Most financial gurus who predict a prosperous American future do so for one sector such as tech or one technology like crypto, but few believe that our future as a country will be as bright as our industrial past. With the rise of China and political division at home, the United States is seen by […]
“Alexa, I have a weird mole on my arm. Is it cancer?” The founder and director of the world’s top hedge fund, Ray Dalio, said Friday that almost half of all jobs will be replaced by artificial intelligence (AI) in the next two decades, and that includes lawyers and doctors. “By in large, the world […]
Google has announced plans to expand and develop its network of undersea cables. Early indications are that they plan to lay down three new cables and aim to have the project completed by 2019. This is a move to speed up its cloud computing business and challenge rivals, Amazon and Microsoft, which have made headway […]
Mark Mobius, the industry-renowned fund manager, has announced that he will launch a new frontier markets fund. At a recent press conference held in Mumbai, Mobius announced that he would be spearheading an all new fund management company that will specialize in investing in companies in frontier and emerging financial markets Mobius’ new fund frontier […]
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has sent dozens of subpoenas and requests for information to cryptocurrency companies and their consultants amid a torrent of initial coin offerings. The SEC subpoenas demand details on the framework of sales and pre-sales of initial coin offerings, or ICOs, which are unconstrained by strict regulation of initial […]
The actor Steven Seagal has had a storied career. He was one of the first Americans to teach aikido in Japan, became an 80s-era action hero, and has been recognized as the reincarnation of a 17th Century Tibetan Buddhist master. He has been an energy-drink spokesperson, military equipment hawker, friend of Vladimir Putin and Donald […]
As short-term bond yields continue to rise, short-term bond fund ETFs may be an appropriate addition to an individual’s long-term investing strategy. Short-term bond ETFs invest primarily in investment grade corporate fixed-income investment vehicles with maturities between one and five years. In general, these ETFs are suitable for conservative investors because they are less sensitive […]
In a bid to reignite its pop culture relevance in the dawning crypto age, and to help make cryptocurrencies legit as a form of payment, electronics and video game entertainment company Atari recently announced it will launch its own brand of cryptocurrency. The news sent shares of Atari, essentially a penny stock priced in euros, surging well […]
After the election of Donald Trump, many economists predicted that increased uncertainty over economic policy would lead to a decline in the US stock market. Yet the exact opposite occurred. Since the election, the stock market has risen continuously — until the most recent volatility. The S&P 500 Index climbed dramatically, increasing by 25 percent […]
Since 2008 the Federal Reserve has maintained an easy money fiscal policy that has been responsible, in part, for the steady rise of the stock market as well as fostering an environment of historically low interest rates. Recent yields on Treasury bonds, however, indicate that the era of quantitative easing may be over, resulting in […]
