Back on December 28, I shared four charts for the explicit reason that I wanted everyone to understand that average living standards in the western world have skyrocketed over the past few centuries. I could have used that data to… Read More ›
Investing
Bitcoin continues to soar, naysayers sit by in wonder and wait for it to crash
As of this writing, Bitcoin (BTC) is trading at $22,852.20, though an hour from now it could be trading at $18,000 or $28,000. To say BTC is volatile is an understatement. It is wildly so. This is how it has… Read More ›
My top 5 stock picks for 2021
Originally posted on Karl Dickey:
If you wanted to add another, go with Alphabet (GOOGL) Class A I will post the 2021 Portfolio’s prices on January 1, 2021, and then update six months later, then again on 12/31/2021. Let’s see…
Price of Bitcoin approaches $14,000 USD
The price of Bitcoin has risen almost 30 percent this past month and now one Bitcoin is closely approaching $14,000 U.S. Dollars and over the last year it has risen over 50 percent. Bitcoin is an open source means to… Read More ›
SEC Charges Amazon Finance Manager and Family With Insider Trading
The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged a former finance manager at Amazon.com Inc. and two family members with insider trading before Amazon earnings announcements between January 2016 and July 2018. According to the SEC’s complaint, Laksha Bohra worked as a… Read More ›
Health Savings Accounts are often an overlooked and attractive retirement vehicle, advantages of having a health savings account (HSA)
While approximately 22 million Americans are taking advantage of having a health savings account (HSA), that leaves millions more without. One reason may be that they may not qualify to have one and another is they qualify and do not… Read More ›
Financial expert Peter Schiff reports on the economy and the stock market through his podcast
Peter Schiff is an economist, financial broker/dealer, author, frequent guest on national news, and host of the Peter Schiff Show Podcast. Schiff correctly predicted the housing bubble and the Great Recession of 2007-2009. Schiff argued the Federal Reserve has been used… Read More ›
Five year performance review of Karl Dickey’s Permanent Portfolio
Originally posted on Karl Dickey:
So, it was August 21, 2015 when I made public my permanent portfolio so we will do a full five-year review along with why I chose each investment. The portfolio page can be found here…
Most Americans’ finances are okay for now and 85% are wearing face masks in public
While most were not confident that over next year, the U.S. economy, 58% were confident or optimistic about their future personal finances. 65% of respondents felt confident or optimistic about their personal job security, but strangely, 65% also were worried or uncertain about the U.S. unemployment rate over the next year.
Bankrate: Americans are in love with stocks over real estate
Americans with an investing horizon are better more on the stock market than real estate expecting better returns. The survey by Bankrate of over 1,000 Americans found that nearly 28% feel the stock market is the best investment vehicle at… Read More ›
