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The majority of the young people we work with at Revoke live in care, where accommodation is provided free of charge. However, the realities of the care system mean that on becoming legal adults at 18, they will do anything necessary to instead live independently, including earning money to pay rent. This stretches their financial capabilities, as they are often the primary breadwinner for their families back home. Still, remaining in the care system is synonymous with prison conditions. Lack of privacy and trust leave these young people deeply frustrated; visiting hours are limited (with overnight visitors forbidden); premises are monitored 24/7, with all comings and goings recorded; and keys are not provided to their own home.

By blindly following protocols - often at the expense of the young peoples physical and mental health - statutory services have been observed making unforgivable errors which exacerbate their residents negative conditions. Jamals article summarises a recent experience within his care provision, when staff refused to pick him up from hospital after major surgery due to the unavailability of a manager to provide confirmation. This case highlights the extreme lack of empathy and compassion which can flourish when following protocol is prioritised.

Basic care support has been heavily eroded by twelve years of Conservative leadership, with the most affected being those furthest from financial independence or power. If the country was organised so as to give importance to care, this sector would not be notorious for its failings. We live in a society that prioritises GDP and economic growth instead of the wellbeing of its citizens. When care is not viewed as an alternative economy, services replicate the corporate behaviours which thrive on competitive and punitive bases.

What would our system look like if care was instead treated as seriously as a currency? How might stories like Jamal's, below, be different?

I would like to share a personal experience with you to shed light on a serious social problem: a lack of care and compassion for vulnerable people in care. I recently had knee surgery because I injured my knee in football more than a year ago. I waited over one year for the surgery. A difficult year dealing with pain and mobility.

On the day of the surgery, although there was no one to assist me to go home, the nurse discharged me. The protocol clearly states that after surgery, patients cannot go home alone while still under the influence of anaesthesia. The nurse asked me to call someone to pick me up so I called my key worker, however he refused to offer me any support and told me to find my own way home. I told the nurse that there was nobody to come and help me go home and I was not feeling well enough to go alone. I asked if I could stay longer, but the nurse refused and insisted on discharging me. I had no other choice but to leave the hospital alone.

I took a bus and on the way home, I fell a few times then when I got home, I felt a lot of pain. I took some painkillers and tried to sleep but a few hours later I woke up with a lot of pain. I was worried that the falls had caused an injury. So I decided to go back to the hospital and at the hospital I got an X-ray. The X-ray showed no injury. However, the doctor was stunned to find out that the hospital had discharged me alone.

I live in a care house. My friends were not allowed to come to visit me and bring me food. The key workers did not help me in any way. I had to go shopping and cook for myself. My room is on the top floor; since I couldn't walk upstairs I stayed in the living room. The care managers told me to move up to my room without offering any help. They treated me very rudely.

A few days after the surgery I felt chest pain and my leg was swollen. I called the NHS and they sent me a taxi to take me to the hospital. I am very happy that the NHS immediately responded. The situation in the home improved after Revoke intervened on my behalf. I think it is very important to share this story with you as I felt miserable about how my key workers and their managers lacked care and compassion; qualities that are essential in their line of work.

I have no family, not enough money and had to cope with all these difficulties as an individual. This episode demonstrates how even day to day occurrences can cause a lot of suffering and stress for someone without family and financial means.

This article was co-written by Jamal, a young asylum seeker, and Revoke,a grassroots organisation advocating for the rights and welfare of underserved young people, particularly unaccompanied refugee minors, asylum seekers and those in the care system. In opposition to punitive services that leave young people vulnerable, Revoke aims to give them agency by engaging with culture, society, and politics, and co-designing activities that restore dignity and give a sense of fulfillment.

Revoke recently worked with four young asylum seekers to write articles about their experiences of living in the UK, the dominant Western economic system, and its wider repercussions on African countries. These were written in collaboration with Hannah Theodorou, Safeguarding Lead at Revoke, who also provides context for each article.

This article is part of Economy's Voices of the Economy series. The project brings together the economic experiences and opinions of people from a range of different backgrounds and showcases voices which are not heard as often when we talk about the economy. To find out more and share your own story,click here.

