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Investing Diversification Strategy: The Definitive Guide to Risk-Conscious Retirement Investing in 2021
Warren Buffet famously said that diversification is protection against ignorance. For Buffet, diversification is like an insurance policy for those of us who don't have the time, opportunity, or patience to thoroughly research the fundamentals of every stock. What...
February 2021 Newsletter: Trading Platforms Shutdown AMC, GME Stocks Amid Phony Manipulation Charges; Is Crypto The Only Bastion of Freedom Left?
The stock market is being manipulated before our eyes. Just this week, GameStop (GME) and AMC Entertainment (AMC) were at the center of major pump and dump and short squeeze events. Chaos in the market brought their implied volatility levels to 400—we're talking...
REIT Index Explained: How to Understand and Make Money Using REITs/REIT Indices
A real estate investment trust (REIT) is like an index fund for residential, commercial, and industrial real estate. Managed by professionals, REITs let investors land a dividend-paying inflation hedge without the stress of being a landlord and the obligations that...
January 2021 Newsletter: Bitcoin Set for a Record Year in 2021 as Whales Get on Board; Stock Market and Dollar Eyeing Collapse
Bitcoin had a record-breaking year, quadrupling in value and, in the last month alone, hitting a 47% gain. If you're kicking yourself about missing out in 2020, the good news is that the party's not over. At least not according to JPMorgan, who predicts BTC could...
Retirement Investing Strategy: 6 Key Principles + STARTER GUIDE For Retirement Investing At Any Age
It doesn’t matter whether you’re late to the game or if you’re still in college, it’s never too late or too early to invest for your retirement. But no matter how young you feel, your retirement investing strategy has to reflect your age. Your exposure to risk should...
American Investors Believe Real Estate, Stocks, & Bonds Will Be The Safest Investments In 2021
At Sophisticated Investor, we understand in this utterly unprecedented year that has been 2020, Americans are striving to find investments that will prove to be the best option at keeping their hard-earned money safe. We conducted a survey asking 5,001 Americans which...
December 2020 Newsletter: Stocks Soar to Unsustainable Heights In November, Entering Bubble Territory; Precious Metals and Crypto Hold Steady
The U.S. economy is dominated by zombie companies with more debt interest than they have operating income. There’s over $1.4 trillion in outstanding debt between them. This spells doom for the sustainability of our financial system. It seems likely that the financial...
Self-Directed 401(k): The Ultimate Guide for 2020-2021
Retirement investors are often stuck having to choose between the volatility of the stock market and the underwhelming stability of money markets and bond yields. Self-directed retirement savings accounts are the perfect middle ground solution between these two...
Global Investment Demand For Gold Soars In Q3 Despite Repercussions From COVID-19 Pandemic – World Gold Council
The global investment demand for gold in Q3 was significantly higher than this time last year, said the World Gold Council (WGC) in its Gold Demand Trends Q3 2020 report. Specifically, investment in gold-backed ETFs surged to an all-time high during this quarter. In...
Buckle Up, We’ve Got A Contested Election: Here’s What This Means for Precious Metals, Stocks, IRAs, and More
It’s the day after election day in the United States and all signs point toward a long, protracted vote-counting process and successive court challenges launched by the incumbent government. News of a contested election that will take days, if not weeks, to settle has...
Gold Storage Vaults: 4 Companies You Can Trust To Hold Your Gold
For millennia, gold has proven to be a consistently beneficial hedge against tumult and economic uncertainty. In view of these unparalleled times, it is unsurprising that the price of gold has soared, and savvy investors are allotting a portion of their portfolios to...
Gold IRA Home Storage: Legit or Scam?
Given the unparalleled uncertainties of this brave, new age of ours, it should come as little surprise that investment hedges such as gold are soaring in value. At present, the price of gold is pushing $2,000 an ounce. Suffice to say, there is no better time than now...
November 2020 Newsletter: Amid the Chaos, Gold, Silver, and Crypto Hold Strong in October
This future looks bleak, no matter the outcome of this week’s election. The chances of economic and social collapse seem higher now than ever before in modern history. Maybe you’ve missed the signs… The Fed reports that commercial and industrial loan delinquency rates...
Trading Stocks in Your IRA? Here are 9 Tips
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has imposed few restrictions on what can be held within a self-directed IRA (SDIRA), making this type of retirement account is a popular choice for investors. Stocks are one of the multitudinous assets allowed in self-directed IRAs....
Should I Invest In Annuity Through My IRA?
An annuity is a tax-advantaged insurance product that has become a popular investment vehicle for retirement. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has strict regulations on how an annuity contract can be rolled over into an IRA. The IRS stipulates that ““if an annuity...
Do 401(k) Plans Allow Bitcoin Investments?
In the United States, 401(k) plans are the single most popular type of retirement vehicle, and are offered by essentially every employer. There are certainly advantages to having a 401(k) plan. However, the Internal Revenue Agency (IRS) has stringent regulations...
Self Directed IRA and Real Estate: The Ultimate Guide for 2020/2021
Mark Twain once wrote, “Buy land, they aren’t making it anymore.” Though he wasn’t known for his sage financial one-liners, I think Mark was onto something. Real estate is a finite commodity, and housing is a basic, universal human need. The characteristics of...
October 2020 Newsletter: It’s A Buyer’s Market in October as Gold, Silver, Cryptocurrency Prices Stay Suppressed Ahead of Election
Once again, September has brought with it a buyer’s market for cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin is down 7.5% since September 1st and Ether plummeted from $488 to $359. The sell-off is part of a broader “nightmare month” across financial markets. Megacap tech stocks, such as...
