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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 […]