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I woke up with a lot of pain, so I decided to go back to the hospital. The doctor was stunned they had previously discharged me alone. - Economy

HOBOKEN, N.J., Oct. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Celsius Network, the leading global cryptocurrency earning and borrowing platform, today announced a US $400millioninvestment led by WestCap, a growth equity firm, and Caisse de dpt et placement du Qubec(CDPQ), a global investment group. The transaction will reflect a valuation of more than US $3billionfor Celsius.

Celsius intends to use the proceeds from this investment to continue expanding its offering and products, as well as building bridges between the traditional finance and cryptocurrencies, with specific emphasis on launching institutional grade products and offerings. Part of the proceeds would also be used to double its team from 486 employees to nearly 1,000 and expand globally through strategic acquisitions in order to continue fueling the exponential growth that it has experienced over the past year.

Celsius recently reported thatas of October 8,2021, total assets crossed the $25 billion threshold- including more than 1 million customers registered with the platform- having paid more than $850millionin interest to users through its Earn productin just over three years.

"We are pleased by the response we received from many leading financial investors during this fundraise. The partnership with WestCap and CDPQ puts Celsius in a position to grow and further its mission to leverage blockchain technology to connect and decentralize the traditional finance," said Alex Mashinsky, CEO of Celsius Network.

"WestCap and CDPQ believe Celsius is a world-class business in size and scope, and will continue to be the leader at the forefront of the industry in regard to innovation and regulatory acceptance," said Laurence A. Tosi, Founder and Managing Partner at WestCap. "While the current regulatory attention is new, Alex Mashinsky and Celsius' ethos has long echoed the sentiment regulators are trying to put forth in terms of consumer protections. Celsius is committed to working constructively with regulators to better understand the dynamic crypto space, protect retail customers from fraud and undue risk, and create general consumer knowledge to allow for thoughtful investment decisions."

"Blockchain technology has the potential to disrupt several sectors of the traditional economy. As digital assets grow in adoption, we intend to capture the right opportunities, while working with our partners towards a regulated industry," said Alexandre Synnett, Executive Vice-President and Chief Technology Officer at CDPQ. "Celsius is the world's leading crypto lender with a strong management team that puts transparency and customer protection at the core of their operations. CDPQ and WestCap are eager to partner with them to share our expertise in the FinTech sector as they continue to expand their services."

About Celsius

Celsius helps hundreds of thousands of consumers worldwide to find the path towards financial independence through a compounding yield service and instant low-cost loans accessible via a web and mobile app. Built on the belief that financial services should only do what is in the best interest of the customers and community, Celsius is a blockchain-based fee-free platform where membership provides access to curated financial services that are not available through traditional financial institutions. For additional information please visitwww.celsius.network.

About WestCap Group

The WestCap Group is a growth equity firm founded by Laurence A. Tosi, who, together with the WestCap team, has founded, capitalized, and operated tech-enabled, asset-light marketplaces for over 20 years. With over $5 billion of assets under management and committed capital, WestCap has made notable investments in technology businesses such as Airbnb, StubHub, Klarna, iPreo, Skillz, Sonder, Addepar, Hopper, iCapital and Bolt. For more information about WestCap, visit http://www.WestCap.com.

About Caisse de dpt et placement du Qubec (CDPQ)

Caisse de dpt et placement du Qubec (CDPQ) invests constructively to generate sustainable returns over the long term. As a global investment group managing funds for public retirement and insurance plans, CDPQ works alongside its partners to build enterprises that drive performance and progress. The group is active in the major financial markets, private equity, infrastructure, real estate and private debt. As at June30, 2021 CDPQ's net assets total CAD390billion.

For more information, visitcdpq.com, follow us onTwitteror consult ourFacebookorLinkedInpages.

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The present reality of politics in Nigeria indubitably portrays a system that is under siege by the actions, inactions and reactions of the ageing political drivers of this country in policymaking and implementation. The current crop of leaders during the economy of this country is a paradigmatic shift from what was obtainable in the post-colonial era where the nationalists who agitated and achieved independence from Britain were in their youth, but in Nigerian politics today, the reverse is the case.

The Youths are the leaders of tomorrow is an aphorism that contradicts the leadership monopoly practised by ageing Nigerian kleptocrats because the Nigerian government of present is led by gerontocrats who have continued to sideline the youth in the political and economic climate of Nigeria. Leadership is portrayed as the right of the elderly in Nigeria irrespective of societal changes since independence.

