No one likes sudden change. We like to ease into things – transition with time. Yet we talk about retirement as an event. One day you’re a working stiff; the next day, you’re a retiree. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could phase into retirement? With planning, you can. So-called “phased retirement” is a hot
Month: November 2021
[embedded content] With the threat of rising interest rates at the forefront of investors’ minds, the question of whether or not real estate will be affected is now more pertinent than ever. Briton Hill, president of Weber Global Management, discusses the risks that higher interest rates play on the housing markets, as well as stocks
It’s not even really an ace up the sleeve. It’s more like a holiday tradition… (by Half Dollar) The Cartel loves low-maintenance traditions, especially when they help shape the narrative, and as we head into the month of December, a time-tested Cartel holiday tradition is coming up that the Gamblers in the Rigged Casino will
How exactly to categorize Bitcoin is a matter of controversy. Is it a type of currency, a store of value, a payment network, or an asset class? Fortunately, it’s easier to define what Bitcoin actually is. It’s software and a purely digital phenomenon, a set of protocols and processes. It is also the most successful of
Elsewhere on Monday . . . — Omicron, not for Xi — The technobabble nothingburger — Everything the press said about the economy is wrong — The battle of Graham, North Carolina — Clearinghouses, a love letter — The vultures behind London’s housing crisis — In memory of Janos Kornai — Profit shifting and intangible assets — Song
There’s a lot to be optimistic about in the Financial sector as 2 analysts just weighed in on Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC – Research Report) and Claros Mortgage Trust, Inc. (CMTG – Research Report) with bullish sentiments. Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) In a report released today, David Scharf from JMP Securities maintained a Buy rating on Atlanticus
Sharing is Caring! by Michael Snyder The entire narrative around “Black Friday” has completely changed. In the old days, I would write a column every year about the chaos that we would see at major retailers all over America as crazed consumers fought over deeply discounted merchandise. The fact that Americans would get so crazed
Bitcoin (BTC) is back at $57,000 as a new week begins after a late surge produced a much better weekly close than many expected. Making up for last week’s Coronavirus-induced sell-off and associated price dip, Bitcoin passed $58,000 overnight before consolidating higher, still up around 5.7% on the day. The outlook could hold many a
About 8.3% of polled South African internet users own NFTs while a further 9.4% said they plan to acquire such tokens in the future, a study has found. Twelfth-Highest NFT Adoption Rate According to the findings of the latest Finder online survey, about 8.3% of the 1,205 South African internet users surveyed own a non-fungible
Silver price extended the week’s losses in Friday’s session despite the risk-off market sentiment. In the coming week, focus will be on Fed policymakers’ remarks and data related to its industrial and precious metal status. Market mood The fear & greed index shifted from a greed level of 64 to the fear end of the
“almost oversold” by Morris Hubbartt Super Force Signals A Leading Market Timing Service We Take Every Trade Ourselves! Email: [email protected] [email protected] Here are today’s videos and charts. The videos are viewable on mobile phones as well as computers. Double-click to enlarge the charts. SGS Key Charts, Signals, & Video Analysis Super Force Signals (SFS) is
Feeling lucky? You’d better be if you play the lottery. Depending on which one you play, you have some pretty long odds. For example, the odds of winning a Powerball drawing was 1 in 292.2 million as of November 2021. To put this in perspective, you have a: One in 1,222,000 chance of being struck by lightning
The South Korean ruling party’s candidate for president has downplayed the prospect of the future reunification of the Korean peninsula, as the country’s voters tire of decades of fruitless diplomacy with the North. Lee Jae-myung of the progressive Democratic party, whose manifesto includes a commitment to “seek unification through peaceful measures”, told reporters on Thursday
Katrina* was a few days into quarantine in a hotel room in Hong Kong when she received a phone call saying her infant child had tested positive for coronavirus at the airport. The pair were plunged into the labyrinthine bureaucracy of the territory’s “zero-Covid” policy, which bounced them from hospital to hotel to government facility.
