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Performance Advertising Under the SEC’s Marketing Rule

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For investment advisers looking to attract prospective clients, advertising the performance of their investment strategies would be a logical way to market their services (at least if they had strong historical returns!). Two final prohibitions under the Marketing Rule include restrictions on the use of predecessor performance (e.g.,

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Is Robinhood Safe? – Good Financial Cents®

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But questions remain about how secure and reliable it is when compared to traditional brokerages. These protections help safeguard investors’ funds and securities in the event of a brokerage firm’s failure or other financial losses. SIPC stands for the Securities Investor Protection Corporation. Is Robinhood Safe to Use?

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Musings on Markets: META Lesson 1: Corporate Governance

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In the next post, I will use Facebook’s most recent earnings surprise to talk about inconsistencies in how accountants categorize corporate spending, and why these inconsistencies can skew investors perceptions of corporate profitability and financial health. billion in the third quarter of 2022. .

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Uber’s Loss Leaders, LendUp’s Big Push And Citi’s Continuing Costco Calamity

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Blowing around last week was the revelation that Uber is good at lots of things, but as of yet, turning a profit isn’t quite one of them. Uber: Lots Of Patrons, Still Looking For A Profit. Gupta has reportedly told investors that second quarter losses are up, even in the U.S., where the firm reported a Q1 profit.

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Putting the (Insta)cart before the (Grocery) horse: A COVID Favorite's Reality Check!

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Customers get the time-savings and convenience from having grocery shopping (and delivery, if chosen) done for them, but they pay in the form on both delivery fees and a service charge of 5-10% of the bill, depending on the store picked and the number of items in the basket.

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META Lesson 1: Corporate Governance

Musings on Markets

In the next post, I will use Facebook's most recent earnings surprise to talk about inconsistencies in how accountants categorize corporate spending, and why these inconsistencies can skew investors perceptions of corporate profitability and financial health. billion in the third quarter of 2022.

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Facebook Crushes Expectations, Warns of Increased Costs Coming Soon

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Q3 earnings and revenue both came in significantly higher than expected, with strong growth in Facebook’s mobile advertising business. Facebook has spent much of the last week in the regulatory line of fire over fake news and advertising purchased on the platform by Russian nationals looking to influence the course of the 2016 U.S.