So, you happily purchased Bitcoin in October of 2021 for $54,000 each and were ecstatic when it hit $67,582 on November 8. Since then, your investment has gone from bad to worse and by the end of the day on May 20, 2022 your Bitcoin is worth $29,244, if in…

Commodity prices are soaring as protectionism becomes the norm. in the USA is at a four decade high. Stock markets are in freefall with no bottom in sight. For those who have gone the cryptocurrency route with their investments the question is what to do with your Bitcoin as the…

With the stock market in free fall and no bottom in sight are there some investments that will do better than others? There are the usual consumer goods stocks like Kellogg that tend to go up when everything else falls. There are also the so-called high beta stocks that are…

In November of 2021 one Bitcoin sold for $67,582 and by beginning of May 2022 that same Bitcoin sells for $29,724. Talk about Bitcoin reaching $100,000 by the end of the year is no longer heard. Rather, investors and traders are asking where is the Bitcoin bottom? An argument for…

The Nasdaq has fallen by a quarter this year. The S&P 500 is down about 20% and the Dow by more than 10% by early May 2022. Inflation is raging and Fed actions to slow it could easily drive the economy into a prolonged recession. Add the continued supply chain…

One of the strong arguments for investing in cryptocurrencies is that they are expected to retain their value as fiat currencies like the dollar and euro lose theirs. This argument especially made sense ever since the Federal Reserve lowered interest rates after the Financial Crisis. Now the Fed has raised…

The USA is experiencing its highest inflation in four decades. Both prices and wages are up. Wages are up because there are more available jobs than people to fill them. Prices are up for three reasons. Two presidents, the US Congress, and the Federal Reserve flooded the economy with money…

One of the attractive features of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin is that there is a limit to how many will ever be mined. Thus, inflation is less likely to eat away at the value of a cryptocurrency than a fiat currency like the dollar or euro. But what if the economy…

Chaos in society and the economy leads to fear. Investors look for safe havens. Countries take measures to stockpile strategic goods including food, fertilizer, and fuel as well as strategic minerals. As the war in Ukraine continues protectionism is rising throughout the world. Understanding protectionism and your investments will be…