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A Pitcher Tries to Sell Stock in His Future.(Randy Newsom)(Brief article)
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Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine
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April 1, 2008
- Author:
- Landis, David
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2008 The Kiplinger Washington Editors, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Byline: DAVID LANDIS
TO SUPPLEMENT HIS MEAGER salary as a minor league baseball player, Randy Newsom, a pitcher in the Cleveland Indians organization, put up a Web site and offered to sell shares in his future major league earnings to investors. Unfortunately, he failed to register the offer with the Securities and Exchange Commission, so he had to withdraw it.
Realsportsinvestments.com remains online, though, and perhaps Newsom will eventually work out the regulatory kinks. If he does, would a minor league player be a good investment?
Newsom tried to raise $50,000 by selling 4% of his future after-tax earnings, which he pegged at $1.25 million. An investor who ...
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