Rudro Chakrabarti
Rudro is an Editor with Moneywise. His work has appeared on Yahoo Finance, MSN, MSN Money, Apple News, Samsung News and the San Diego Union Tribune.
He holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Toronto, where he majored in Psychology with dual minors in Biology and Professional Writing. In his civilian life, Rudro loves exploring exciting culinary experiences and immersing himself in a good video game.
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MMoneywiseEditor 2019–Present
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RRotman School of ManagementFinancial Literacy & Analysis 2023
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UUniversity of TorontoBachelor of Science 2015
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News • 17h ago
Drake told a 23-year-old streamer he'd 'love to' buy her mom a house after picking her on dating show. Who pays the tax?
Viral 'goth baddie' streamer Pinkchyu made her mom cry when she told her the news.
News • 17h ago
Drake told a 23-year-old streamer he'd 'love to' buy her mom a house after picking her on dating show. Who pays the tax?
Viral 'goth baddie' streamer Pinkchyu made her mom cry when she told her the news.
News • 23244 views
Berkshire breaks 14-quarter selling streak with $23.5B of stock buys — $10B went to 1 company at a private price
More than 40% of it went into a single private placement, priced about 1% under what public buyers paid in the same deal.
News • 23244 views
Berkshire breaks 14-quarter selling streak with $23.5B of stock buys — $10B went to 1 company at a private price
More than 40% of it went into a single private placement, priced about 1% under what public buyers paid in the same deal.
News • Jul 19
The US women's soccer team gets $6.4M from the men's World Cup run — $246K each even though they didn't play a minute
Critics call it unfair. Supporters call it the whole point. Either way, the women's team gets an equal cut of the men's $16 million pool.
News • Jul 19
The US women's soccer team gets $6.4M from the men's World Cup run — $246K each even though they didn't play a minute
Critics call it unfair. Supporters call it the whole point. Either way, the women's team gets an equal cut of the men's $16 million pool.
News • Jul 16
Taco Bell lettuce tied to 'explosive' diarrhea parasite outbreak — Taylor Farms a potential source, investigators say
The parasite has sickened thousands and put more than 4,300 people in one corner of Michigan at the center of the outbreak.
News • Jul 16
Taco Bell lettuce tied to 'explosive' diarrhea parasite outbreak — Taylor Farms a potential source, investigators say
The parasite has sickened thousands and put more than 4,300 people in one corner of Michigan at the center of the outbreak.
News • Jul 12
Elon Musk roasts OpenAI's Apple lawsuit — but Altman hits back: 'You're the one selling investors on space datacenters'
The two billionaires exchanged barbs on X over Apple's allegations that OpenAI is stealing operational secrets related to Apple's proprietary hardware.
News • Jul 12
Elon Musk roasts OpenAI's Apple lawsuit — but Altman hits back: 'You're the one selling investors on space datacenters'
The two billionaires exchanged barbs on X over Apple's allegations that OpenAI is stealing operational secrets related to Apple's proprietary hardware.
News • Jul 12
'LOL ... so funny': Apple says ex-engineer stole secrets and coached a colleague to do the same. He now works at OpenAI
Apple says the alleged theft was meant to hand OpenAI a shortcut into the hardware business — and that it started with an engineer who never lost his key to the building.
News • Jul 12
'LOL ... so funny': Apple says ex-engineer stole secrets and coached a colleague to do the same. He now works at OpenAI
Apple says the alleged theft was meant to hand OpenAI a shortcut into the hardware business — and that it started with an engineer who never lost his key to the building.
News • Jun 30
Trump's account bought up to $5M in Taser maker Axon — two weeks later, ICE sought a $220M government contract
Experts say only Axon can win the contract. What the timing means for AXON investors.
News • Jun 30
Trump's account bought up to $5M in Taser maker Axon — two weeks later, ICE sought a $220M government contract
Experts say only Axon can win the contract. What the timing means for AXON investors.
News • Jun 30
'Not constructive': Tim Cook blames Micron for Apple's $300 price hike. Micron suggests Apple helped cause the shortage
Apple raised prices across its lineup this week and blamed the chipmakers that supply its memory. One of those suppliers tells a different story about how the shortage started.
News • Jun 30
'Not constructive': Tim Cook blames Micron for Apple's $300 price hike. Micron suggests Apple helped cause the shortage
Apple raised prices across its lineup this week and blamed the chipmakers that supply its memory. One of those suppliers tells a different story about how the shortage started.
