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 […]
Some people in the investment world have romanticized the lucrative and volatile nature of Bitcoin, comparing it to the California gold rush. Now experts now see a direct correlation between gold and cryptocurrency — and that might not bode well for gold long term. RBC Capital Markets researchers have detected a relationship between Bitcoin prices […]
Investors looking to maximize total investment return in 2018 should plan on buying companies that not only pay significant current dividends but will increase the dividend amount paid out each successive year. “If you want to clobber the market in 2018 — and beyond — then buying companies with accelerating dividends is an absolute must,” […]
Ray Dalio, a billionaire hedge fund manager followed closely on Wall Street, has laid out his case for a recession in the next 12 to 24 months. His core reasoning is that the economy is entering the late stages of an expansion, increasing risk that the Federal Reserve may commit a policy error by hiking […]
Bitcoin investing mania swept the world in late 2017, causing wildly volatile swings and, presumably, eye-popping gains for some. Yet very few seem to be actually paying taxes on their cryptocurrency windfall. A stunning report shows that just 100 people out of the 250,000 who have filed taxes this year via Credit Karma have reported […]
Japan’s tax authority has ruled that cryptocurrency investors there must file a return on their trading profits by March 15 and pay a tax rate as high as 55%. Japanese investors were hoping the government would rule that crypto profits would be taxed like stock gains — at around 20% — and they are outraged that those with […]
International banking and finance experts are recommending that investors start paying more strategic attention to frontier market investment opportunities. While higher risk, these markets often represent the fastest growth to early investors. Sri Lanka, an island country off the coast of India, is fast becoming a frontier market to watch, they say. In fact, Citigroup […]
The recent swings in the stock market have taken a heavy toll on investors, particularly those who were betting, some with borrowed money, that volatility would continue to remain low. After years of market stability, investment firms began offering ETFs that allowed investors opportunities to profit from a stable stock market environment. These funds were […]
