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...
Norman Sellers Review
Company Info & Background Norman Sellers (www.normansellers.com)is a precious metals dealer and Gold IRA company. It was established in 2016 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas. In addition to being a precious...
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...
Gaithersburg Coin Exchange
Company Info & Background For almost half a century, Gaithersburg Coin Exchange has been providing clients with gold and silver coins and bars for investment. Although the emphasis is on rare and collectible...
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...