31 Years After Black Monday… Have We Really Learned Anything?
October 19, 1987: if you’re old enough to remember this day, then you will likely never forget it. It’s the day the stock market collapsed, but it wasn’t just any collapse. On that fateful day, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 22.6%, and as it turns out, this...
Inflation is Back with a Vengeance
The U.S. government is reporting the annual inflation rate at 2.3%, but independent-thinking minds don’t buy what the government is selling and, as always, it takes a little digging to discover just how out-of-control inflation has gotten. From the gas pump to basic...
Wall Street Claims They Stabilized Bitcoin, But How True Is This?
In a recent report from Business Insider, several Wall Street hedge funds asserted that they solved the bitcoin volatility problem. How? Through the anointment of their presence. Okay, I’m being somewhat facetious, but the broader message remains on point. Wall Street...