Among the news highlights that have popped up recently, tax reform has dominated the public discourse. Specifically, the government has paid out fewer tax refunds in the first week of eligibility compared to the year prior. Naturally (and sadly), people have lashed...
Accounts SHUT DOWN According to reports online, two over-the-counter (OTC) trading desks claim their accounts with U.S.-based exchange Gemini have been closed without any valid explanation. The Gemini exchange, launched by Winklevoss twins Cameron and Tyler, have...
Deepest Pits of a Bear Market: Can This Surge Last? As the markets stand on the edge of deeper lows, crypto investors enjoyed an unexpected end-of-week price rally with gains across the board on the largest cryptocurrencies by market cap. Following weeks of sharp...
Seriously, don’t count on ever seeing any meaningful interest rate hikes within our lifetime. Or the next one. What follows is a timeline to prove my point. Stick with me on this one, and see if you agree. 2018: Current Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell raises...
Back in the mid to late 2000s, the entire nation focused on the devastating housing collapse. At that time, the culmination of human greed and fiscal instability shattered millions of dreams. Thankfully, we’ve come a long way since those dark times. Unfortunately, the...
In prior generations, the concept of raising taxes was anathema to the American electorate. That’s one of the reasons why politicians who otherwise cannot agree on anything will agree on tax cuts. Burdening the hard-working citizenry is tantamount to political...