Weiss Crypto Ratings for Extensive Independent Analysis
Crypto investing continues to evolve rapidly. The speed at which this relatively new technology is pervading the globe is pretty astounding. Investors are attracted to crypto for a variety of reasons, but there’s always a great need for quality research and analysis. There’s a solid resource out there for both veteran crypto investors and new…
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The Dao of Mark Spitznagel
If you are searching for a unique approach to capital allocation, money management, markets, and investing, look no further than Mark Spitznagel. If you’re curious about how business and investing relate to nature and the survival of complex systems, you will find thought-provoking concepts you may have never pondered until now. Hardly a household name,…
Endless Options For Fractional Share Investing
Beyond wall street brokers, there’s a whole new world out there for Fractional Share Investing. Many people hear the words “fractional share investing” and assume it’s associated with the stock market somehow. Not anymore. The phrase, fractional share investing now has a variety of connotations. It can become somewhat confusing to new investors trying to…
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Bridgewater Associates Average Return and the Man Behind the Money
Bridgewater Associates average return over the last 28 years has been 11.5% per year. This number is important because it’s nearly double the average yearly return of the S&P 500, which is about 7%. When you beat the market by five or six percent every year for almost three decades, you will get some attention.…
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Michael Saylor Casts His Vote For Bitcoin
There’s a growing realization out there, and it’s getting louder. I can hear it echoing through the Twittersphere. I can hear the whispers around the office. Even at family gatherings, the topic is now swatted around like a badminton birdie. “What to do with my cash?” “Massive inflation is coming, deploy your cash if you…
Becoming An Internet Domain Investor
You may not realize the opportunity at your fingertips. Becoming an internet domain investor has the potential to offer low risk and high rewards with a small amount of initial investment risk. Buying and owning a domain name is relatively inexpensive. For around ten bucks per year, you can register and own the rights to…
5 Forgotten Bubbles and Crashes
Everyone loves to cite the famous bubbles, where the wise and lucky few escape just in time with their fortune, and the unlucky or inattentive were left holding the bag. It’s almost a daily occurrence to hear a tale of someone’s giant windfall or daring escape during the not so distant housing bubble or the…
Beyond the Crypto Fear and Greed Index
Many people are aware of the CNN Money Fear and Greed Index. I’ve written about it here and here. It can be an excellent tool for helping investors navigate the emotional ebbs and flows of public stock markets. Fewer people are aware there’s the same type of index for the cryptocurrency market called the Crypto…
Dr Michael Burry Sounds Off
Dr. Michael Burry of ‘The Big Short’ fame and legendary investor sounds off on several issues recently. Namely the closure of the global economy and it’s impact due to the COVID 19 virus. I say ‘Doctor’ Michael Burry because many people don’t realize Mike is a physician. He earned an M.D. from the Vanderbilt University…
The Rise of Renaissance Technologies
If you’re interested in markets, investing, and beating the odds, few stories compare to Jim Simons and the rise of Renaissance Technologies. Simons has a legendary tale showing how the compounding effects of extreme intelligence, curiosity, and determination can lead to victory in the fiercest area of the financial markets. Since 1988 he’s the world’s…
Where The Gold Bars Are
Tracing back to 4000 B.C. when it was used to make jewelry, humans have been using gold to decorate themselves and collect as a symbol of power and wealth. The tombs of Egyptian Pharaohs were packed with gold. Chinese kings were buried with gold-gilded chariots. Of all the 118 elements from the periodic table, we’ve…
The Bitcoin Halving is Coming Soon
The next bitcoin halving is less than two months away. This is a very significant event in the crypto universe for many reasons. The term halving is used because the number of bitcoins issued to miners will be cut in half. This has happened every four years since bitcoin was invented and will continue to…
Fear and Greed Index at 1
That’s correct, the CNN Money Fear and Greed Index is at 1, that’s one on a scale of one hundred. We are at an extreme fear reading on the index. For those of you who’ve been paying attention the last few weeks to financial markets around the world combined with the news of a global…
Raoul Pal of Real Vision Talks Risk and Opportunity
Anthony Pompliano hosts “Off The Chain,” a podcast featuring interviews from the world of cryptocurrency. Lately, he’s been branching out a bit to include interviews with a variety of personalities related to the business world and finance industry. This week Pomp invited Raoul Pal on the show to discuss his background, experience, and the risk…
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Steve Schwarzman from Blackstone on The Knowledge Project Podcast
Steve Schwarzman from Blackstone was recently featured on The Knowledge Project podcast hosted by Shane Parrish. Schwarzman is chairman and CEO of The Blackstone Group, one of the largest private equity firms in the world. The episode features a great discussion on Steve’s history growing up, life lessons he’s learned along the way, and how…
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Strong Year for the Global Market Index
2019 was a huge year for most asset classes. The Global Market Index posted a hefty 21% gain assisted by U.S. stocks, which recorded an increase of 31%. The massive year for U.S. stocks continues a nice run and brings a return of over 11% per year over the last five years. Only commodities show…
Market Emotions and the CNN Fear and Greed Index
There’s an interesting gauge of sentiment among market participants called the CNN Fear & Greed Index. The index looks at seven different market indicators and how far they’ve moved from their normal range. All seven indicators are then combined with equal weighting for a final index reading. The financial crisis in 2008 caused the fear…
