Personal Finance
Are the good times over? That’s the question on the mind of many cryptocurrency hedge fund managers. Bitcoin’s phenomenal thirteenfold rise in 2017 helped these firms provide astronomical returns for their clients. Data from an index of 17 hedge funds reveals an almost 3,000% rise in 2017. By comparison, the average return of the worldwide […]
Global financial analysts are advising enterprising investors to consider investing in burgeoning frontier markets via exchange traded funds (ETFs), bonds and to a lesser degree, mutual funds. Financial analyst David Dali, a strategist for Matthews Asia, said that investors who take strategic advantage of frontier markets right now are primed to profit in the future. […]
Palladium recently traded at a new high of $1,132.50 on Jan. 15. That’s more than double the low price of $473.80 around the same date in 2016. Investment and financial industry analysts now believe that the months-long palladium rally could surge past the value of gold sometime in 2018. The recent gold high was $1,342.50, […]
JPMorgan Chase will begin offering robo-advisor wealth management in 2018. The tentative launch date is March for their new financial technology advisement services. Chase is not the only financial industry giant to begin offering robo-advisor services either. In 2017 Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo successfully launched versions of their own robo-advisor services. Robo-advisors are […]
Now 29 states have legalized medical marijuana, starting with Alaska in 1998 and most recently West Virginia in 2017. Many cities, including Washington D.C., Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Miami and Detroit have decriminalized small amounts of marijuana and have replaced jail time with fines. The sweeping change in laws has allowed entrepreneurs to step up to […]
Dividend stocks are the bread and butter of any serious investment portfolio, and large-cap U.S. stocks are often great picks for dividend income. Stocks in Dow Jones Industrial Average may be the wisest investment you can make in 2018, particularly with long-term money. The index of 30 largest publicly traded companies in the USA are […]
If you spend or invest in cryptocurrencies, it’s imperative for you to understand how these virtual currency transactions affect your taxes. The Trump tax reform bill changes some essential aspects of how you report your cryptocurrency transactions. It’s important to note these changes so you file your taxes properly next year. Here’s a list of […]
