Key Takeaways Andre Cronje and Anton Nell announced over the weekend that they would be leaving DeFi. Their departure is a reminder that crypto users should treat builders with respect rather than act...
Tag: Opinion
Opinion: Decentralization in “Web3” Is Still a Myth
Key Takeaways MetaMask and OpenSea blocked multiple users in Iran and Venezuela this week. Infura inadvertently blocked some users in response to U.S. sanctions and later fixed the issue. The ability ...
Opinion: Businesses subject job candidates to so many indignities — and then they wonder why they can’t find people?
Business leaders in organizations large and small are facing a common challenge: they can’t find enough workers to fill all their open positions. According to September Labor Department statistics, it...
As Russia presses its war with Ukraine, here are 10 aerospace and defense stocks expected to rise up to 39%
No matter when the shooting stops and Russia’s war in Ukraine comes to an end, it seems clear from actions taken by European countries that we’re entering a period of increased defense spending. Below...
Should Crypto Exchanges Ban Russian Users? Kraken’s Opinion
Amongst the fundamental values of crypto, an important point is having financial freedom for all. Crypto is meant to be an unbiased tool, untied to the strings of governments and banks, a tool against...
Opinion: This market-timing model says you probably have too much money in stocks
If you follow a traditional 60%/40% stock-bond portfolio allocation, you currently should be just 38% invested in equities — 63% of 60%. If your target equity allocation instead is 80%, you should cur...
Opinion: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could keep stocks sliding for weeks before the market finally hits bottom
U.S. stocks staged an impressive reversal on Feb. 24 — including a 950-point intraday move to the upside for the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +2.51% — but there’s too much eagerness to declare t...
‘She had a will, but it was null and void’: My friend and her sister are fighting over their mother’s life-insurance policy and $32,000 bank account. Who’s right?
Dear Quentin, My friend’s mom passed away about a year ago. She had a will, but it was null and void because there was only one witness signature. She has two daughters. One of the girls, Mary, moved ...
What the threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine means for markets
Fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine are keeping investors on edge. President Joe Biden on Friday said he believed Russian leader Vladimir Putin had made up his mind to invade in coming days but tha...
Opinion: How to invest like a millionaire and build wealth for retirement
Over the course of my career, I’ve had the opportunity to work with multiple self-made millionaires. Though they come from varied backgrounds, these investors have a few key habits in common—ones that...
‘He promised to pay them off’: My daughter lived with a man for 9 years. He took out credit cards in her name. Will she be held liable?
Dear Quentin, I have a problem. My daughter lived with a guy for nine years. During that time, I found out that he took out two credit cards in her name without her permission. Identity theft, right? ...
Opinion: How to Spot Trash in the NFT Market
Key Takeaways The growth of the NFT market has presented many opportunities for market participants, but it’s also attracted many trash projects. Tracking the communities, social activity, and r...
Opinion: These 5 tech stocks — including small caps you probably don’t know — can lead the sector’s comeback
Amid all the big swings in the S&P 500 and other benchmarks, it’s natural for many investors to be worried. But as the adage attributed to Warren Buffett goes, sometimes it pays the most to be gre...
Opinion: Biden Has Been Bad for Crypto… And Everything Else
Let’s just say it. Joe Biden is arguably shaping up to be the worst president in the history of the United States. Between the border crisis, the Afghanistan debacle, a failing economy, inflation, and...
Opinion: Inflation fears are overblown — five reasons why you need to buy the dip in stocks
Inflation and the Federal Reserve’s potential reaction to it have the stock market all shook up. But like early concerns that Elvis Presley and rock ‘n’ roll would ruin the country, these are just fal...
Opinion: How FTX Is Leaving Coinbase in the Dust
Key Takeaways FTX has become one of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchanges in under three years. At the same time, Coinbase has continually listed dubious projects and faced internal issue...
Oil is the hottest sector, and Wall Street analysts see upside of up to 48% for favored stocks
Energy is the best-performing stock-market sector this year. Given today’s strong economic growth and inflation, many believe oil prices could remain at current levels for years or maybe even move hig...
Kenyan Central Bank Seeks Public Opinion concerning CBDC
As a change of tune about crypto assets, the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), Kenya’s apex bank, seeks to ask for public opinion about the potential introduction of a central bank digital currency (CBDC)....
Opinion: How to profit from your losses on those ‘Cathie Wood’ stocks
Americans have lost billions of dollars from their retirement funds in the past year as some of the most popular recent investments have come crashing down to earth. As our chart above shows, many of ...
Inflation and the Fed: Why Wall Street Is Misdiagnosing Pandemic Economics
About the authors: Larry Hatheway and Alex Friedman are the co-founders of Jackson Hole Economics, and the former chief economist and chief investment officer, respectively, of UBS. The Federal Reserv...
Opinion: I’m raising cash and getting defensive as the stock market works through its excesses
This war is shameful and crazy. All wars are. And there’s no telling what President Putin is going to do next. What I do know is that the globalized world economy is not going back to what it was. The...