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M&A Marks Unicorn Activity

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It’s been rather quiet on the unicorn front in past weeks, but some activity of note more recently did extend across mergers, acquisitions and even a downround. In other possible M&A news, Airbnb is reported to be in talks to acquire Tilt, a startup that would help expand the booking service into actual payments.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (Nov 5-6) 2022

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Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” – this week’s edition kicks off with the news that as part of the ongoing integration between the merged companies, Charles Schwab plans to transition advisors currently on the TD Ameritrade custodial platform to Schwab’s platform over Labor Day weekend 2023.

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SPACs Sparkled In 2020, But What Lies Ahead For Them?

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One of 2020’s highest high-flyers has been the special purpose acquisition corporation, or SPAC. It might be hard in the midst of roaring markets and headlines trumpeting Dow 30,000 to remember that one of 2020’s highest high-flyers has been the special purpose acquisition corporation, or SPAC. And as reported by CNBC Monday (Dec.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (Dec 10-11) 2022

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Also in industry news this week: A recent survey indicates that retirement plan sponsors currently using financial advisors to support their plan are overwhelmingly satisfied with the service they receive, which also leads to improved retirement savings for their employees. Adam is an Associate Financial Planning Nerd at Kitces.com.

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Transcript: Michael Fisch

Barry Ritholtz

What was the original career plan? Michael Fisch : 00:01:39 [Speaker Changed] The original career plan was to be employed and provide a safety net for my mother and my two sisters. They’re one of the older private equity firms around, been been in business since 1994. They run over $27 billion in, in assets.

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Flipkart Ups Its Offer For Snapdeal

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Reuters went on to report that Flipkart plans to absorb the employees of Snapdeal but hasn’t said how many of its workers it will keep. A merger between the two Indian eCommerce firms would please SoftBank, granting it a large stake in India’s biggest eCommerce player if an all-equity deal were realized.

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Transcript: Kathleen McCarthy

Barry Ritholtz

But she answers a question, I’m just sitting there dumbfounded by how she’s just like, oh my God, that’s just an absolutely comprehensive explanation about something I had no idea about, and now I feel like I really know. You started your career doing M&A at Goldman Sachs. What was that like?