Are You Better Off Than You Were 17 Years Ago?
If we use gross domestic product (GDP) as a broad measure of prosperity, we are 160% better off than we were in 1980 and 35%...
Category : Ideas & Strategies
Global Regulators Play Bitcoin Whack-a-Mole as Demand, Institutional Cachet Explodes
``While any central banker might be troubled by a stateless currency competing with the coin of the realm, China's efforts to crack down suggest it...
Q3 Review: Ten Economic Questions for 2017
At the end of last year, I posted Ten Economic Questions for 2017. I followed up with a brief post on each question. The goal...
Alert: These Tax-Advantaged Dividends Are About to Go on Sale
There’s a terrific buying opportunity taking shape in the municipal-bond market. Almost no one sees it coming, and you can thank a familiar friend for...
Safe Haven Silver To Outperform Gold In Q4 And In 2018
Since the beginning of 2017 the silver price has disappointed many investors. With a 5% gain so far in 2017, it has failed to match...
3 Crash-Survival Tips Every Investor Should Know
It’s a question I’m hearing from a lot of investors these days, and it just came up again a few days ago: How should I...
Barchart.com’s Chart of the Day – Vericel
The Chart of the Day belongs to Vericel (VCEL). I found the biomedical stock by using Barchart to sort today's Top Stocks to Own list...
Dow Snaps Losing Streak; Smallcaps Notch Record Close
At least according to today’s performance, much confidence was given to Trump’s advertised sweeping tax reform, as the Russell 2000 notched not only a record...
Fed’s Flow of Funds: Household Net Worth increased in Q2
The Federal Reserve released the Q2 2017 Flow of Funds report today: Flow of Funds. According to the Fed, household net worth increased in Q2...
Glance Pay Taking Aim at Alibaba’s (BABA) Alipay Fintech Strategy
Financial transactions come in all sizes and quantities. For smart investors, being involved in the most active of transactions is extremely lucrative. And the device...