Being on the forefront of breakthroughs in technology has always been a surefire way for investors to realize huge gains. Some massive fortunes were made during the dotcom boom, for example. Even after that initial euphoria came and went, investing in companies that were set to take full advantage of new market opportunities created by [...]
The recent round of tariffs on Chinese imports will hit the Chinese economy hard. The repercussions of this will not be favorable for anyone.Volatility has skyrocketed amidst the backdrop of increasing geopolitical tensions worldwide.The march toward US invasions of Iran and Venezuela signals a potential surge in geopolitical risks in 2019. The Impact of Tariffs [...]
Lithium and cobalt companies are a hidden gem in the mining sector. Lithium and cobalt, along with nickel, are the primary metals used in most modern batteries. 42% of the world’s cobalt production goes toward the creation of Lithium-ion cell batteries. According to the Cobalt Institute, lithium-ion batteries have higher energy density than other battery [...]
Financial headlines around the world seem to have taken a liking to the phrase “global economic slowdown 2019.” Everywhere you look, data about declining trade, failing currencies, or falling stock markets abound. Bloomberg, Forbes, Business Insider, CNBC, RT Business, and The Washington Post are just a few of the mainstream sources now acknowledging that something [...]
How do bitcoin futures affect the price of bitcoin? This is a question worth examining. When looking at recent market trends through this lens, some interesting details emerge. The current crypto bear market began shortly after CBOE and CME futures launched in December of 2017 and right around the time that Bitmex volume started ramping up. [...]
In the midterm elections that took place on Tuesday, November 6th, 2018, Democrats took control of the House of Representatives while Republicans expanded their majority in the Senate. While this outcome was to be expected, the financial impact of the midterm elections has been less clear. Stocks initially rallied following the election only to sink on [...]
The global selloff has erased $5 trillion from stock and bond markets in October alone! October is a historically bad month for stocks. Many of the most dramatic crashes have begun during this month. The global market crash of 2018 seems to be in line with this trend and the crash is indeed global. This [...]
In his most recent book, The Road to Ruin: The Global Elites’ Secret Plan for the Next Financial Crisis, former CIA analyst Jim Rickards notes that some of the biggest financial bodies in the world have been warning of excessive risk in financial markets since 2014. Through a series of published papers, press releases, and [...]
The past week has been eventful for the crypto investment community, to say the least. On Friday, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finally declared that Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) cannot be considered securities. This sets an important precedent in the regulatory realm. The SEC ruling is also incredibly bullish for the price of BTC [...]
Part I... 3 Investment Sectors to Avoid Over the Next 12 Months Last year was incredible by all accounts. The average gain for the year in our model portfolio was 330%. That isn't a typo. We've had a triple digit year once before and double-digit years several times, but this was the best year of [...]