Gerontocrats in present-day Nigeria have made participation and representation unattainable and inaccessible to Nigerian youth with policies that alienate them.

Taking a survey of youth representation in politics, the political leaders in present-day Nigeria are above 50 years of age. About 80% of the population of our political leaders are not youth because these same sets of political leaders are recycled. For instance, General Muhammadu Buharis first regime as a leader of Nigeria, although military, was in his youth day in 1983. It is a shocking reality that 32 years later, the same Buhari is in power as the president in a democratic system.

Now, the question Is the youth of Nigeria under siege? Wisdom, they posit, comes with age; but has this wisdom been transferred into Nigerian political and economic policies? Age should be an insignificant factor in the process of administration. However, the current realities show the problem of Nigeria is related to age as it limits or boosts the productivity rate of our leaders. Characteristics of leadership are experience, knowledge and legitimacy for the growth and development of the nation. Early leaders in the post-independence era were not aged, but youth driven by patriotism in their agitation for good governance.

The current leadership has eroded youthful participation and representation in modern-day politics with financial hindrance to contesting elections. The cost of elections is very exorbitant because of the money politics practised by Nigerian politicians. The financial ability to run for an election has made the opportunity to hold political offices a mirage. Injustice and maladministration have permeated society; thus, the youth are described as all bark but no bite. Many Nigerian youths harnessed and amplify their voices through social media to demand good governance from these leaders of an older generation. The country riddled with insecurities, poverty, economic degeneration and political instability is one of the many reasons Nigerian youths must wake up to take over the nations administration in the forthcoming elections. The development of Nigeria is in the hands of the young and active.

Ralph Waldo Emersons quote that the world belongs to the energetic is apt in the struggle and fight for good governance in 2023. Nigerias leadership needs the young and energetic to catalyse development processes.The countrys economy has been left in the hands of political hyenas and piranhas in the guise of old and supposedly witty leaders who are bent on killing the economy with obnoxious policies.

If this is not the case, how do you explain the exponential increase of dollars at the expense of naira? How do you justify uncontrolled and incessant killing and kidnapping rampant in the nation; what is the rationale for the increased level of insecurities and brutality citizens suffer under the governance of this administration? The political outlook of Nigeria under this administration is tarnished, and the need for a facelift by people who have the tendencies to redeem Nigerias image internationally is the youth who have been sidelined in the affairs of leadership.

This deplorable situation is a wake-up call from oblivion for Nigerian youth to harness their population to demand change with and inclusion of young innovative minds in the nations political system. The Nigerian youth population must present themselves as a force to reckon with in the 2023 election by their political activism by raising candidates with people-driven representation and uncompromised prospects for good governance. This political overhaul of gerontocrats will not be without resistance or barriers ranging from suppression to finance; however, the youth-led representation must be resilient in demanding a change of government with their vote and active participation in the 2023 election poll.

The youth must never be sceptical of the political and economic powers they wield; and if in doubt at any point, they should take a walk down memory lane on October 22, 2020, of the END SARS protest organised and managed by Nigerian youth against police brutality. Frightened by the cooperation of the youth that successfully managed the peaceful protest irrespective of their ethnic and cultural differences before the government sent out thugs to infiltrate the process, the government disrupts the protest violently.

A unified youth community pose a threat to their continuation in political office. The frightening nature of this unity has pushed them into exerting force and violence to suppress and disperse the youth with a blatant disregard for fundamental human rights.

That singular act shows the youth can take over; thus, this has kept them on their toes and given these kleptocratic and political elites the consciousness that they will be unseated, if the youths are determined to do so. The youth have been disenfranchised indirectly from active political participation and pursuance of leadership positions in politics. The leaders are quite aware of the challenges constraining the youths active political participation. For Nigerian youths to have a chance to participate in political affairs, they must have the financial backbone to contest for the money politics run in Nigeria and making this opportunity affordable; they must pool resources together to oust gerontocracy.

In addition, the END SARS protest demonstrated by Nigerian youth displays a non-violent revolutionary paradigm shift that will massively infiltrate the political arena and unseat the present crop of leaders ruining the nation to take over the leadership mantle. The END SARS protest is a pilot scheme test-running the power of the Nigerian youth community.

