Private-equity firm Silver Lake made out like a bandit this week by piggybacking off the stock market frenzy stoked in recent weeks by users of a Reddit message board. Silver Lake was able to clear a profit of roughly $ 112 million on Wednesday by selling 44.4m newly minted shares …
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Since the time of antiquity, humans have been using woods to build their residences. Natural wood has been extensively used to build structures, roofs, floors, furniture, and just about anything else. While there are some other potent materials, wood offers a great number of intricate textures and patterns; while also …
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The first night sleeping in your new house is one of the strangest feelings. You are home, but you don’t feel like it. You feel like you are staying in somebody else’s house for the night. The shadows are weird, the sounds are strange and even the smell just is …
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Dear MarketWatch, I am 68 with $ 1.2 million in savings. I’d like to retire somewhere warm, no snow and near the beach. In January I’d like to be able to have a cup of coffee on my patio and not freeze my butt off. I don’t mind a jacket, …
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Getty Images Looking forward to finally turning the page on 2020 and optimistically embracing a reversal of fortune in the new year? Not so fast, according to the United Nations. “ ‘2021 is literally going to be catastrophic based on what we’re seeing at this stage of the game’ ” …
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Pin Share Tweet How to faux paint any surface to look like zinc. Have you ever tried painting a faux finish on a surface like a table top or a piece of furniture? Have you thought of trying, but thought it too hard to accomplish? I want to change that …
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Dear Moneyist, Last week, my parents surprised my three siblings and I, by giving us an in-life inheritance of $ 8 million U.S. dollars in stocks, bonds, ETFs etc. in a shared account (25% for each). As my brothers and I were discussing that we’d re-invest almost all of the …
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Pin Share Tweet How to make budget-friendly DIY aged concrete faux finishes on vases, bowls and planters that are trending now in home decorating without needing concrete. Another reason to try your hand at creating weathered, textured, and artisan decorative pottery finishes on items for your home is a good …
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Chuck Feeney Atlantic Philanthropies “ ‘I believe strongly in giving while living. I see little reason to delay giving when so much good can be achieved through supporting worthwhile causes today. Besides, it’s a lot more fun to give while you live than to give while you are dead.’ ” …
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