BNKU Stock: Does this Banking Index Stock Belong in Your Portfolio in 2022?
BNKU Stock (BNKU:NYSEArca) is an Exchange Traded Note ( ETN) issued by the Bank of Montreal (BMO:TO) which tracks the Solactive MicroSectors US Big Banks Index. This fund currently has $147 million in assets under management and an average daily trading volume of...
Why Is Gold Valuable?
For millennia, gold has performed a major function within human society. Throughout history, from the first civilizations to contemporary times, gold has been used as a store of wealth. From its first discovery, it was used to create valuable objects, later it was...
Bitcoin ETF: All You Need to Know About This New Alternative Asset Class
Over the past 5 years, Bitcoin has continued to see its popularity grow. It has become a mainstream investment class as well as a household name. The digital currency is the largest by market capitalization of the hundreds of coins now available. According to...
January 2022 Newsletter: The Alternative Assets Winners and Losers of 2021 – Which Investments Will Lead the Charge in 2022?
On January 3rd, 2009, the first Bitcoin block was mined. At the time, a single Bitcoin was worthless—representing mere ones and zeros on a network that no one yet understood. Fast forward exactly 13 years and one Bitcoin is now worth over US$46,000 per coin. It is...
Stocks for Kids: Introduction to Investing for Kids & Teens
Getting your kids in the habit of investing at an early age can help them maintain and grow their wealth once they start working. When it comes to investing, possibly the biggest factor that will create success is the time horizon. The longer your investment lasts,...
Bullseye Trades Review: Is it Worth the Price in 2022?
Jeff Bishop's Bullseye Trades is an educational program for options trading that functions primarily as a stock alert service and video archive offered by Raging Bull LLC. We tested the service over several weeks to get a...
December 2021 Newsletter: Buyer’s Market for Bitcoin, Precious Metals as Fed Readies to Take Action on Inflation
Will the holiday season bring gifts, or a lump of coal, for alternative investors? All signs point to the former. If you equip your portfolio with the right assets, you can position yourself for a very merry Christmas season. The price of gold and silver currently...
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...
