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Inflation is one of the most important economic forces investors need to consider when investing their hard-earned money. The reason: Inflation significantly impacts investment returns over time, especially in fixed income, as well as household buying power. When inflationary forces begin to emerge, investors should become defensive and adjust their portfolio allocations,…
Republican mega-donors financed Trump and his white supremacist , Christian nationalist and QAnon ideas. These same Jewish Republicans also encouraged the rise in anti-Semitism that happened during the Trump presidency. Now, they have to be held accountable.
DeSantis’ plan has extraordinary potential to be abused and smacks of militarizing a civilian force that is not publicly accountable. It also is the type of organization that has served every dictatorship in the 20th century…
It’s clear to anyone with a background in investing that crypto is a global currency hysteria where value is driven by crowd emotions, and hyped supply and demand. The mass global hysteria has boosted the crypto market to $US 2.63 trillion, but despite this astronomical amount, no one really can explain what is driving crypto prices.
People who think humor has no role in the financial services business obviously have not been monitoring the crypto world. If they were, they would see some things worthy of any comedy act. Consider the following: A crypto with the same name as the new Covid variant, Omicron, spiked in price by…
The world of investing, including federal regulators, has caved in to social media pressure, faddism, anti-government movements, “democratized investing” (whatever that is) to create the global bubble surrounding crypto.
Crypto in all its various brands has no fundamental value and certainly no investment characteristics that lend it to established, fundamental security analysis.
Whether you are purchasing commercial real estate, a multi-family dwelling, or another kind of property, earning a return on your investment requires a great deal of planning. From your initial decision to buy to your review of interested renters, you must ensure that every step of the process is a wise move…
In the first instance of an entire nation adopting bitcoin as a substitute for its national currency, El Salvador, the New York Times wrote that the crypto experiment is being watched to see “whether it becomes another tool of control and enrichment for autocrats and corporations.” If that sounds familiar, it’s because…
It’s no surprise that a recent article found that ESG investing has failed to achieve many basic ESG goals As noted in the article “The Trillion-Dollar Fantasy” by Ken Pucker in the Sept. 13, 2021 issue of Institutional Investor magazine, many money managers and investment firms have heartedly adopted the ESG theme. The…
Naive investors lose money in SPACs, but unethical financial websites and brokerage firms always make big profits in the process.
Hispanic households buying houses will likely explode because the Hispanic population today is much younger than other racial and ethnic groups…
DeSantis’ and his Florida Republicans have become very good at distorting facts, voter suppression, and politicizing the COVID epidemic for their personal political gain.
Those who are interested in the world of real estate can get their feet wet and make good money by purchasing a vacation rental. It’s an exciting prospect.
In the post-COVID world, nimble financial firms should re-arrange their client-facing investing priorities among different client segments, grouped by sex, age, investing goals, risk tolerance, wealth. All this presents an opportunity.
Critical Race Theory was a little-known academic debate until it attracted the attention of a right-wing foundation. Then, the hatred moved into high gear.
The tragic Miami condo collapse will impact HOAs and prospective condo buyers. Caveat emptor.
It looks like customers worldwide are willing to pay higher prices for products and services that reflect ESG investing values,…
Going back to work in a formal office setting from 9-5 is now being openly discussed as outdated, prehistoric, and pre-pandemic behavior. But that’s the nature of work.
Dark pools are private alternative trading systems that primarily trade stocks and bonds between anonymous buyers and sellers. But how do they affect individual investors?
