Finance can be a fiercely competitive field to break into. After all, it’s a famously high-paying industry known to deal out six or seven figures in salaries and bonuses for those at the top. Even those on the bottom rung can expect to start at a good wage compared with other fields. You may not
Month: December 2021
Experts leading the UK’s effort to fight the coronavirus pandemic, including the government’s most prominent advisers, once again dominate the New Year honours list. In a separate announcement, the Queen has appointed former prime minister Tony Blair a knight companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, the most senior order of chivalry and
The world economy rebounded from the historic recession caused by the Covid-19 crisis better than many economists expected in 2021 but faces a harder path ahead in the coming year, forecasters have warned. Progress will depend on the virulence of the pandemic, the ease with which inflation is tamed and the dispersion of the economic
The big theme of investing for 2021 has been decision-making under uncertainty. When things are unpredictable or unreliable, cognitive and emotional biases can play an even bigger role in investors’ decisions. As Morgan Stanley wrote in an Aug. 2020 note, the pandemic has served as a trigger for emotional biases of many stripes. While COVID
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) December 9, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters It’s back to business in the week ahead with a busy economic calendar to start the new year, including the always important monthly jobs report. After a stellar 2021, stocks head into the 2022 with
EtherWrapped, a project designed to provide a yearly summary of users nonfungible token (NFT) activity, launched a little over eight hours ago to palpable fanfare within the crypto community. The website detailed a plan to airdrop YEAR tokens based upon quantitative engagement statistics in users’ MetaMask wallet, or in simpler terms, their number of transactions, volume
The new year traditionally brings with it resolutions: we make intentions to lose weight, drink less, exercise more, be kinder or more patient or just generally be better people. What if you were to make some resolutions for your house? Here are five ways to approach your home with increased respect and sensitivity. Houses, like
According to reports, roughly $2.2 million worth of Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) and Mutant Ape Yacht Club (MAYC) non-fungible tokens (NFTs) were stolen from a collector. The owner of the NFTs Todd Kramer said the incident was “arguably the worst night” of his life. Furthermore, there’s claims that the NFT marketplace Opensea froze the
Tax increases probably are coming. Even if Congress doesn’t agree on substantial increases this year, they’re likely to come. The 2017 tax law is scheduled to expire after 2025. The pre-2018 tax law will be re-instated automatically unless Congress agrees to something else. Plus, the trillions of dollars added to the national debt the last
The United States Treasury agreed to provide support for Puerto Rico’s Act 154 tax for an additional year. Act 154 is a 4% excise tax on the revenues of foreign corporate subsidiaries based in Puerto Rico. In 2011 U.S. Treasury agreed to a tax credit for the Act 154 payments on a temporary basis. The
By Bharat Gautam (Reuters) – Gold was heading for its first drop in three years on Friday as a global economic recovery made its safe-haven appeal less attractive and as central banks prepared to raise interest rates to contain inflation. Heading into 2022, while concerns about the effect of the Omicron variant could support gold
Will mining companies ever wonder why the metals aren’t soaring? by Chris Powell of the Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee (GATA) Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: In his new essay, “The Perfect Storm for Gold,” Nick Barisheff of Canadian gold fund manager BMG Group itemizes all the reasons gold should be soaring, and, indeed, should
For investors in Apple, Inc. (AAPL), the investment has certainly been fruitful. For those who are late to the party and are considering investing in the Cupertino-based consumer products giant, a good place to start gauging the company is its balance sheet. A company’s balance sheet presents a picture of its financial situation at a certain
Shares in China’s tech companies surged on the year’s final day of trading following big gains on Wall Street for US-listed Chinese businesses, though the rally was not enough to shake off the gloom after a woeful 2021 for the sector marked by a regulatory crackdown. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index rose 1.2 per cent
If Anne Glenconner had been born a boy, she’d own the pub that we’re meeting in, the surrounding estate of Holkham, the fifth-largest in England, and the title of the Earl of Leicester. Instead, all she received from Holkham was a third of a set of china. “My father was old-school: women got nothing. We
