If a real estate deal inside an IRA uses borrowed money, taxes can come due in the account itself, and you generally can’t pay that bill from your checking account.
The IRA Tax Trap on Leveraged Real Estate Read More »
After a pre-IPO company goes public, sitting on a losing stock to wait for a rebound isn’t the Ticker Tape approach. Sell, take the loss, and stay out of public-market volatility.
Sell It and Take the Loss: Why We Don’t Hold the Public Stock Read More »
Apple may be the most impressive company ever built, and still not be a buy at today’s price. Valuation, not how much you love the business, is the most important part of the decision.
A Phenomenal Company Isn’t Always a Great Investment Read More »
Ticker Tape brings together more than 200 investors to pool capital, share deal flow and combine expertise, so busy professionals don’t have to evaluate every deal alone.
How Ticker Tape Works: Pooling Capital, Deal Flow and Expertise Read More »
A deal can arrive as a phone call, an email, a term sheet or an executive summary. The first pass is only the start; industry expertise often has to come in next.
How a Private Deal Gets Reviewed Read More »
In a horse race, the bookmaker gets paid no matter who wins. That’s the idea behind investing in the cooling, energy and equipment companies that serve AI, not trying to pick the winning model.
Don’t Pick the Winner: Bet on the Companies That Win Either Way Read More »
A St. Louis-area apartment complex built on a subsided coal mine was the most frightening investment we’d made. The prior owner had already done the repairs and gone into foreclosure; we bought it at a steep discount to appraised value.
The Scariest Deal We Did: Apartments Built on a Coal Mine Read More »
The Boring Company’s tunnels look like a fix for traffic. In this short, Tom argues every Musk company, this one included, is aimed at getting people to Mars and the Moon.
Why Elon Musk Built the Boring Company Read More »
The Commerce Department agreed to $1.6 billion in funding for USA Rare Earth, a company Ticker Tape invested in early and helped raise more than $4.5 million for before the announcement.
USA Rare Earth Lands $1.6 Billion in U.S. Government Funding Read More »
Ticker Tape invests in apartment deals where we can add value, including properties our partner first sees when they fail and go back to Fannie Mae.
Why We Invest in Multifamily: Finding Value in Failed Deals Read More »