While preparing for the 2023 election, the Nigerian youth must register their presence in the political milieu forming a political party that serves as a window of opportunity for the younger generation to contest elections. They must sensitise the public with visible and feasible manifestoes, innovative ideas and developmental goals for national advancement. Nigerian youth in the diaspora recording a level of success at the forefront of different disciplines abroad can come home and replicate the same in their country, it will facilitate a conducive atmosphere for national development.

This alone is a challenge for the Nigerian youth to wake up to their responsibilities to make their country fit and habitable for everyone. The youths in Nigeria must wake up to take over their future which has been truncated repeatedly by yesterdays leaders that have refused to hand over power to capable and energetic youth that can effectively drive the nations affairs to land safely.

`The functionality of any country is in its economy through trade and commerce. As the world is changing to a global market, the future of information technology, artificial intelligence and financial technology is beyond the mental capability of these gerontocrats who have crashed the economy of this country through many obnoxious economic policies that seem to plunge Nigeria gradually into economic depression. The future of the global market is bleak in Nigeria as long as this crop of leaders are our economic drivers. Nigerian political kleptocrats lack the understanding of taking advantage of e-commerce and financial technology favourable to the economic development of the country because this can be deduced as the reason why the Nigerian government will ban cryptocurrency trading in Nigeria irrespective of the economic value.

They do not see its prospect to the growth of the economy; rather, they see it as an avenue to stifle the Nigerian youth through their source of living. What a pathetic way to victimise the so-called leaders of tomorrow! How many of these old leaders make their money from financial technology? They do not understand the workings of this new development that has given the youth financial stability where they have failed, and placing a ban on the financial independence of the youth will keep them in subservience to the whims and caprices of these kleptocrats. The youth are subjugated consistently by unfavourable policies implemented against their source of livelihood as a way of taking away their economic independence.

It was a deliberate attempt by these selfish and power-drunk bigots to keep the youth alienated and nonchalant about politics. The prospect for improved governance is that Nigerian youth must wake up to take charge of their political destiny, infiltrate the nooks and crannies of politics and decision making in the country, and participate actively in politics which is the first step for Nigerian youth to wake up from their political slumbering and take a step further to form and register a political party with a different ideology to that of the past. Fielding credible candidates that will create an enabling environment for political and economic growth will be the game-changer in the takeover.

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You have probably heard of Steve Ross, who is the son of the famous painter Bob Ross. Steve is quite a well-known person by all of us.

During The Joy Of Painting, Bob Ross highlighted Steve multiple times, mentioning how his son makes a lot of money selling his works.

So, whats trending these days is the new Netflix investigative documentary about Bob Ross, which investigates the life and legacy of Bob Ross, focusing on the legal battle over his name and likeness.

On August 25, 2021, the documentary was released on Netflix, which sparked controversies around Bob Rosss life and career.

Steve Ross, like his father Bob Ross, is a painter and teacher. Bob Ross has a son from his first marriage. He followed in his fathers footsteps and became well-known for his artworks.

Robert Stephen Ross, better known as Steve Ross, was born in the United States on August 1, 1966. He is 55 years old now. Steve and his family always followed the religion of Christianity.

Bob Ross had married three times in his life. With his first wife, Vivian Ridge, he has a son named Robert Stephen Steve Ross.

With his parents, he grew up in the United States. Ross and Ridge later parted ways in 1977, when Ridge found out he was in a relationship with another woman.

Ross again tied a knot with a woman named Jane Zanardelli. Steve was attached to her. Ross and Jane were married from 1977 till 1992 until she died from cancer.

When Steves mother died when he was still a youngster, his father, Bob Ross, a drill sergeant in the United States Air Force, raised him as a single father throughout his adulthood.

Steve and Bob went into horrible phases after that. Their grief was channeled into art, which the two pursued as a lifelong hobby.

The name of the new Netflix documentary is Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal, and Greed.

The documentary is described as a shockingly untold story about Rosss afterlife, a sinister tale surrounding his name and the empire that was built on it being hijacked by once trusted partners, whose slow betrayal of him continued beyond his death in 1995. according to the Netflix description.

That documentary includes narration from Rosss son, Steve Ross, as well as others who worked with him throughout the course of his 31 seasons, The Joy of Painting.

Bobs family and friends repeatedly emphasize throughout the documentary, He wasnt in it for the money. They say he was just eager to share his passion for art with the people.

