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These are some of Play Money’s favorite resources for understanding Angel. We go light on jargon and big on those “Aha” moments.

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Is angel investing from your IRA the way to go? We have advice on how to get started and our review of the 3 self-directed retirement account services we’ve used ourselves.

This is the best explainer we have found on why the best startup investing strategy for a VC may be vastly different than the best strategy for an angel.

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Correlation Ventures defines what a diverse portfolio looks like in startup investing - and they summarize some of the main points from the original Angel List research that we love so much — without the embedded math equations. There are two simple graphs in this article that we just love.

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Shriya Nevatia from The Council has shared a great tool to help calculate potential returns from individual angel investments. Bonus: it includes a specific model for investments made via SPV (a pooled investment vehicle that many startups use to make it easier for them to accept smaller angel checks)

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Moonfire Ventures has built a really cool portfolio modeling tool that will help you visualize the impact of different portfolio strategies. Consider this AP Angel.

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