It’s no secret that the topic of immigration divides most Americans. President Trump’s supporters largely want to restrict illegal immigration while his opponents want to encourage it. Even on the issue of legal immigration there’s a huge divide. But as much as Democrats like to paint Trump and his supporters as racists for wanting to […]
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The half dollar was once the most popular circulating coin in American commerce. Its purchasing power through much of the early 20th century was the equivalent of $8-12 today. Take a look at older circulating coinage and you’ll find that half dollars are often the most worn, with features and dates worn down and reeding […]
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The zero interest rate environment created by the Federal Reserve in the aftermath of the financial crisis stimulated the issuance of massive amounts of debt by all sorts of entities, both public and private. After all, why not try to take advantage of low interest rates to borrow money? But for entities that lacked fiscal […]
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The financial press seems to be full of stories of those who have retired early. It’s easy to get jealous when we hear stories of those who have retired in their 30s and who plan on never holding a full-time job again. In many cases when you dig deeper you find that these are people […]
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When women decide on the jewelry they wear for an evening out, they’re going to pick between gold or silver. But investors don’t have to choose one or the other, they can choose both. Each precious metal has its own advantages vis-a-vis the other, so here are a few of them that are most important […]
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It’s probably no surprise to most people that the number of people skeptical of the establishment narrative on vaccines is growing by the day. With children today scheduled to receive far more vaccines in their first two years than most people used to receive in their entire lives, it’s understandable that parents are questioning the […]
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) now has not one, but two Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) proposals to decide on. The first major Bitcoin financial products to gain regulatory approval were Bitcoin futures, approved in late 2017 by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Since that time Bitcoin ETF proposals have languished at SEC, […]
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Following up on a legend is hard to do, yet that’s just what Winchester attempted with the Model 1200. While the venerable Model 12 had been the most popular pump action shotgun in America for decades, high production costs and the introduction of Remington’s Model 870 bit into Winchester’s market share. In response Winchester introduced […]
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For those who continue to hope for a return to economic normalcy, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s testimony last week was bitterly disappointing. Anyone hoping for an end to accommodative monetary policy and a return to market-determined prices for assets has much longer to wait. The Fed has barely run off a little more than ten […]
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In a sign that European authorities are fearful that Brexit might negatively affect the financial sector, the European Banking Authority is urging European banking regulators to clarify the deposit insurance status of European branches of UK banks. Currently it’s expected that those branches may not be covered under the UK’s deposit insurance scheme in the […]
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