News • Jun 28
SpaceX landed in millions of 401(k)s through index funds — and the same rules open the door to OpenAI and Anthropic
SpaceX landed in your index funds 5 trading days after its IPO. OpenAI and Anthropic — worth a combined $3.6 trillion alongside it — are built to follow the same path into the funds you already own.
News • Jun 28
SpaceX landed in millions of 401(k)s through index funds — and the same rules open the door to OpenAI and Anthropic
SpaceX landed in your index funds 5 trading days after its IPO. OpenAI and Anthropic — worth a combined $3.6 trillion alongside it — are built to follow the same path into the funds you already own.
News • Jun 28
This Florida woman, 79, lost $200K to scammers. With cops in her living room, they called for $30K, kicking off a sting
The police say there's one thing she could have done to stop the scammers. Here's how to protect yourself.
News • Jun 28
This Florida woman, 79, lost $200K to scammers. With cops in her living room, they called for $30K, kicking off a sting
The police say there's one thing she could have done to stop the scammers. Here's how to protect yourself.
News • Jun 28
Gonna buy Take-Two shares before the GTA 6 release? Here's how blockbuster game launches actually move stocks
A $1,000 bet on Take-Two at GTA V's launch is worth $13,400 today.
News • Jun 28
Gonna buy Take-Two shares before the GTA 6 release? Here's how blockbuster game launches actually move stocks
A $1,000 bet on Take-Two at GTA V's launch is worth $13,400 today.
News • Jun 27
Viral post says GTA 6 cost as much to build as the $1.5B+ Burj Khalifa — analysts say Take-Two could recoup that in days
Unconfirmed reports say pre-orders already pulled in $3 billion in a day.
News • Jun 27
Viral post says GTA 6 cost as much to build as the $1.5B+ Burj Khalifa — analysts say Take-Two could recoup that in days
Unconfirmed reports say pre-orders already pulled in $3 billion in a day.
News • Jun 26
Leavitt fires back at Walz, says 'deranged' Democratic donors vandalized $16M Reflecting Pool — experts point elsewhere
The White House press secretary called the vandalism "very real" and pointed at Democratic donors. The evidence points elsewhere.
News • Jun 26
Leavitt fires back at Walz, says 'deranged' Democratic donors vandalized $16M Reflecting Pool — experts point elsewhere
The White House press secretary called the vandalism "very real" and pointed at Democratic donors. The evidence points elsewhere.
News • Jun 26
Trump blames vandals for green, peeling $16M Reflecting Pool — his motorcade drove across the wet paint weeks earlier
Experts say the likeliest culprit isn't a knife. It's a rushed job — with the presidential motorcade a possible accomplice.
News • Jun 26
Trump blames vandals for green, peeling $16M Reflecting Pool — his motorcade drove across the wet paint weeks earlier
Experts say the likeliest culprit isn't a knife. It's a rushed job — with the presidential motorcade a possible accomplice.
News • Jun 25
Florida man accused of $3.7B Medicare scam gets dragged back to US by FBI — here's the threat to millions of taxpayers
The scheme ran on stolen Medicare numbers, and the victims paid nothing — which is exactly why almost no one noticed.
News • Jun 25
Florida man accused of $3.7B Medicare scam gets dragged back to US by FBI — here's the threat to millions of taxpayers
The scheme ran on stolen Medicare numbers, and the victims paid nothing — which is exactly why almost no one noticed.
News • Jun 13
Elon Musk's SpaceX IPO has investors sweating about 401(k)s — but Vanguard's CIO says the panic gets one thing wrong
As warnings spread that SpaceX will be force-fed into the index funds millions hold for retirement, Vanguard's investment chief realigns expectations.
News • Jun 13
Elon Musk's SpaceX IPO has investors sweating about 401(k)s — but Vanguard's CIO says the panic gets one thing wrong
As warnings spread that SpaceX will be force-fed into the index funds millions hold for retirement, Vanguard's investment chief realigns expectations.
News • Jun 08
Fidelity's SpaceX 'flipping' rule sounds harsh — but at 15 days it's a shorter lock than Robinhood or SoFi
SpaceX named five brokers as direct routes to its IPO, and Fidelity sets the shortest selling window of them all — 15 days. Here's how they all stack up.
News • Jun 08
Fidelity's SpaceX 'flipping' rule sounds harsh — but at 15 days it's a shorter lock than Robinhood or SoFi
SpaceX named five brokers as direct routes to its IPO, and Fidelity sets the shortest selling window of them all — 15 days. Here's how they all stack up.
