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Fiending for Futures with This Bitcoin ETF
Now, in a manner with which my readers have grown accustomed, I will not beat around the bush about Bitcoin. There is thrum of excitement within the markets, and it is related to the potential approval for a U.S.-based spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund: ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO). While the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) […]
On Giving to Get
It’s that time of year. Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and that also means that “Black Friday” and “Cyber Monday” are nearly here, too. But did you also know that Tuesday, Nov. 28, is “Giving Tuesday?” That’s right, a day dedicated to remembering that charitable contributions are both a gift to others and a […]
Go Ahead, Ask Me Anything
“Go ahead, make my day!” It’s the classic line that we all know, and it comes from the 1983 film, “Sudden Impact,” starring the iconic Clint Eastwood as “Dirty Harry Calahan.” Now, in case you don’t remember the scene, Dirty Harry has his .44 magnum Smith & Wesson revolver pointed at a criminal who is […]
High Hopes for Much-Hyped Bitcoin
Since its inception in 2009, Bitcoin has profoundly disrupted the foundations of financial markets. The cryptocurrency market has evolved from a little-known digital asset to one that now serves as a new avenue for investors. Exchange-traded funds (ETFs), such as the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (OTC: GBTC), offer investors a regulated and reportedly secure means to […]
Speculating on That Old Herb
You don’t need me to tell you that the market is currently taking a beating. While there have been some days where it seems that the bulls have defeated the bears and the market rose a bit as a result, overall, it seems that the bears are still driving the market bus. Indeed, only a […]
What is Your Purpose?
There’s an old saying in the literary world that a man’s life is incomplete until he has tasted love, poverty and war. Beginning with the latter, my closest brush came in January 1991. I was just graduating from the U.S. Army Airborne School at Ft. Benning, Georgia, when the bombs began raining down on Saddam […]