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By Juan M. Villaverde On May 11, 201808:55 AM Eastern
I’ve had it. I’m tired of the nonsense we keep hearing that crypto has “no intrinsic value” because it’s created “out of thin air” or is “not backed by anything.”
It wouldn’t irk me so much if...
By Mike Larson On April 19, 201811:55 AM Eastern
Maybe it’s because I’m an interest rate guy. A guy who focuses on what’s happening to the cost of money, as well as all the banks, brokers, insurers, and other financial companies that depend so...
By Mike Larson On March 29, 201809:00 AM Eastern
I could think of lots to spend $664,000 on if someone handed it to me today. A parking place is not one of them.
But apparently, Kwan Wai-ming is cut from a different cloth. The executive...
If you’re right (or just close), you can win $5,000 worth of Bitcoin.* The architect of our cryptocurrency ratings model, Juan Villaverde, has made a discovery that I find fascinating.
The same...
By Mandeep Rai On January 31, 201807:55 AM Eastern
The flu virus sure is nasty this year. Many of us have friends, co-workers, family members, or acquaintances who have been laid up in recent days and weeks.
But even as it seemed like everyone...
By Mandeep Rai On December 27, 201709:09 AM Eastern
Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” is one of the American poet’s most well-known works, famous for its depiction of two roads diverging in a wood. What I’m most interested in today, though, is...
By Mandeep Rai On November 22, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Presidents get to deliver State of the Union addresses. But analysts like me have to settle for a bit less. With that in mind, consider this my “State of the Market” issue.
Let’s start with a...
By Mike Larson On October 2, 201707:00 AM Eastern
I’m a big student of cycles — and there’s a very simple reason for it. Interest rate cycles and economic cycles are incredibly important when forming an investment plan, because if you get on the...
By Remi Lukosiunas On July 11, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Today we have what seems to be a limitless number of options to choose from for our personal finances. Savings and checking accounts, mortgages, and auto loans from various financial institutions...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On December 19, 201607:30 AM Eastern
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After much debate and anticipation, the Federal Reserve finally hiked interest rates again last week. It raised the benchmark short-term rate to a...