The US Government Spent a Record Amount of Money on Interest in 2018 – How Does That Affect You?

In the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis the Federal Reserve engaged in a massive amount of quantitative easing (QE). In addition to pushing interest rates to near zero, the Fed also purchased nearly $2 trillion worth of US government debt. That incentivized the US government to take advantage of the low interest rate environment […]

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Crackdown on Mayweather, DJ Khaled Shows Authorities Getting Serious About Crypto Fraud

In a sign that federal authorities are getting serious about cracking down on fraud in the cryptocurrency world, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently announced its first case settled over alleged fraud in touting initial coin offerings (ICOs). The case is significant in that it targeted some of the biggest names in sports and […]

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