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Top 5 Investment Newsletters in 2018 and 2019
Before you choose one of the Top Investment Newsletters for 2018-2019, you need to understand concretely what your investment and trading objectives are first. Here we look at the differences between the major strategies offered by the various types of financial...
Cryptocurrencies vs. Governments: 4 Approaches Governments are using to try and kill Bitcoin & Other Altcoins
In a scene eerily reminiscent of George Lucas’ multigenerational blockbuster the Star Wars saga, several imperious governments around the planet have recently declared all-out (or in some cases partial) war against Bitcoin and the other junior cryptocurrencies....
Comparison of the World’s Top Offshore Precious Metals Safe Havens
Though it has held its crown as world’s greatest safe haven and secrecy country for over three hundred years now, things have finally begun to change for Switzerland. The wealthy have suffered enough exposure at the hands of the Swiss government who have been...
Precious Metals-Friendly Jurisdictions of the World
The number one all-time rule of wealth preservation is international diversification. This simply means that you take a few proactive steps to protect yourself from the likes of insolvent American and British national governments. These and other nations which are...
Is My Dubai Gold Investment Reportable to IRS according to FATCA and FBAR rules?
Many people who expatriate abroad (or at least expatriate their precious metals to a safer overseas location) leave with some nagging concerns. One of the chief of these has to do with their gold and other tangible valuables that they take with them and store overseas...
Top 10 Cryptocurrencies in 2017
You can hardly but help have noticed how cryptocurrencies have come from seemingly nowhere to take the world by storm in 2017. What began as a humble and anonymously created experiment with Bitcoin a decade ago has now evolved into a major force in online commerce and...
Ultimate Guide to Gold Investing for Accredited and Sophisticated Investors
Gold is one of those commodities that many sophisticated or accredited investors are looking into when it comes to portfolio diversification. Gold has many characteristics that make it stand out as a truly unique type of investment. It sits at the opposite end of the...
Latest Global Tech Exits Report Encourages Venture Capitalists
Venture capital investments require an exit event in order for you to recoup your investment and realize some gains. If you have ever considered getting involved in venture capitalism but have held back because of the difficulty of exiting from these investments,...
5 Ways to Protect Your Portfolio From the Weakening Economy
It is no secret that the U.S. economy has been in an extended recovery phase since the Great Recession in 2009. This seven year recovery has proven to be among the longest and weakest in the history of the United States. Since the year 2009, the American economy has...
Why Gold is Outperforming at Up Over 25% for 2016
The markets hate uncertainty with a few exceptions. Gold is one of these assets that thrive on it. The yellow metal is up over 25% so far for 2016 making it one of the best performing asset classes anywhere. This does not mean that the ultimate safe haven vehicle has...
Time For A Currency Hedge Fund Approach?
It is no secret that hedge funds have been struggling for several years now. The widely followed Bloomberg Global Aggregate Hedge Fund Index so far is up 1.2% for 2016. This represents the third consecutive year that it has seen lower than two percent returns. Yet...
New Crowdfunding Platform Allows Smaller Investments in Startups
For years sophisticated investors have participated in private offerings and startups. You were mostly limited to doing this as an angel investor or venture capitalist in the past. Now thanks to changes in the laws that govern these kinds of investments, you are able...
Hedge Fund Industry Trends to Watch
The surprise announcement of Paul Tudor Jones laying off 60 people representing 15% of his employees this week means that you need to be especially aware of hedge fund trends that are changing the industry. This does not mean that all of the hedge funds are losing...
Investors Sticking With Hedge Funds Amid Improvement in Performance
After the rough couple of months that many hedge funds have endured with their returns from the beginning of the year, they were due for some better news. Many of the hedge fund managers were further discouraged by the financial climate after the Brexit referendum....
Gold Hedges Your Portfolio Against the Return of Stagflation
Gold has been among the standout performers in the investment world so far this year. The precious metal has gained around 27% in 2016. It is truly impressive when you consider that the S&P 500 has only risen 4.5% for this year. Put into comparative perspective,...
The Best Tail Risk Hedge Strategy Available Now
With all of the recent geopolitical chaos in the world over the last month, ranging from half a dozen terrorist attacks in France and now Germany, to the failed major military coup in Turkey, to the stunning Brexit referendum vote for the world’s fifth largest...
Demand for Successful Computer Trend-Following Strategy Hedge Funds Is Growing
Most hedge funds utilize highly paid star managers to develop their strategy and invest the client money in the vehicles that match these objectives. Since the financial crisis of 2008, a new and growing type of hedge funds has emerged. These are the trend following...