However, the documentary indicates that characters in the whole strange story of Bobs life had more capitalist purposes, such as the commodification of the merch owned by Bob Ross.

Annette and Walt Kowalski are unquestionably the documentarys antagonists. They were the ones who brought Bob Ross into the limelight and also became friends with him.

When Bob was married to Jane, he chose to establish his production line and expand his business. The Kowalskis were important in gaining Ross PBS contract for The Joy of Painting since they were his financial supporters.

Their friendship grew stronger when Bobs show The Joy of Painting became one of the most-watched shows. After popularity, Bob and Jane Ross, and Annette and Walt Kowalski formally signed Bob Ross, Inc. incorporation documents in Virginia.

Although all four were officially equal partners, most people knew Bob was the one who made the decisions. According to documents made public as part of Steves case, each of the four partners was making about $85,000 ($180,000 now) by the end of the 1980s.

Bob made about $120,000 ($220,000 today) throughout many successful years in the early 1990s. The venture was bringing in around a half-million dollars each year for the partners to share.

Bobs company still exists to this day, producing much of the stuff that has helped establish Rosss status as a creative and famous personality. But matters worsened over time, as the Kowalskis were driven by the desire to capitalize from Ross notoriety.

Rosss son, Steve, is the narrator in the documentary, and he appears in several interviews throughout the film. He revealed many deep secrets that Bob was hiding behind a beautiful smile.

Everyone who knew Bob can attest to the fact that he was not motivated by money. However, his newfound financial independence gave him the opportunity to live his life as he pleased.

Bobs show ended, he found new pursuits, but Annette and Walt were not pleased with his lifestyle. Things got messy when Jane Ross died of cancer in 1992, barely five years before Bob Ross died of lymphoma after a five year struggle.

Bob Ross was in deep shock when he lost his wife, and his health also started deteriorating. Janes death was the catalyst for loosening his grasp on the business that bears his name.

As it transformed into a struggle for ownership of Bobs trademarks, the Rosses and the Kowalskis began to disintegrate and eventually implode.

Bob was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma only a few weeks after the death of Jane. In 1995, Bob got married to his caretaker nurse, Lynda Brown.

Bob Ross met his third wife, Lynda, at the hospital during his last days. They stayed married until his death two months later, in July 1995, from lymphoma-related difficulties. However, the Kowalskis were not present at the funeral.

Even though the documentary claims that Steve had not profited off his fathers name, it also claims that Ross intended his son and half-brother to be in charge of his name before his death.

Steve was uninformed of the final change because of his uncle Jimmie, Bobs half-brother. The estate executor, Jimmi, had not revealed the facts, which would only come to the forefront more than 20 years later.

Several times, Bob had slammed the phone down before storming out of a room, fuming hot and shouting about how the Kowalskis intended owning his name and everything linked with him, Steve recalled.

The Kowalskis tried to persuade Ross to give over the rights to his name to them on his deathbed, as per Steve Ross. They stole the brand, his image and sold every merchandiser in the name of Bob Ross after he died.

Bobs third wife, Lynda Brown, barely two months before his death, became a significant figure in the estate and Bob Ross Inc., which is quite surprising.

According to the documentary and a 2021 article from The Daily Beast, the dispute worsened after Rosss death in 1995, when the Kowalskis filed a case against Ross.

They sued Bobs estate and his third wife in an attempt to gain absolute control of his trademarks. Both contacted Steve Ross every other day to persuade him to accept, but Steve always declined.

Steve Ross attempted to regain the Bob Ross brand. He filed a lawsuit in 2017 to gain possession of the name and likeness. He suffered a loss in 2019 when a judge determined that Bob Ross Inc. was the legitimate owner.

Steve and his companions believed they had a legitimate case on appeal, but they lacked the financial means to pursue it. Steve Ross was going into a deep melancholy by Bobs death, which almost got Steve killed.

The answer is, Yes. Steve Ross started his TV career with the final episode of the first season, which was Final Reflection, in which he was helping his father by reading questions from the viewers and Bob Ross, his father, was answering all of them.

In total, Steve Ross was featured in 13 episodes of his fathers show The Joy of Painting. He also painted 12 original paintings for the show in addition to his appearance in the Question and Answer segment of the show.

