Marketocracy lets you place money with the best
Mutual funds are surprisingly dysfunctional, and yet you rely on them for your retirement.
Marketocracy, a six-year-old start-up in San Mateo, may have just brought some sanity to the process.
First, some context: U.S. investors have $4 trillion wrapped up in equity mutual funds, but our decisions about which funds to invest in are almost always made on the fund’s past performance, or vague guesstimate about how it will do in the future — which is… Continue Reading
Smalltown, the hyperlocal Web site, worth a look
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New start-up Smalltown is going after the local business listings market with an ambitious, focused social network model. It has a charming “smalltown” feel, and seeks to build a community of users around those listings. This company will be one to watch.
It launches today (Tuesday). It has received $3 million in venture capital from Formative Ventures.
Founder and chief exec Hal Rucker gave us a demo of the site. It aims for comprehensive listings of businesses,… Continue Reading