have cracked the tax code for hedge funds.

Cohen Said To Plead Fifth In Insider-Trading Probe

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Billionaire hedge-fund manager Steven A...

Corzine Likely To Be Sued By CFTC

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Jon S. Corzine probably will be sued by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for his role in the collapse of MF Global Holdings Ltd., said a source.

Hedge Funds Cut Gold Wagers As $55 Billion Erased

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Hedge funds cut bets on a gold rally by the most since February.

RIAs Investing With The 'Angels'

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As company start-up costs plummet because of cheaper, more powerful technology, RIAs and their mass-affluent clients have joined ultra-wealthy investors in participating in a wave of new early-stage,...

Hedge Fund Nomad Turns Art Dealer, Opens Gallery In London

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Born in Pakistan, Kashya Hildebrand spent 19 years working on Wall Street before starting anew as an art dealer in Geneva...

Entrepreneurs Leading Wealth Race, Report Says

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Entrepreneurship is outpacing inheritance as the leading driver of wealth creation, particularly in emerging markets, according to a new report by Barclays.

Wall Street Investors Sample Marijuana Industry

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Twenty companies serving the legal marijuana industry displayed their wares on Wall Street last week in search of investment capital—possibly the first baby steps of what some view as a budding...

Hedge Funds Cut Gold Bets As Paulson’s Loss Widens

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Hedge funds cut wagers on a gold rally for the first time in three weeks on mounting speculation central banks will curb record stimulus and as this year’s slump in bullion spurred losses for...

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