Dear Reader, The sense of frustration and disappointment can be seen in the eyes and heard in the words of Bitcoin investors in 2018. The contrast between this and last year’s price action is striking, as BTC touched $20,000 in December, only to fall to the $6,000’s...
Cheap Money Many market commentators have warned of the risks associated with cheap money. Cheap money is a steroid of any bull market, and when risks become too great, speculators are subject to the wrath of equilibrium. The Great Recession forced governments and...
FDIC Casting Operation ChokePoint Government institutions have many purposes, which should include governance and clear direction as stated by law. What is appalling is that most agencies walk a fine line between legal statutes that are clear and loopholes that...
The ongoing litany of misdeeds (that’s what big bankers call crimes) continues with everybody’s favorite too-big-to-fail bank, Wells Fargo. A recent filing with regulators uncovered an expanded review finding that 870 Wells Fargo customers were incorrectly denied...
An indicator that the uninformed investor doesn’t use is one they should. After a tumultuous decline in equity prices around the world, the average investor is wondering what gives. Historically, market volatility shows up around market tops. Millennial investors are...