It’s time once again to discuss the importance of timing when it comes to investing. Timing plays a role in investing success whether we like it or not, and it affects investing strategies. Because of that, your investing strategy may need to change depending on whether you’ve got a lump sum of money to invest […]
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It’s time once again to discuss the importance of timing when it comes to investing. Timing plays a role in investing success whether we like it or not, and it affects investing strategies. Because of that, your investing strategy may need to change depending on whether you’ve got a lump sum of money to invest […]
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The FDA recently announced a voluntary recall of several heart medications that included the drug valsartan. Valsartan is a common drug used to treat high blood pressure and prevent heart failure. It was just discovered that the drug has been tainted with an impurity, N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA). NDMA is considered to be a probable carcinogen, especially […]
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Two milligrams. This tiny dose of fentanyl is all it takes to kill a person, and now it is responsible for taking the lives of almost half of all drug addicts who die from overdosing. This dangerous opioid is known to be 30-50 times more potent than heroin and 50-100 times more potent than morphine. […]
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On July 3, Attorney General Jeff Sessions put an end to several Obama administration mandates on affirmative action in schools. Sessions revoked 24 guidance documents, some of which allowed for racial discrimination in the admissions process. Usually known for being used by colleges across the nation, including Ivy League schools, affirmative action had begun to […]
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The Litecoin Foundation has recently taken a step into the financial services world by taking a 9.9 percent stake in a German bank. The acquisition of that stake in the bank was undertaken in cooperation with a crypto startup called TokenPay. TokenPay is a Swiss company that seeks to establish a cryptocurrency payment platform that […]
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One of the most cited economic articles of all time, Nobel Prize-winning Austrian economist Friedrich A. Hayek’s “The Use of Knowledge in Society” discusses some very important and fascinating ideas that help us grasp the importance of the market economy. Decentralized decision making, self-governance, individualistic knowledge, and the rapid communication of the price system are […]
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In addition to 25 percent tariffs on Chinese technology imports announced in mid-June, the Trump administration’s Treasury Department plans to use the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to further control future Chinese investment deals. According to Reuters, there is newly introduced legislation in Congress that “expands the scope of transactions” reviewed […]
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Sage, salvia officinalis, is a perennial plant that belongs to the mint family and has a longstanding use as a culinary and medicinal herb. Sage is easily grown from cuttings taken from existing plants, can grow to 2 feet high or more, and can easily take over a large corner of a garden if allowed […]
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One key indicator of the economy’s health that economists and financial market observers look at is the yield curve. In particular, they look at the spread between the yield on 2-year Treasury bonds and 10-year Treasury bonds. As the difference between the yield on those two maturities narrows, the yield curve is said to be […]
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