
Month: June 2021








Confluent IPO: CFLT Stock Listed on Nasdaq Exchange
The Confluent IPO is here! The company filed with the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) to go public on June 24th.
Is Confluent a good investment opportunity? Let’s dig into the details…
Confluent IPO: Business Overview
Confluent was founded in 2014 by Jay Kreps, Neha Narkhede and Jun Rao. The three met working at LinkedIn. In 2011, they developed event streaming software called Kafka, a now open-source Apache Software project. Kafka is the foundation for Confluent’s commercial software.
The Silicon Valley-based tech company is a pioneer in event stream processing. The platform’s data infrastructure connects all of a company’s systems and tracks events happening …read more […]

What is the After-Tax Real Rate of Return?
It’s always nice to see positive gains in your portfolio. But what you’re looking at isn’t actually accurate—at least, not until you factor in taxes. What is the after-tax real rate of return for your investments? It’s an important question every investor needs to ask themselves. You might be surprised to learn that taxes (and time) can take a big chunk out of your ROI.
To understand the after-tax real rate of return, it’s important to see beyond the numbers in your portfolio. Instead, consider what happens after you exit your position and take your gains. Before that money goes …read more […]



When Will Crypto Rebound? It May Have Already Started
The crypto markets can’t seem to make up their mind of late. As soon as they get a little momentum, things stall… or worse. Negative sentiment increased when Bitcoin traded below a “death cross” chart pattern. Which is what led to two important questions: Why is crypto crashing? And when will crypto rebound?
Answering the first question is simple. You can click on the link above for the details. But the long and short of it is that crypto markets respond hastily to headlines. And to be fair, there have been a lot of headlines to scare off investors of late. …read more […]



IKNX Stock Surges After Announcement of Merger
IKNX stock saw a dramatic price increase today after the announcement of a merger with TeraWulf Inc. The deal is set to be concluded in the second half of 2021. Upon completion of this agreement, the combined company has intentions to become Nasdaq-listed under the trading symbol “WULF.”
TeraWulf Inc.
TeraWulf is a bitcoin mining company with a strong track record of ESG (environmental, social and corporate governance). The company’s focus has been to become the most environmentally sustainable bitcoin mining operation in the world. It aims to do so at an industrial scale.
Chief Strategy Officer, Kerri Langlais backed this mission with …read more […]