Month: June 2022

When it comes to conservative investments, nothing says the safety of principal like Treasury securities. These instruments have stood for decades as a bastion of safety in the turbulence of the investment markets—the last line of defense against any possible loss of principal. The guarantees that stand behind these securities are indeed regarded as one
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One September afternoon in 2020, Vera Manoukian received a call from a recruiter on behalf of a hotel chain making ambitious expansion plans. Would she, the caller inquired, want to be chief operating officer of Sonesta International as it ramped up from just 58 properties to more than 1,100, with upwards of 100,000 rooms? Manoukian,
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The yen teetered on the edge of a historic support barrier on Thursday after trading in New York sent the Japanese currency to a 20-year low against the dollar and revived speculation that its fall could deepen. By noon, the yen stood at ¥134.45 against the dollar, bringing it closer to the ¥135.15 level it
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The racist massacre last month in Buffalo is spurring reflection in the industry about its particular connection to wealth — even as more mass shootings highlight the magnitude of America’s problem with gun violence. Nine Black grocery shoppers and a security guard from the city’s East Side died on May 14 in an attack that
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Due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, there is an inherent threat of possible global food shortages in the coming months as Ukraine is one of the biggest exporters of food grains to the rest of the world. Consequently, there is a growing demand for crop seeds, pesticides, herbicides, and related products that can help increase
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Sharing is Caring! by Michael We haven’t seen anything like this in decades.  Energy prices are soaring to unprecedented heights.  Food shortages in some parts of the world are starting to become quite severe.  Rampant inflation is out of control all over the globe.  Meanwhile, economic activity is slowing down everywhere that you look.  Some are comparing
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June marks the annual observation of LGBTQI+ Pride Month, a month honoring those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex. To commemorate the occasion, online loan marketplace LendingTree analyzed data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 American Community Survey data to compare home prices in the states where households occupied by same-sex couples
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Citadel Securities and Virtu Financial are reportedly building a cryptocurrency trading platform with help from Fidelity Investments and Charles Schwab. “We know there is significant interest in this cryptocurrency space and we will look to invest in firms and technologies working to offer access with a strong regulatory focus and in a secure environment,” said
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Most of today’s pre-retirees and recent retirees face a serious planning dilemma: They don’t have sufficient retirement savings, together with Social Security benefits, to retire full time at age 65 and continue to spend at the same level as when they were working. This conclusion is supported by several research reports. As a result, pre-retirees
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Widespread price increases are a symptom, not a cause, of inflation… by Ron Paul of Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity President Joe Biden has unveiled a three-part plan to fight inflation — or at least make people think he is fighting inflation. One part of the plan involves having government agencies “fix” the
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Getting married can be an exciting—but costly—experience. According to data from Brides magazine, the typical couple spent $28,964 to get married in 2020. Using wedding services contracts can help to avoid wasted or lost money if you’re planning to stick to a strict wedding budget. Before signing a contract with a wedding vendor, it’s important
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Traditional hedge funds are slowly embracing cryptocurrency investments but are keeping their exposure limited as the market continues to mature, according to new research from PricewaterhouseCoopers, or PwC. In its 4th Annual Global Crypto Hedge Fund Report 2022, PwC said roughly one-third of traditional hedge funds surveyed are already investing in digital assets such as
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press release PRESS RELEASE. New London-based NFT marketplace platform, myNFT, has announced its upcoming launch with the news that it has received Series A funding from some of the most prominent investors in the blockchain industry. myNFT believes that the current NFT industry is filled with barriers, blocking this revolutionary technology from being accessible to
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Clearly, a “buy and hold” approach is superb for gold, and for silver, a more tactical… by Stewart Thomson of Graceland Updates 1.   It’s been a frustrating couple of days for many gold bugs who are not properly positioned to handle the 2021-2025 war cycle.  2.   Please click here now. Double-click to enlarge this “fiat frustration” chart. 3.   Gold
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