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The Denver Nuggets captured their first title in franchise history last night, defeating the Miami Heat 94-89 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals.
The championship caps a dominating 16-4 postseason for Denver, who dropped only one game at home. The Nuggets were powered by two-time league MVP Nikola Jokić, who also nabbed Finals MVP honors after notching 151 points, 70 rebounds, and 36 assists in five games. For Miami, the loss ends an otherwise magical postseason that began with a pair of play-in games and ended as just the second eight seed to make the finals.
Founded as the Denver Larks in 1967, the franchise was a charter member of the American Basketball Association (see history), joining the NBA during the 1976 league merger. One of four original ABA teams in the NBA (including San Antonio, Indiana, and Brooklyn), Denver has made the postseason 29 of 47 seasons but had never previously made—let alone won—the finals.
See celebrations photos here. |
JPMorgan Epstein Settlement |
JPMorgan Chase agreed yesterday to pay $290M to dozens of victims of sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein to settle claims the bank knowingly supported the financier's crimes. The amount, if approved, would be one of the largest in a civil sex-trafficking case.
The bank—America's largest—managed Epstein's accounts from 1998 until 2013, five years after he pleaded guilty to soliciting prostitution from a minor in Florida. A separate FBI investigation in 2019 alleged the financier—whose contacts included presidents, princes, and tech CEOs—recruited dozens of underage girls for sexual purposes between 2002 and 2005. Epstein died by suicide while awaiting trial in 2019. See an overview of Epstein here.
JPMorgan Chase denies liability in the case, with CEO Jamie Dimon suggesting former executive Jes Staley—a close friend of Epstein's—was to blame in a deposition last month. The bank faces similar claims in a separate lawsuit with the US Virgin Islands, where Epstein owned a private island. |
Silvio Berlusconi, former Italian prime minister and billionaire media mogul, has passed away at the age of 86 in Milan after being hospitalized for treatment of chronic leukemia. The official cause of his death has not been announced; however, he had a history of health issues, including heart surgery and repeat hospitalizations due to COVID-19.
Berlusconi, a one-time cruise ship singer, gained fame as a media mogul who transformed Italian television before entering politics in the 1990s. He led Italy's center-right Forza Italia party and served as prime minister multiple times over nine years from 1994 to 2011. His political career was marred by scandals, including a conviction for tax fraud and a conviction, which was later cleared, for having sex with an underage dancer at one of his so-called "bunga bunga" parties. In 2019, Berlusconi secured a seat representing Italy in the European Parliament, which he held until his death.
He leaves behind a fortune valued near $7B, primarily from his media empire and other business interests. A state funeral will be held tomorrow in the Milan Cathedral. See Berlusconi's life in photos here. |
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True Cost of a Financial Advisor, Revealed |
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1. Journal of Retirement Study Winter (2020). The projections or other information regarding the likelihood of various investment outcomes are hypothetical in nature, do not reflect actual investment results, and are not guarantees of your future results. Please follow the link to see the methodologies employed in the Journal of Retirement study. 2. “Why Work With A Financial Advisor?”, Fidelity (11/1/2021). Please follow the link to see the methodologies employed in the Fidelity study. |
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