Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes found guilty Holmes was the poster child of Silicon Valley hubris, taking “fake it till you make it” to illegal extremes. She was found not guilty on several charges relating to patients and company ads in Arizona. U.S. unemployment rate falls in December but rises for Black women However, the unemployment…
The Worst Time to Invest with Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett is arguably the greatest investor of all time, to date. His track record is undeniable. Between 1965 and 2020, Berkshire Hathaway stock had an average annual return of 20%, almost double the return of the S&P 500 Index. Of course, we all know he’s the GOAT now, but how would investors have evaluated…
Happy New Year from Paris
I am taking the last week of the year off. I’ve been in Paris since the day after Christmas, with my husband. This is our first time away from our children since before the pandemic and the first time away from our daughter, who turns 2 in February. We miss them dearly, but we needed…
The Best of The Belle Curve 2021
This year went by in the blink of an eye. The fall was so busy, that I didn’t have time to write. The growth my firm experienced this year was incredible, bordering on insane. Every time I think I’ve hit my limit, I find a way to stretch and do a little more. So while…
And Just Like That
Today is my 40th birthday. The ‘BIG 4-0’ is what they called it when I was growing up, although today that level of intensity seems to have been pushed back a decade. Nevertheless, it feels like a big milestone and seems an opportune time to take stock of my accomplishments so far and to determine…
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Melania Trump’s Next Act Is Selling NFTs “Melania’s Vision” can be bought with Sol, a type of cryptocurrency that operates on the Solana blockchain. The NFT costs 1 Sol, which was worth $181.34 apiece Thursday afternoon, according to data provider CoinMarketCap. FDA permanently allows medication abortion pills through mail The more lax policy has opened…
Come On Ride The Train
In case you missed it, we launched a cryptocurrency index a few weeks ago. With great anticipation and excitement, my account was funded and traded on launch day. I waited until late in the afternoon for confirmation that the wire from my bank did in fact make it to my new crypto account and breathed…
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Women Earn $2 Million Less Than Men in Their Careers as Doctors Female doctors make less than their male counterparts starting from their very first days on the job, according to a large new study. Over the course of a 40-year-career, researchers estimated, this pay gap adds up to at least $2 million. Supreme Court…
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The Hot New Trend For Hedge Funds Is—Finally—Female Founders “It is a watershed moment to have multiple female-led hedge fund launches,” says Dominique Mielle, a former partner and portfolio manager at Canyon Capital and author of Damsel in Distressed: My Life in the Golden Age of Hedge Funds. “Women must outperform men if they want to stay…
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‘Queen of Thanksgiving’ Martha Stewart Cooks Up New Batch of Ethereum NFTs The collection has a range of price points, from $100 for a photorealistic image to $1,000 for an impressionist rendition. Palette knife, watercolor and oil painting restyles cost $500. The most expensive NFT in the collection is the animated NFT, which is currently…
