Category: Investing

Bay Street Capital Holdings

Founder of Bay Street Capital Holdings Invests in Black Travel

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Bay Street Capital Holdings founder William Huston has been in the news recently after the entrepreneur shared that he was investing in Black travel. According to its site, Bay Street Capital, based in California, is an “independent investment advisory, wealth management, and financial planning firm.” The company invests in property technology and lavish vacation homes. Bay Street Capital Holdings started in 2018 as a […]

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Trading

Young Black Traders Who Made $5 Million in One Year to Donate $1 Million to Struggling Families

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Meet 29-year-old Jehu Graham and 32-year-old Francis Kway, two young African American investors who are also the founders of Cheat Code Algo, powerful software that uses a series of indicators to predict stock market trends. During their first year in business, they generated $5 million in revenue, and now they are on a mission to give […]

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Wekeza

Black Woman Launches Investing Mobile App, Wekeza

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Meet Sabrina Lamb, the Founder and CEO of Wekeza, the first Black-owned and Black woman-led trading and investing mobile app. Wekeza means “invest” in Swahili. Together with Wekeza’s experienced team of Wall Street experts, Sabrina is determined to close the widening wealth gap in the Black community by democratizing access to trading and investor education – […]

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Tiffany James

Tiffany James Helps Black Women Invest with Modern BLK Girl

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— Tiffany James used investing to turn $10,000 in $2 million. Now she wants to help Black girls do the same. Like most college graduates, Tiffany James left school with a degree and student loan debt which had her struggling. However, in 2019, a coworker suggested she buy stock in a company named Tesla when shares were […]

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Jay-Z

Jay-Z Participates in $33 Million Investment of Beauty Brand

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Jay-Z just backed premier beauty brand Madison Reed in an investment totaling $33 million, Forbes reports. The round was led by Sandbridge Capital and Jay-Z’s Marcy Venture Partners also participated in the round. What’s more, the investment brings the San Francisco-based company’s total capital to nearly $220 million, according to Bloomberg. How The Funding Will Further Beauty Brand […]

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Black-Owned Stocks

How to Invest in Black-Owned Stocks and Other Investments

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In addition to donating to organizations that fight for racial justice or shopping at Black-owned businesses, you can put your investment dollars to work, too. “What comes after protests is money, and money is what will make change sustainable,” says Tiffany Aliche, a financial educator and founder of The Budgetnista. Here’s how to support racial […]

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Black Investors

Black Investor Survey Shows Market Increase in Young Black Investors

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Ariel Investments and Charles Schwab’s 2022 Black Investor Survey is shining a light on trends in the investor market, and there are positive takeaways from this year’s research. Chief among them is the accelerated growth of young Black investors participating in a financial market that has been instrumental in building wealth. “Over the past 24 years, […]

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Black-owned Start-ups

Top 8 Black-Owned Start-Up Tech Companies to Invest in for 2022

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There are thousands of Black-owned businesses that are seeking venture capital and investors. The industries vary greatly, as well the locations and the amount of capital needed. Below, we’ve published a list of this year’s top eight Black-owned businesses to invest in. All of them are start-up tech firms, and all of them are already […]

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