Questions tagged [investment]
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Could an investor sue the CEO or company for not delivering on promised technological breakthroughs?
Elon Musk is pretty famous for promising imminent full self-driving every year and not delivering.
Could an investor sue the CEO or company for not delivering on promised technological breakthroughs like this?
I'm assuming that the answer is "no",…
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Does insider trading exist for land or property assets?
Insider trading is defined as "the illegal practice of trading on the stock exchange to one's own advantage through having access to confidential information" and is illegal pretty much everywhere to make stock markets more fair.
Are there similar…
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What is the lawful basis for running Know Your Customer (KYC) checks on startup investors?
Suppose you have a startup that raises money from a number of angel investors, many of whom are investing as natural persons.
What is the lawful GDPR basis for processing the investors' personal data, including their name, address, and photo IDs?
My…
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Does it actually do anything legally to state "this is not financial advice" after giving financial advice?
When people talk about investing online they often say "this is not financial advice" after giving financial advice. Sometimes they use it as a twitter bio in an attempt to immunize themselves for all future utterances of financial advice.
Does that…
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Can You Invest in Marijuana Companies Legally?
I read this article today: Floundering Weed Stocks Test Wall Street’s Faith in 2024 Rebound
It said "stocks underlying the industry are floundering, with even the bulls growing tired of waiting. An index tracking the shares of 100 marijuana-related…
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Do I need to take any legal precautions for my stock prediction app?
Suppose that a developer (D) creates an app that lets users enter a ticker and get an estimate for its future price. No other advice on whether to buy or sell will be displayed; only the forecasted price and some sort of error bounds will be shown…
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Who owns the company before the founders' shares vest (HBO's Silicon Valley plot point)?
In the HBO show Silicon Valley, an important plot point is when one investor fires the founder/CEO against everyone's objections.
Originally, the founder gave 10% of the company to investor A (a business incubator), who also got a board seat.
The…
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If issuers have to file Form D to easily sell shares of private company registered in USA , then are private company investments not "confidential?"
If issuers of securities have to file Form D to easily sell shares or make private placements of private company registered in USA , then are private company investments not "confidential? because the Securities and Exchange Commission publicizes…
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How can I pursue a non-responsive company for tax docs and potentially money back?
In late 2021 I invested in a Qualified Opportunity Zone (QoZ) that closely aligned with my values. This year, I haven't heard from them for various requests of mine (typically before April 2022 and even after, for tax docs for the investment).
I…
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Who owns the land when buying a house as a foreigner in Azerbaijan?
I have searched a lot about buying properties in Azerbaijan and all sources say the following :
Any foreigner has equal rights regarding buying a personal property in
Azerbaijan as local citizens. A foreigner can buy real estate
(immovable…
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What marks the closing of an equity financing?
Years ago, as an angel investor, I invested in a startup company via a convertible note. The note converts on the closing of certain equity financing events.
So what determines the closing of an equity financing? Can the company and investor assert…
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How to protect your idea/application to be stolen by investors?
Think person A has a great software business idea. He also knows software programming and converts his idea to a mobile application. Then he needs to raise some money to launch the application, do advertisement, hiring staffs and buying stuffs. Then…
user37953
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Who owns my website?
I started a website on Wix, and then I registered a limited company later.
How does my limited company own my website? I paid for the Wix website and the domain myself with my own money under my own name.
If I was to seek investors how would they…
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Can you defer capital gains tax with margin trading?
Assume I bought 1 bitcoin at $0 and it's now worth $100k. I am worried that the price will drop soon, so I sell my bitcoin. Bitcoin does indeed drop and comes down to $10k, where I then decide to buy back in. Selling bitcoin (even if I'm buying back…
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Are venture capital firms allowed to invest in more than one company in the same category?
If a venture capital firm is currently funding a company in category X, are they allowed to fund another company in the category X who are direct competitors? Would the first company be able to sue this venture capital, etc?
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