With unprecedented volatility in the financial markets that’s been brought on by the international spread of coronavirus, and the economic backlash associated with it, is potential systemic risk to the global financial system lurking ‘out there’ in an obscure and often little understood investing vehicle (even for its buyers)… DERIVATIVES! Back in 2015, then reposted […]
Will These Denizens Of The Investing Arena Prove To Be Right Or Wrong At The End Of 2016? In an interesting follow-up to an article yesterday that described some of the risks inherent from following the herd, or Wall Street pros (‘Historic Look At Following The Herd Or Worse, The ‘Experts’, When Investing!‘), today we offer […]
Is an Iran nuclear deal now a fait accompli? In light of what appears to be a nuclear deal with Iran that likely will be approved by Washington in one way or another, the adage of ‘if we don’t remember history then we are doomed to repeat it’ immediately comes to my mind! But ignoring for a […]
We strive to earn it, save it, spend it, improve the world with it and occupy quite a bit of our time thinking about ‘it’! The ‘it’ I speak of is of course MONEY and we relentlessly pursue it in hopes of someday reaching the Holy Grail of total financial freedom and independence! Over time […]
For those who have been following the Bitcoin saga, the Q&A concerning the viability of this sovereign-currency alternative depends in no small measure on the belief of the general public in its value, reliability and long-term potential as a payment system! Let’s take a look back at two recent articles published here that at first […]
Very few real estate transactions are currently funded through Bitcoin and a limited number of firms currently honor it as currency, but… As Bitcoin continues to gain the confidence of the marketplace as a viable and reliable form of money, it seems destined to move closer to the mainstream of business! But first and potentially […]
