The American consumer doesn’t buy a product or idea as much as they buy a brand. Your decision to buy a particular bottle of soda, visit a certain restaurant, or visit a car dealership may have been influenced, or outright manipulated, or by advertising. Why would you buy Coca Cola or Pepsi over a generic […]
Category: Real Markets
Starting a Home Flipping Business? Watch Out for These Problems
Starting a home flipping business can be an expensive and difficult proposition. After all, you are buying a large asset on the hopes of selling it shortly for more money. The average cost of home can range anywhere between $180,000 to $250,000. The home flipping shows can make it seem like a coat of paint […]
7 Ways to Build Passive Income for a Life of Financial Ease
Passive income is not money for doing nothing but money from an initial effort that continues with little extra effort. Anyone can build passive income by investing in themselves to learn how others make money outside their normal careers. Creating passive income can lead to more freedom in life, early retirement or just more money, […]
Shock Market Declines Offer New Entry Points for Smart Dividend Investors
The weakness in the stock market has reached liquidation levels, where high-quality names are being sold off along with low-quality companies — time to make your shopping list Further stock market weakness is likely despite the recent rally, so buyers should remain patient and selective Interest rates have declined and are likely to decline further, […]
Bitcoin Bear? Not If You’re a Real Cryptocurrency Investor
The cryptocurrency market has begun 2019 much like it traded 2018 – a choppy pullback that’s showing evidence of being a price correction. Following the mid-December 2018 lows, it’s looking positive for a bit of a higher rally before we’ll get a better idea about what could develop in the coming year. As for Bitcoin, […]
7 Passive Income Ideas That Can Make You Big Bucks
Passive income ideas are opportunities to make money that require minimal work responsibilities compared to most other kinds of jobs. Maintenance and some oversight might be required. However, these passive income ideas for business often are automated or require a self-servicing consumer. All you have to do is collect the profits. Check out these seven […]
Why Bitcoin Will Replace Gold in Many Long-Term Portfolios
Since October 3, 2018 the stock market has been more volatile than the cryptocurrency market. From high to low, the big stock market selloff in October resulted in an 11.4% decline for the S&P 500. During the same time Bitcoin remained relatively flat near its midpoint of $6,500, moving less than 5% ($300). The October […]
Stock Market Crushed in October, Yet Cryptocurrencies Barely Flinched
October has been a bad month. The broad stock market lost all of its gains for the year while the cryptocurrency market consolidated sideways. After this year’s cryptocurrency bear market, crypto investors can be forgiven if they don’t have much sympathy for stock investors. What’s interesting, however, is how well the crypto market has held […]
Bitcoin Market Braces for Massive Wall Street Move
In the November monthly newsletter I mentioned the announcement by Fidelity Investments that they will soon be offering cryptocurrency investments to their 27 million customers. One of the company’s first big customers will be Michael Novogratz and his Galaxy Digital hedge fund. Why is this significant? Fidelity Investments is one of the world’s largest financial […]
How Companies, Not People, Will Drive Bitcoin Higher
The cryptocurrency market has typically rallied in the last quarter of the year and many have been expecting the same thing this year. There’s evidence of more money coming into the market, especially from hedge funds, and that’s a positive driver for the market. Stil, 2018 has been a bear market and that means we […]










