If you have even a passing interest in crypto, you’re probably aware of the crazy swings the market has undergone recently. After the prices of many coins reached extreme high points at the start of 2022, they’ve since plummeted to severe lows, leaving many wondering what would come next. Now things appear to be calming, … Read more
How do stocks work? That seems like a question that one should know before investing. However, with the billions of dollars invested in employer retirement plans, many people don’t have the answer to that question. We’ll do our best to give you expert-level knowledge of the ins and outs of how stocks work and why … Read more
If you need money but can’t get access to it quickly enough, you could find your financial situation quickly getting out of hand. This sentiment is especially true if you don’t have any emergency funds saved up and live paycheck to paycheck. Something as innocuous as an unexpected medical bill could put a hole in … Read more
Back in the day, retirement usually meant your company would throw you a little party. They would pull out a bottle of Scotch and pour generously for your colleagues, who were likely predominantly men. If you were a loyal employee, you might even get a gold watch from the company as your peers looked on … Read more
Financial Planning and Investment Advisor, Mercer Street has allowed me to republish this post on the use of cryptocurrency in the context of the Ukraine conflict. I hope you find it useful. Tim The ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia is having significant implications on the global economy. The Russian ruble is in a massive … Read more
In the single-family residential market, you have undoubtedly heard of wholesaling. Naturally, this might conjure up thoughts of houses sitting on tall shelves in warehouses. What exactly is wholesale real estate anyways? Real estate investing can come in many different strategies. The industry itself is massive and has many other asset classes, hold times, and … Read more
SPACS or special acquisition companies are becoming a popular way to raise money. It is a unique and innovative concept that, on the surface, doesn’t seem to make sense. This article will answer the question, what is a SPAC, and offer the pros and cons of the method as we see them. Read on to … Read more
Although the world continues to be in disarray, it’s been a good week for the cryptocurrency market as a whole. The biggest success story of the week was ETC, which enjoyed a sudden surge of 43.4% after continually dipping after it hit an all-time high in May 2021. Other coins that did well include RUNE … Read more
It was another good week for WAVES, which increased in value 55.9% over the past seven days. Just behind it were RUNE (up 34.1%), ZEC (up 32.6%), and STX (up 10.1%). However, as a whole, the crypto market declined. At the extreme end of the spectrum, we have ANC, which saw its price decrease by … Read more
The markets continued to struggle last week, and for the most part, crypto hasn’t been an exception. However, there were a few standout success stories. WAVES increased 60.3% — a sudden recovery given the coin hasn’t come anywhere near its current value since July 2021. RUNE from ThorChain also enjoyed a resurgence, rising 37.1%, and … Read more