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Inside Renaissance Technologies Medallion Fund
With a net worth of over $20 billion, Jim Simons is known as one of the smartest investors ever to take on wall street. There’s more to Simons beyond his net worth and astounding hedge fund track record. Jim Simons may be one of the most interesting people in business you will find. He’s a…
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9 Favorite Investing Quotes of All Time
Successful investing is one of the most difficult and challenging professions there is. Throughout history, the best investors seem to enjoy a capacity for memorable quotes that stand the test of time. The ability to clearly communicate their experience has left us with much wisdom and countless quotes to reflect on. It’s one of the…
7 Most Popular Alternative Investments
There’s plenty of debate around what makes up an alternative investment. Most professionals would describe alternatives as investments in assets other than bonds, cash, and stocks. Another description would include some sort of attempt to ‘diversify’ their portfolio away from traditional funds. Here’s a closer look at 7 of the most popular alternative investments. Generally…
Greatest Investor of All Time Jesse Livermore
“Of all the offspring of Time, Error is the most ancient, and is so old and familiar an acquaintance, that Truth, when discovered, comes upon most of us like an intruder, and meets the intruder’s welcome.” This was a quote out of a book titled, ‘Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds’ by a…
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Boom & Bust – US REIT’s and Commercial Real Estate
The US REIT’s and Commercial Real Estate continue to boom One of the most interesting things about investing is to observe how things boom and bust. It’s a continuous ebb and flow of markets getting too hot and then too cold where buyers then step in, and the pattern repeats itself. This occurs over all…
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Global Market Index Continues Gains In September
Major asset classes from around the world continued to post gains in September. The GMI or Global Market Index is a passive, unmanaged, market-value weighted index of all major global asset classes. September recorded another gain for the year with a 1.2% increase with the index up an impressive 14% year to date. Year to…
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What I’m Listening To – Off the Chain Podcast
If you want a podcast that will bring you inside the world of cryptocurrency, financial technology, and bitcoin, then ‘Off the Chain’ is something you should check out. Anthony Pompliano hosts the crypto infused podcast bringing the latest news and interviews with the top players in digital assets. ‘Pomp’ as they call him, is co-founder…
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Major asset class returns for August
U.S. real estate investment trusts and investment-grade U.S. bonds performed best in August for the strongest monthly gain since January. For the fourth month in a row, the MSCI REIT index gained a 3.4% return for the month. Emerging market stocks performed the worst of the major asset classes with a 4.9% loss for the…
Michael Burry Compares Index Funds to Subprime CDO’s
Michael Burry, the investor featured in a best-selling book that turned into an Oscar-winning movie “The Big Short,” had interesting comments during his email interview with Bloomberg News last week. He claims the flood of money into passive index funds has similarities with the previous financial crisis of 2008, where a bubble in collateralized debt…
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Masayoshi Son on The David Rubenstein Show
David Rubenstein: “Is it true that in one hour you convinced a Saudi prince to put $45 Billion dollars into your vision fund?” Masayoshi Son: “No. It took 45 minutes.” Masayoshi Son is the Chairman and CEO of Softbank and one of the wealthiest people in the world with an estimated net worth of $20…
Beyond the Fear & Greed Index
Whenever you hear people making predictions about what will happen in markets, I would advise you to grab your money and slowly back away. Next, run as fast as you can in the opposite direction. Once you are in a safe place away from all the prognosticators and future tellers, collect your thoughts. There’s plenty…
What I’m Listening To – The Knowledge Project Podcast
A great podcast I listened to over the weekend was from Farnam Street with an interview from Oaktree Captial Co-founder Howard Marks. Shane Parrish runs the Farnam Street podcast and website, where he does excellent interviews on a variety of topics and writes about helping develop mental models to understand how the world works. Shane…
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What I’m listening to – Bank On It – Podcast
Lately, I’ve been listening to a few exciting interviews on the podcast, Bank On It. Hosted by John Siracusa the recent interview with Gareth Jones from Fintech Collective is really interesting as Gareth summarizes his history in start-ups and how he started Fintech Collective. Fintech Collective “backs creators with a hunger to reimagine the way…
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Inside Bitcoin
Bitcoin has been around now for over ten years, which is pretty amazing when you consider many people either haven’t even heard of it or still don’t understand what it is. The fact that it seems to be a polarizing topic when brought up for discussion is a signal for me to investigate further and…
Invest Like the Best – Podcast
A great podcast I’ve been listening to for a long time now is by Patrick O’Shaughnessy titled, ‘Invest Like The best.’ The most recent episode is with Bill Gurley from Benchmark Capital, and it’s really great. Check out the show notes here, or subscribe to the Podcast and check out all the episodes which feature…
First Television Interview by Warren Buffett
“The first rule of investment is don’t lose, and the second rule of investment is don’t forget the first rule, and that’s all the rules there are.” Buffett goes on to explain, “If you buy things for far below their worth, and you buy a group of them, you basically don’t lose money.” These are…
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