An interview and Q&A with billionaire hedge fund manager and founder of Canyon Partners, Josh Friedman. In this interview, Josh discusses how he went from graduate to hedge fund manager, how the markets are changing and the increased competition of capital. Josh also talks about how he invests in commercial real estate, Value investing and
MoMo Productions | Getty Images When Laika Kayani started to lose her voice late one night last year, she picked up her iPhone and got connected to a doctor through a video-chat service called American Well. Kayani, who works at a health-tech company in San Francisco, used the app because her young son and husband
President Donald Trump has railed repeatedly about the Federal Reserve’s “quantitative tightening” and the impact it has had on economic growth during his administration. The program will be over soon, which may not bring as much relief as Trump thinks. One reason the president may not want to get his hopes up too much is
“It’s a taboo topic,” said Cameron Huddleston, a personal finance journalist and author of “Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk. “ Huddleston was not referring to sex, as you might expect, but rather the other issue families avoid all too often – money. From wills to life insurance, the longer you wait, the trickier
Traders work at the Coty booth on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Jin Lee | Bloomberg | Getty Images Beauty company Coty is by far the best-performing stock in the S&P 500 so far this year. Shares of the cosmetics distributor are up more than 100% in 2019, while the S&P 500
Feverpitched | iStock | Getty Images No two retirements look the same. But there is one thing all individuals face in their golden years: high health-care costs. Medicare beneficiaries will need as much as $400,000 for health expenses per couple, according to 2018 research from the Employee Benefit Research Institute. That is up from $370,000
Cynthia and Alex are parents to a 6-year-old son, Jake. “It was a dream come true,” Alex said, of becoming a dad. But for the high school sweethearts, conceiving a child was only possible with in vitro fertilization, which was covered by Cynthia’s insurance through her employer. They have what’s called “unexplained infertility.” Cynthia then
Lydia Macy, right, of Berkeley, Calif., siding with a same-sex couple, holds a sign outside the Supreme Court where arguments were being on heard on whether a Colorado baker, who refused to make a wedding cake for the couple based on his religious beliefs, is protected by the First Amendment on December 5, 2017. Tom
“Zero inventory” has been mostly unobtainable for manufacturers. But cutting-edge 3D printing technology is giving managers renewed hope. Carbon announced Tuesday it raised $260 million in growth funding. This San Francisco company is developing a platform executives claim will bring 3D printing to high-volume production. Selective laser melting, direct metal laser sintering, 3d printing, industry 4.0 Getty
By Dean Hedeker, Next Avenue Contributor For people nearing retirement or in retirement, every dollar counts and planning ahead is paramount. That’s especially true for taxes. Now that 2018 tax returns are behind us, this is an opportune time to look for 2019 tax savings strategies for retirement. Here are two ways to do it: Use