Many people dread going to work every Monday. Whether it’s annoying coworkers, micromanaging bosses, or a dreadful commute, going to work is one of the greatest sources of stress in most people’s lives. But is being out of work better? According to researchers, not really. So what’s the ideal dose of work? According to researchers […]
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Climate change is a divisive topic, and there are any number of views about it. On one hand we have the Chicken Littles like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez who believe that earth’s climate is warming, human beings are responsible for it, and if “we” don’t do anything about it the earth will end in 12 years. On […]
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The recent shootings in El Paso, TX and Dayton, OH have made many people realize that the threat of mass shootings remains ever present. While there’s a much greater likelihood of dying in a car accident, being killed by a policeman, or dying from medical malpractice than being the victim of a mass shooter, it […]
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The launch of Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency project has really shaken up the world of finance. Techies have gone gaga over Libra and the potential instant global reach of the new cryptocurrency, backed by Facebook and its billions of users worldwide. And while governments have taken a critical and skeptical stance towards Libra, Facebook isn’t the […]
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Former FBI Agent Peter Strzok is back in the news again, this time after he filed a lawsuit against the FBI and Department of Justice (DOJ) alleging that he was wrongfully terminated. Strzok was one of the most prominent faces of the Russiagate investigation, particularly as texts between him and DOJ lawyer Lisa Page made […]
Continue ReadingWe’re not even two-thirds of the way through the year and gold and silver have already taken out the price targets that Wall Street analysts set for them at the beginning of the year. Back in January the analyst average for gold was a little over $1,300 an ounce and the average for silver was […]
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For centuries savings accounts worked on a basic principle: in exchange for giving the bank the use of your money, you received interest on the money in your account. The bank made its money by lending depositor money to borrowers at a higher interest rate than what it paid to depositors. That spread ended up […]
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In the aftermath of the recent mass shootings in El Paso, TX and Dayton, OH, social media has been ablaze with comments from those just dying to tell the world how they would solve the problem of gun violence. Among them is former CNN host Reza Aslan, whose show was famously axed in the aftermath […]
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Business cycles are funny things. No one realizes that the top of the market has been reached until months after the decline has already started. And no one realizes the bottom has been reached until months into the recovery. That’s why so many financial advisers recommend against trying to time markets. You just can’t ever […]
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Not every gold investor wants to buy gold by the ounce. One ounce coins are expensive, not practical for small transactions and, for those who want some history behind their investments, too new. That’s why many investors continue to favor vintage gold coins for their investments. And one of the most popular vintage gold coins […]
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