by Sarah Bauder | Nov 12, 2019 | Interviews
Sophisticated Investor is dedicated to providing investors useful and pertinent information on a myriad of topics including structured settlement investing, retirement planning, the best fixed annuity rates, cryptocurrencies, and precious metals. Brandon Renfro is a...
by Sarah Bauder | Nov 7, 2019 | Real Assets
China’s President Xi Jingping caused quite a stir recently, after making a speech embracing blockchain technology and cryptocurrency, calling on his nation to take a leading position in the sector. Subsequently, the country passed a new cryptocurrency law, as it...
by Mark Turner | Nov 1, 2019 | Commodities, Interviews, Precious Metals
Noble Gold Investments, and its crypto IRA subsidiary called Noble Bitcoin, are now household names when it comes to Gold IRA and Bitcoin IRA investments. A stellar track record in the past few years has helped the company gain a strong reputation in the space and...
by Wesley Crowder | Nov 1, 2019 | Portfolio Management
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...
by Wesley Crowder | Oct 31, 2019 | Precious Metals
Top 10 Gold IRA Companies Gold IRA’s are an important tool for diversifying your retirement portfolio and building a financial future based on more than simply paper investments. When you reach the decision to invest in such a Precious Metals IRA, your first...
by Wesley Crowder | Oct 31, 2019 | Precious Metals
Top 5 Crypto IRA Companies Many people have contemplated opening a first time Bitcoin or Ethereum IRA account in the past few years. Alternatively you could roll over your existing Roth IRA, IRA, 401k or 403b account to an Ethereum or Bitcoin IRA. The first step to...
by Sarah Bauder | Oct 9, 2019 | Portfolio Management
A Roth 401k allows investors to be entitled to the entirety of the money inside the account. However, like any investment, there are advantages and disadvantages to this type of retirement plan. In this article, 10 experts weigh on whether or not a Roth 401(k) a good...
by Sarah Bauder | Updated: Sep 26, 2019 | Annuities
A variable annuity is an annuity contract which allows for the allocation of money held in “subaccounts”. Although tax-deferred, variable annuities do not guarantee a return on the principal. In this article, 5 experts discuss whether or not an investor should stay...
by Sarah Bauder | Updated: Sep 25, 2019 | Annuities
A fixed annuity is an annuity contract with a life insurance company. Conversely, a CD (certificate of deposit) is issued by a bank. There are similarities and differences between both. In this article, 4 experts weigh in on a fixed annuity versus a CD (certificate of...
by Sarah Bauder | Sep 23, 2019 | Portfolio Management
Concerns over global economic growth, market volatility, not to mention whisperings of a pending recession, have all made the prospect of guaranteed returns very appealing. A fixed annuity is a type of annuity contract with a life insurance company. The investor puts...