Did you know Bob Ross son Steve Ross does not have curly hair like his father had? Well, Bobs signature hairstyle was unique in a way, and there is a reason behind it.

Many things were passed down to Steve Ross from his father, such as his love for art and nature, including his calm voice. Although their hair could be the only thing that distinguishes them, otherwise, everything is quite similar.

The Son of Bob Ross, a PBS television legend, had a mullet hairstyle with umber curls when he first appeared on the show. And if we talk about Bobs hairstyle, Steves father had something to do with saving money.

Bob Ross, the legend, was famous for his signature red perm. He started a new career as a painter and instructor in the early 1980s after serving 20 years in the United States Air Force.

Ross chose to get his hair permed to save money on haircuts as a tactic for savings, cutting the cost of a haircut. Hadnt it been for a developing brand in need of products, that ingenious if unconventional, the cost-saving method would have failed to remain popular.

On the other hand, Ross was not nave and embraced the afro because he, likewise, understood it was good for business. He will have his signature bushy hairstyle for the rest of his life.

Bob Rosss gorgeous crown of hair was so in sync with his calm demeanor that it almost appeared too lovely to be genuine, which he was.

As he was soft-spoken by nature, he had a really therapeutic feel about him. He was meticulous, considerate, and well-organized. He had a lovely personality which made him different from his son.

Steve Ross has kept silent about his life and disappeared from the public view since he lost his father, Bob Ross. On the other hand, Bob Ross had a net worth of $10 million before he died.

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Making use of a TFSA can greatly accelerate your way to financial independence. As its name suggests, all of the gains you make in a TFSA are tax-free. That means if a stock goes from $10 to $100, you wont have to worry about the CRA taking a slice out of your returns. However, its important to note than none of the losses you incur are eligible to be claimed as capital losses. Therefore, investors need to be very careful about which stocks they hold in a TFSA. Here are three top stocks to hold in a TFSA.

When looking for stocks to hold in a TFSA, Shopify (TSX:SHOP)(NYSE:SHOP) is always going to be a good place to start. The company has gone from being a small startup in Ottawa to a global facilitator within the rapidly emerging e-commerce industry. Shopify provides merchants of all sizes with a platform and all the tools necessary to operate online stores. Because of its ease-of-use and modular structure, everyone from a first-time entrepreneur to large-cap companies like Netflix are listed as Shopify customers.

Among the companies listed on the TSX, very few have been able to keep up with Shopify in terms of growth. In the 2020 edition of the TSX30, Shopify ranked in first place with a 1,043% gain from 2017 to 2020. Shopify stocks performance over that period was so impressive that its gains were nearly equal to the summed total of the next three companies combined! The global e-commerce industry is expected to grow at a CAGR of 14.7% from 2020 to 2027. With a massive addressable market, expect Shopify to continue growing alongside it.

As mentioned earlier, the e-commerce industry is a fascinating space to invest in today. There is so much opportunity to take advantage of in that market. In fact, investors should look at more companies than just those that provide online store building services. More specifically, investors should consider payment-processing companies. Often, these companies charge a fee for every transaction processed. Therefore, companies like Nuvei (TSX:NVEI) that help merchants process transactions should see massive growth over the next decade.

Since its IPO in September 2020, Nuvei stock has performed exceptionally, gaining about 240%. In its latest earnings presentation, Nuvei reported that its Q2 revenue had increased by 114% year over year. Investors were very pleased with those numbers and pushed the stock up more than 15% the following day. Currently, Nuvei is valued at a market cap of $22.3 billion. This makes it a much smaller company than other payment processors like PayPal. However, it also suggests that Nuvei has a lot more room to grow.

Finally, investors should consider an investment in Topicus.com (TSXV:TOI). For those that are unfamiliar, Topicus was a subsidiary of Constellation Software until its IPO in February 2021. Despite the fact that Topicus now operates separately from Constellation Software, the two companies are still closely tied. Six members of Topicuss board of directors are executives from Constellation Software. This provides Topicus with an excellent opportunity to continue learning from its former parent company.

Since becoming its own entity, Topicus stock has gained 110%. Despite those gains, Topicus is still only valued at a market cap of $5.3 billion. For comparison, Constellation Software has a market cap of more than $46 billion. If Topicus can reach a similar market cap in a decades time, investors will have seen massive returns.

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