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November 2021 Newsletter: Inflation Soars to Generational Highs, Fed to Pull Back; Stock Market in Peril?
There are big changes ahead for the economy. The Federal Reserve Board has announced that it will be tapering off its quantitative easing program. In other words, come July it will no longer purchase bonds to pump the market with liquidity. The effect? Without easy...
REIT Stock: A Guide to Investing in Real Estate Securities
Investing in REIT stock allows average investors to gain affordable exposure to alternative investments in real estate. For most people, these investments are out of reach since physical properties have large capital requirements. By contrast, REITs offer shares of...
October 2021 Newsletter: Bitcoin Price Cooling Off Amid Chinese Crackdowns—Is Now the Time to Buy the Dip?
It must be October. Once again, at the beginning of the fall season, it’s a buyer’s market for crypto. Amid regulatory crackdowns from Chinese authorities, the price of Bitcoin fell throughout the month of September, from an August high of about $49,200 to its...
September 2021 Newsletter: Crypto Back in a Bull Market? Bitcoin Surpasses $50K, Ethereum on Pace for All-Time High
On August 21st, Bitcoin broke through the $50K plateau for the first time since the spring. Only a month ago, some analysts were declaring that we were at the start of another crypto bear market. Clearly, that’s not the case. Since then, we’ve seen some...
August 2021 Newsletter: Bitcoin Bounces Back; Ethereum A Sleeping Giant Amid Major Blockchain Upgrades in August
Bitcoin is back. After months of doom and gloom from pundits, it appears that Bitcoin has reached a level of price stability that its naysayers had long claimed to be all but impossible. In late July, the price of Bitcoin came just shy of $42,000 per BTC. Throughout...
Investing for Dummies: A Crash Course on How to Invest (Responsibly) for Big Gains
Only a slim majority of Americans—55%, in fact—own stocks. For many U.S. homeowners, their house is their only retirement investment to speak of. If you find yourself among the roughly one-half of Americans who are underinvested in financial markets, now’s the time to...
July 2021 Newsletter: The Shot Heard ‘Round The World; El Salvador Adopts Bitcoin as Legal Tender, Market Steadies
The mainstream media is intent on believing that the sky is falling on crypto. While it’s true that we’ve seen a price correction over the past few months, the price of Bitcoin is still more than 80% higher than it was on December 1st. If anything, Bitcoin is finally...
The 4% Rule of Retirement Withdrawals: What Is It, and Is It Still Legit? (2021 Update)
If you've been reading about retirement investing strategies, you've probably heard of the so-called 4% rule by now. For over two decades, this concept has dominated the conversation around optimizing retirement savings withdrawals. Proponents of the 4% rule insist...
May 2021 Newsletter: Bitcoin to $400,000? Institutional Money Pours Into Crypto While Analysts Predict The Ultimate Bull Run
We've heard a lot about cryptocurrency this year. The digital asset has hogged a lot of media attention as it rocketed into the financial mainstream. Since only New Years', Bitcoin is up 80%, and that's including last month's price dip. It's not too late to get on...
Protecting Your IRA/401(k): “Have a strong mindset.” An interview with Rick Salmeron, CFP®.
This week I had the pleasure to interview Rick Salmeron, CFP®, president and owner of Salmeron Financial, a wealth management firm in Dallas, TX. Rick helps others create personal financial wealth so that they can worry less about their money. Photo courtesy of...
April 2021 Newsletter: The NFT Craze Powers Bitcoin/Ether Growth; Precious Metals See Excellent Buying Opportunity This Spring
You might've heard about the “NFT craze” that's going on right now. NFTs, or “non-fungible tokens'', skyrocketed in popularity in March, with $220 million in sales in the month of March alone—for reference, the entire year 2020 saw only $250 million in NFT...
Are We In A Stock Market Bubble? (2021 Update) + How To Invest Safely in U.S. and Global Equities Markets
The accelerated growth of the U.S. tech sector has, by many accounts, created an unstable investment environment. Although the S&P 500 is led by U.S. tech stocks with long runways, there's no guarantee that they can be trusted to keep your money safe in the...
March 2021 Newsletter: Doom for the Dollar? Meanwhile, Bitcoin Rides All-Time Highs
February was a record month for Bitcoin, as BTC hit $50,000 (wait, $58,000) for the first time in its existence. Momentum is on Bitcoin's side, and there's no indication that the cryptocurrency will hit the brakes any time soon. It looks as though institutional money...
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...