In this article CFX PTON PFE AMD XOM XLNX Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Exxon Mobil (XOM) – The energy giant signaled that it will report a fourth consecutive quarterly profit, thanks in large part to stronger oil and gas prices. The snapshot of fourth quarter results came in an SEC
Sharing is Caring! From Birch Gold Group It’s understandable if you’re tired of hearing about rising inflation. But it has become an economic mainstay in the Biden Administration. And each month seems to bring fresh records not experienced in decades. For Baby Boomers who lived through the Carter years, 2021 might feel like déjà vu. That’s
Almost 10,000 Bitcoin (BTC) left major United States-based exchange Coinbase on Dec. 30 in a sign that investor appetite is returning to the sphere. Data from on-chain monitoring resource Coinglass shows Coinbase’s professional trading arm, Coinbase Pro, shedding 9,925 BTC in the 24 hours to New Year’s Eve. Binance adds 66,000 BTC in December The
The first Standard Hotel opened its doors in 1999, and ever since, has since disrupted the boutique hospitality industry with its ultra-cool brand of design, community and culture. Today, it has locations throughout the US, the UK, Maldives, Thailand—and will be opening its first residences in Miami, in partnership with Rosso Development. The Standard Residences
304 days or roughly nine months ago, 42 companies held bitcoin on their balance sheet with an aggregate total of 1,350,073 bitcoin on March 1, 2021. Today, metrics indicate there are 59 companies, a few countries, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) with 1,499,493 bitcoin held in treasuries. Private and Public Companies, ETFs, and Countries — Treasuries
A major weakness of the HECM reverse mortgage program is that it is a stand-alone. Potential synergies from integrating HECMs into retirement plans have been ignored. This article provides one illustration. It shows how a HECM can be combined with an annuity to neutralize the high risk that accompanies a high-yield asset portfolio. Consider Mary
December municipal bond issuance was up nearly 10% year-over-year at $38.2 billion, but total volume in 2021 fell just shy of last year’s record. The muni market saw $475.3 billion of debt in 2021, down 1.9% from $484.6 billion in 2020. Despite this, the total issuance for 2021 still bested the previous record of $448.6
Silver prices rallied on Thursday after ending a 5-day winning streak on Wednesday. The dollar rallied but failed to weigh on silver prices. Gold prices edged lower but did not hamper the upward bias in silver prices. U.S. yields were down across the curve, despite a stronger than expected U.S. jobless claims report. Technical Analysis
Thieves are regularly smashing windows in order to grab valuables from a car. Now some drivers are going to extremes in… by Simon Black of Sovereign Man Here’s a roll-up of some of the most ridiculous recent stories from around the world that are threats to your liberty, risks to your prosperity, and on occasion,
Most taxpayers either hope to pay as little income tax as is legally possible or try to receive the most money back as a refund after filing their income tax return. However, when tax season comes around, some taxpayers have not researched how they can minimize their income taxes. It’s possible that they may end up paying
At the beginning of 2021, only a niche group of crypto enthusiasts knew what non-fungible tokens (NFT) were. By the end of the year, however, nearly $41bn had been spent on NFTs, according to the latest data, making the market for digital artwork and collectibles almost as valuable as the global art market. “This year
About 60 per cent of the nearly 500 ETFs that launched in the US in 2021 are actively managed, according to data from Morningstar Direct. This marks the first year that more active ETFs were launched than index-tracking ETFs, data up to December 15 show. Among them are ETF debuts from managers including Putnam Investments, Harbor Funds,
Sharing is Caring! Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, The interesting feature of the ‘last chance to get out’ is nobody sees it until after the crash has done its damage. Every asset bubble has a last chance to get out before the crash point that becomes obvious in the aftermath. But at the time, this
From a price perspective, the cryptocurrency market is ending 2021 with a whimper as Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH) and other digital assets continue to trade well below their prior peaks. But the business of blockchain and crypto is heating up, as evidenced by the arrival of institutional capital and the flood of venture funding into
2021 was an interesting year for interior design. We saw lots of new interior design trends including more traditional looks, fluting, and wallpaper everywhere. But many of the styles that were popular in 2021 won’t stay that way for long. 2022 will be an interesting year for interior design as we collectively try to get
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