Sentences with phrase «off early investors»

A Ponzi scheme is a fraudulent investment method that pays off early investors with deposits from later ones.

In reality, Koretz was running a Ponzi scheme: using the money from new investors to pay off earlier investors.

«All Ponzi schemes eventually collapse, of course, when sufficient amounts can no longer be raised from new investors to pay off earlier investors.

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So Benchmark is setting things up where growing numbers of well - intentioned third parties, including early investor Shervin Pishevar, are demanding that it sell its Uber position, (lately worth about $ 8.4 billion), and get off the board.

Startups who hold off on publishing sometimes cite the need to protect intellectual property, but critics of the practice point to another reason: With early - stage capital already hard to come by, companies run the risk of scaring off investors if they open their underbaked ideas to rigorous scientific scrutiny.

The deal potentially takes a chess piece off the table for NRG Energy, the power producer that announced a transformation plan earlier this year under the guidance of billionaire hedge - fund manager Paul Singer and fellow activist investor Charles John Wilder.

The stake has now fallen to about $ 430 million, with spooked investors selling off their holdings following rumors of the hack earlier Friday.

Heidi Messer, an entrepreneur who holds all - female poker games that have introduced early - stage female investors to female entrepreneurs, cautions those who write off these types of companies as niche players.

We serve institutional investor clients in the U.S. and globally, providing direct access to both early and late stage private companies that are frequently closed off to other investors.

SoftBank and a group of investors are looking to buy Uber shares at 30 percent off, as part of the massive $ 10 billion investment that was announced earlier this month.

As an entrepreneur Khoshbin is always looking for opportunities, venturing off into other businesses as a seed - stage investor committed to identifying, financing and developing early - stage growth businesses led by promising entrepreneurs.

Those investors got a reminder of the potential volatility in recent weeks, when emerging - market stock funds lost just as much as S&P 500 index funds during the sell - off in late January and early February, even though the trigger for the market's fear was an economic report out of the United States.

TIL, which typically uses its own resources or that of its deep - pocket parent BCCL to fund growth initiatives, had kicked off the uncharacteristic move of raising substantial external capital for MagicBricks Realty Services Ltd early last year when the digital real estate business in India saw the emergence of a host of new players backed by global investors such as SoftBank, News Corp and Tiger Global.

Starting sometime in early 2012, and continuing until he left the Company, Shkreli used his control over Retrophin to enrich himself, and to pay off claims of MSMB investors (who he had defrauded).

Early in his presidency, investors quickly learned to shrug off Mr. Trump's criticism of companies.

We gather from its white paper that early investors benefit off this supply and demand movement.

If Zcash takes off, it could generate significant wealth for early investors.

A three - day sell - off has taken the Australian sharemarket back to levels last seen in early May, as falling commodity prices and upcoming events such as a US interest rate decision and the «Brexit» vote take their toll on investor confidence.

Investors were obviously not excited about the numbers, because the stock sold off as much as 12 percent in early morning trade before recovering late in the day with the typical shenanigans we have now come to expect in our casino markets.

«The dominance of these companies is choking off the start - up world,» Roger McNamee, an early investor in Google and Facebook and founder of the investment firm Elevation Partners, said of the two companies.

The company often invests in projects that could take years to come to fruition — it's currently benefiting from early investments of films for smartphones — but when those bets start paying off 3M's investors often reap the benefits.

Equity crowdfunding has taken off as an investment option in the last years following the passage of the JOBS Act, allowing average investors to get a stake in early - stage startups.

Earlier in the day, wary investors sold off industrial giants that depend heavily on China for revenue, including Apple (AAPL), Boeing (BA), Caterpillar (CAT) and Intel (INTC).

Getting investor money is becoming more difficult for startups, with early - stage venture funding tapering off after peaking in...

A sell - off in global stocks in early 2018 may have spooked investors, but respondents to PWM's third annual asset allocation survey remain optimistic that the global economy remains on course

Apple investors seemed to shrug off the news; in early afternoon trading, the company's stock was slightly up.

But unless you're an incredibly talented or lucky investor or you expect to die early (and your spouse's benefit isn't an issue), you're probably better off just waiting until full - retirement age to collect.

But with my early retirement around the corner and my research on Safe Withdrawal Rates and the menace of «Sequence Risk,» I have that nagging question on my mind: Are the instances where an investor would be better off throwing in the towel and selling equities to hedge against Sequence Risk?

The company often invests in projects that could take years to come to fruition — it's currently benefiting from early investments of films for smartphones — but when those bets start paying off 3M's investors often reap the benefits.

For the next 24 hours the Value Investors Congress is offering an early bird special of $ 1,400 off the regular price.

Our clients are never penalized for paying off their loans early, and by providing fast access to funds, Minnesota investors and entrepreneurs can immediately capitalize on fleeting opportunities and see profits from their business ventures more quickly.

If an investor put money in this CD, held the CD for only four months and paid a penalty for early withdrawal, he or she would be better off than having earned the best available money market deposit account yield of 1.35 %.

At Lending Club, because they are taking a 1 % fee of each borrower payment, when a borrower pays off a loan early it can have a negative impact on investors.

(A bad early investing experience can turn an investor off of stocks forever.)

Earlier this year, the company fended off an attempt by activist investor George Armoyan and his firm, Clarke Inc. (symbol CKI on Toronto), to place three of its nominees on Sherritt's board of directors.

The impressive stock rally off of the early February lows — an 11.5 % monster bounce for the market - cap weighted S&P 500 — has many investors believing that the worst is in the rear view mirror.

I don't know of anyone that blogs about retiring early by living off of dividend income that's also a professional investor.

The early investors made enough money to live off for the rest of their lives and enough for the generations ahead of them to live off of.

But no new investors were quickly forthcoming and company, ethical to the end, wound up early so it could pay off debts.

This inability to produce a focused offering can scare off many investors, but selling multiple products has a number of upsides, including offering a wider range of early customers and long - run revenue opportunities.

Giorgi is an early bitcoin investor, who succeeded in turning a couple of thousands in the emerging crypto market into the foundation of a thriving on - chain and off - chain investment ventures, including a Construction Company in Los Angeles, USA.

Fisker also never told the investors that his company had been cut off from government funds months earlier due to having missed their targets.

The stake has now fallen to about $ 430 million, with spooked investors selling off their holdings following rumors of the hack earlier Friday.

Indeed, as investor Roger Ver pointed out in one of his tweets, if Antonopoulos had put more money into bitcoin early on, he would have been a lot better off financially.

On a recent episode of The Crypto Show, longtime Bitcoin angel investor and Bitcoin.com CEO Roger Ver, who has been referred to as «Bitcoin Jesus» due to his early adoption and advocacy of the technology, shared his thoughts on Bitcoin Cash, which is a cryptocurrency that forked off from the Bitcoin network in August of this year.

Building off of these early partnerships, Paymon hasn't had to spend capital on advertising — which makes it a darkhorse ICO for keen - eyed investors.

If a loan does pay off early, the mortgage bank and / or loan officer has to repay the entire premium to the investor.

No legitimate investment exists and the money from later investors is used to pay off earlier obligations, providing an appearance of legitimacy.