After funding her 401(k) for 25 years, one woman realized it wouldn’t be enough to retire. She explains the beginner-friendly strategy she used to start investing in real estate with zero money upfront.
When Tresa Todd decided to pursue real-estate investing, she didn’t have a ton of savings. She started with wholesaling because it doesn’t require any upfront capital. After knocking on 57 doors, she landed her first deal and turned a $20,000 profit, she said. Tresa Todd expected to be able to retire comfortably after a decades-long…
Zoom execs claim its new workplace product is winning sales away from Microsoft’s ‘clunky’ competitor in leaked video
Zoom earlier this year acquired employee-engagement platform Workvivo. Zoom execs told employees Workvivo wins 80% of sales versus Microsoft’s “clunky” competitor, Viva. Zoom is actively looking for new products to boost its tepid revenue growth. According to a recording of an all-hands meeting viewed by Insider, Zoom executives claim that the company’s new employee engagement product,…
The CEO who brutally fired hundreds of the people on Zoom is taking his startup public in a move that could make or break him
Vishal Garg is taking Better, a mortgage startup, public through a long-delayed SPAC deal. The stock dropped more than 90% on its first day of trading, but Garg insists he has a plan. Read what he said about making acquisitions and the millions he’s received in company loans. Better Home & Finance, an online mortgage…
We’ve made $25,000 this year caring for other people’s pets on Rover. This side hustle doesn’t feel like work, and it’s helped us save to buy a house.
Rachel Bell is a physical therapist who started pet sitting on Rover, a pet-care platform, in 2021. Bell and her wife board pets in their home and fulfill the duties around their work schedules. She shares how she advertises her services on Rover, works with customers, and sets her prices. This is an as-told-to essay…
‘It seems inevitable’: A $254 million hedge fund manager warns that banking and fiscal crises are coming as reckless government spending gets out of hand — but investors can avoid the pain by making these 5 moves
Investors should prepare for fiscal, banking, and energy crises, a hedge fund manager warned. Praetorian Capital’s Harris Kupperman shared why he’s not hopeful right now. With turbulence expected ahead, he outlined five types of investments. Harris Kupperman, the manager of a hedge fund, insists he isn’t a perpetual pessimist, but those who get that impression…
Stanford and Cal seek salvation: ACC invitations, or rejections, should come soon
The schools are desperate to join the ACC after the Pac-12’s collapse Stanford and Cal’s athletic departments’ fates are expected to be decided by early next week, and possibly within the next 72 hours, as the schools await ACC invitations. After being stranded for 19 days following the Pac-12’s demise, the Cardinals and Bears have…
49ers’ Sam Darnold wins No. 2 quarterback job, Trey Lance could be on move
The 49ers are going with Sam Darnold as their top backup to Brock Purdy, thus putting Trey Lance’s future in limbo rather than keep him as the No. 3 option SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Trey Lance’s tumultuous tenure with the 49ers reached a watershed moment on Wednesday, one that was somewhat predictable but still stunning.…
Pac-12 preview: Our breakdown of the quarterback depth (because it’s not always about the starters)
The Hotline’s QBCQ takes the quality of the backups into account The Pac-12 is entering its final season with possibly the best quarterback class in its history. The conference is home to the reigning Heisman Trophy winner as well as three of the top nine betting favorites for the award in 2023. In Pro Football…
Oakland money service business operators charged with laundering thousands, as feds signal their intent to target drug traffickers’ proceeds
They kept 15,000 digital fake IDs, feds say OAKLAND, Calif. — According to court records, the owners of a local money service business have been charged with laundering funds to “high risk drug trafficking areas” in Central America, indicating that federal prosecutors in the Bay Area are targeting more than just fentanyl trafficking. Silvana Jorge…
