Currency
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5 Myths About Bitcoin, Deciphered
Though nearly eight years have passed since its introduction, Bitcoin is still shrouded in a bit of general mystery. Let’s look at the top 5 myths related to this popular cryptocurrency. Bitcoin is a bit of a buzzword these days – it is to cryptocurrencies what Kleenex is to facial tissues. It has become the
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Cryptocurrencies And Gold Have Become Top Investment Options
Cryptocurrencies in general have created more than a little buzz in the investment community. But the public and meteoric rise (and fall) of Bitcoin, particularly this year, has garnered unusual attention and investment. Many developments have fueled the Bitcoin excitement, but its visible and public growth from $956.23 at the close of 2016 to valuations
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A Year Ago This Week
The U.S. election for President occurred a year ago this week. An army of economic analysts proclaimed that if Trump were to be elected President, the stock market would go into shock and collapse. At this point, it’s pretty clear to see that these trained analysts might be better equipped to simply report, rather than
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Will Powell Or Taylor Be A Horse Of A Different Color?
Kevin Warsh played a critical role during the financial market turmoil of 2007 and 2008. David Wessel, a Pulitzer Prize winning economic journalist said, “Warsh established himself as the chairman’s protector in Republican circles and Bernanke’s bridge to Wall Street executives.” The biggest complaint of Warsh is that he was and remains “overly concerned” with
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A Bitcoin IRA Sounds Great, But Could Be Hazardous To Your Economic Health!
Just like the checkbook IRA, a Bitcoin IRA sounds great and allows the mind to run wild with possibilities, but when the rubber meets the road it’s important to realize that the IRS has presented clear, specific, and difficult to meet (for the common investor) rules regarding a checkbook IRA. And although back in January,
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How The Effects Of A Weaker Dollar Benefit Gold Investors
The U.S. dollar shows signs of cracking, and gold is already building ground as precaution. This is not entirely unexpected — there have been predictions of a weakening dollar for years, and the economic leanings of the new president only add fuel to that fire. The question is should gold investors be happy or worried
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5 Simple Reasons For A Dollar Downside
American Bullion remains skeptical of the prospects for the U.S. dollar. While it remains true that the dollar’s value depends on a huge number of factors—and its resilience has surprised in the recent past—most major economic indicators appear to work against a stronger dollar in 2017 (and beyond). The U.S. dollar remains the world’s most
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What is the IMF’s “Great Global Reset?”
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is not nearly as loquacious as the Federal Reserve Board’s Federal Open Market Committee. But more and more frequently, new details are coming out about a deep-seated desire on the part of the IMF to do away with dollar dominance, and eventually the entire basket of approved global reserve currencies
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Apparently, White Collar Crime’s Not a Crime Anymore!
Before our politicians set out on a Wall Street housecleaning, they better take a good hard look at how they themselves and the justice system are handling white collar crime. Talk is cheap and the rich and powerful have every reason to bank on it. Banks invested in volatile and dangerous derivatives that collapsed and