According to many, acquiring established businesses beats starting from scratch, especially as boomer owners look to retire. While you can buy everything from ghost towns to baseball teams, experts say the boring businesses usually work best-like companies that clean other machines or maintain indoor plants-because solid cash flow and established customer bases matter more than flashy concepts. Plus: LimeWire buys Fyre Fest and a Ben & Jerry's co-founder is quitting.

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