News • Jun 07
Fidelity slashed its SpaceX minimum to $2,000 for retail investors — but the fine print can ban you from IPOs for life
Selling in the first 15 calendar days makes you a 'flipper,' and further strikes escalate to a permanent ban tied to your SSN.
News • Jun 07
Fidelity slashed its SpaceX minimum to $2,000 for retail investors — but the fine print can ban you from IPOs for life
Selling in the first 15 calendar days makes you a 'flipper,' and further strikes escalate to a permanent ban tied to your SSN.
News • Jun 01
SpaceX IPO could hit popular index funds — and your 401(k) — in as little as 5 trading days as indexes relax their rules
The fastest path doesn't run through the Nasdaq fund everyone's watching — analysts say a plain total-market fund in millions of retirement accounts could be positioned to buy within a week of the IPO. And SpaceX lost $4.9 billion last year. Here's what it means for the money you've already invested.
News • Jun 01
SpaceX IPO could hit popular index funds — and your 401(k) — in as little as 5 trading days as indexes relax their rules
The fastest path doesn't run through the Nasdaq fund everyone's watching — analysts say a plain total-market fund in millions of retirement accounts could be positioned to buy within a week of the IPO. And SpaceX lost $4.9 billion last year. Here's what it means for the money you've already invested.
News • May 31
Trump praised IBM's 'legend' CEO, government floated a $1B quantum award — is the stock still a 'very nice price'?
At a December White House roundtable, Trump called IBM's chief 'a legend' and praised the stock's 'very nice price.' Months later his administration floated a proposed $1B quantum award and shares popped 13% in a week to a record. Here's where analysts see it going — and the warning sign buried in the deal.
News • May 31
Trump praised IBM's 'legend' CEO, government floated a $1B quantum award — is the stock still a 'very nice price'?
At a December White House roundtable, Trump called IBM's chief 'a legend' and praised the stock's 'very nice price.' Months later his administration floated a proposed $1B quantum award and shares popped 13% in a week to a record. Here's where analysts see it going — and the warning sign buried in the deal.
News • May 31
'Rockets are hard': Elon Musk responds to Jeff Bezos' rocket explosion as his own SpaceX glides to a $1.8T IPO
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded during a hot-fire test, and Elon Musk had some thoughts about it as SpaceX heads toward what could be the biggest IPO yet.
News • May 31
'Rockets are hard': Elon Musk responds to Jeff Bezos' rocket explosion as his own SpaceX glides to a $1.8T IPO
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded during a hot-fire test, and Elon Musk had some thoughts about it as SpaceX heads toward what could be the biggest IPO yet.
News • May 31
Dell exploded 255% since Trump told Americans to 'buy a Dell' — and his account held it before a $9.7B Pentagon deal
Trump's comments on Dell have drawn criticism. Yet the company has also been a major beneficiary of the AI boom.
News • May 31
Dell exploded 255% since Trump told Americans to 'buy a Dell' — and his account held it before a $9.7B Pentagon deal
Trump's comments on Dell have drawn criticism. Yet the company has also been a major beneficiary of the AI boom.
News • May 25
Nancy Pelosi caught heat for $59M in trades over 3 years. Trump just disclosed up to $750M in 3 months.
Nancy Pelosi disclosed about $59 million in trades over three years, which inspired a Senate bill bearing her name. But President Donald Trump disclosed up to $750 million in three months and only paid a $200 fine.
News • May 25
Nancy Pelosi caught heat for $59M in trades over 3 years. Trump just disclosed up to $750M in 3 months.
Nancy Pelosi disclosed about $59 million in trades over three years, which inspired a Senate bill bearing her name. But President Donald Trump disclosed up to $750 million in three months and only paid a $200 fine.
News • May 24
Trump's green card crackdown could force 1M 'aliens' out of the US — but 75 countries have no working consulate
A six-page memo from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is rewriting the playbook for the most common pathway to a green card in America.
News • May 24
Trump's green card crackdown could force 1M 'aliens' out of the US — but 75 countries have no working consulate
A six-page memo from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is rewriting the playbook for the most common pathway to a green card in America.
News • May 23
'Poisoning American kids': Big Tobacco gave Trump PAC $5 million — and 5 days later, the FDA cleared flavored vapes
Reynolds American subsidiary sent $5 million check to MAGA Inc. Days later, flavored vapes clear FDA approval.
News • May 23
'Poisoning American kids': Big Tobacco gave Trump PAC $5 million — and 5 days later, the FDA cleared flavored vapes
Reynolds American subsidiary sent $5 million check to MAGA Inc. Days later, flavored vapes clear FDA approval.
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