Enterprise blockchain started to take shape in 2016, a time when companies like IBM began to leverage private networks for supply chain management. It was also during 2016 that author Don Tapscott wrote and published Blockchain Revolution, a book that examines the way that blockchain will transform a number of industries. Following the release of
Down through the eons, the architecture profession has justifiably won numberless plaudits for breakthrough designs and head-turning skylines. But many within the industry believe too little emphasis has been placed on business growth. It wasn’t until October 1972 that U.S. architects were permitted to submit competitive bids and advertise. Architects in the UK were hamstrung
Zephyr18 | iStock | Getty Images During the pandemic, rents across the country dropped – but they’re quickly bouncing back. That means many tenants, especially those who nabbed a place at a discounted rate in the last year or two, will be in store for an unpleasant surprise come lease renewal time. “Unfortunately, many renters
Boba Network, a recently released L2 layer for Ethereum, has quickly jumped to second place in TVL (total value locked) among all expansion layers. Boba, which is a fork of Optimism, another L2 layer based on rollups, reached more than $1 billion in TVL, surpassing Optimism. This is likely due to the profitable percentages offered
Social Security has always been a uniquely American Rorschach Test. Should you take what’s offered to you right now or wait a few years for what’s behind the curtain? Fortunately, you don’t have to have visions of Monty Hall haunting your Social Security claiming decision. There’s actually a fairly reliable checklist you can go through
Although it’s been a dud of a performer in 2021, telehealth platform Teladoc Health (NYSE: TDOC) is a holding I fully expect to deliver 10X (or greater) returns by the time I’m ready to enjoy retirement. While some folks would opine that Teladoc was lucky to be in the right place at the right time
In any emergency, the very last people that you want allocating resources are people in… by Ron Paul of Ron Paul Liberty Report It’s not the business of the U.S. federal government to “stockpile” anything. But as usual with government, the “emergency” and “fear” cards are used as excuses for it to stockpile oil. However,
The home mortgage interest deduction (HMID) is one of the most cherished American tax breaks. Realtors, homeowners, would-be homeowners, and even tax accountants tout its value. In truth, the myth is often better than reality. Key Takeaways The home mortgage interest deduction (HMID) allows itemizing homeowners to deduct mortgage interest paid on up to $750,000
Salesforce signage outside office building in New York. Scott Mlyn | CNBC With markets up big year-to-date, bulls and bears seem to have completely diverged in their hypotheses on the upcoming end of the fiscal year. Some see a potential for a dot com bubble-esq surge, and others only expect a pullback. However, it is of
Face masks will be made mandatory in shops and on public transport from Tuesday, the UK health secretary said on Sunday, under fresh measures designed to contain the spread of the new Omicron coronavirus variant. Sajid Javid said the government was “nowhere near” imposing stricter rules on homeworking and social distancing after the UK detected its first
Sharing is Caring! by Charles Hugh-Smith If one possible result of the current system is collapse, realizing the system itself must be changed isn’t doom-and-gloom, it’s problem-solving. Those of us who discuss collapse are generally dismissed as doom-and-gloomers, the equivalent of people who watch dash-cam videos of vehicle crashes all day, reveling in disaster. Why
We ask the buidlers in the blockchain and cryptocurrency sector for their thoughts on the industry… and we throw in a few random zingers to keep them on their toes! This week, our 6 Questions go to Lyn Alden Schwartzer, founder of Lyn Alden Investment Strategy, which provides an investment research service for both retail
Authorities need to expand the regulatory framework for cryptocurrency miners, a member of the parliament in Kazakhstan has suggested. The additional rules should streamline their activities and help correct the forming public opinion that they are responsible for the country’s electricity deficit. Crypto Mining in Kazakhstan Needs Additional Regulations, Lawmaker Says New regulatory requirements and
Carl Jung said, “One cannot live the afternoon of life according to the program of life’s morning; for what was great in the morning will be of little importance in the evening, and what in the morning was true will at evening have become a lie.” It was actually physician and psychoanalyst, Elliot Jaques, who
New Delhi, First Published Nov 27, 2021, 11:59 AM IST The price of 10 gram of 24-carat gold saw a slight change with an increase of Rs 10 since Friday’s trading price to Rs 47,940. The price of 10 gram of 22-carat gold on Tuesday is Rs 46,940. As for silver, the price per kilogram
Fiscal exuberance should be supportive of gold prices. The ever-rising public debt should zombify the economy and… by Arkadiusz Sieron of Sunshine Profits Democrats are not slowing down – the social spending bill follows the infrastructure package. Will gold benefit, or will it get into deep water? Will the American spending spree ever end? On Monday
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