Investment Watch Blog

2017 was a boom year for cryptocurrency. Everyone is scrambling madly to cash in on this new-age phenomenon, but what exactly is everyone doing? No sooner have we embraced one cryptocurrency like Bitcoin than another one emerges out of a hard fork on August 1, 2017 known as Bitcoin Cash. Then, out of nowhere, Ethereum … Read more

by Ruby Henley What is happening under the radar that we are not really aware of?  I have several positive developments to bring to your attention today.   Utilities are cutting rates, and they cite benefits of Trump tax reform.  I don’t know about you, but it will be great to see a cheaper electric … Read more

by howmuch It’s a new year, and that means more people are hitting the gym in the hopes of making asustainable lifestyle change. With everyone making New Year’s resolutions to get healthy, it made us think about the broader sport brands and athletic apparel markets. Who are the biggest players, and what’s the market look like? … Read more

by Chris Black   James O’Keefe and his brain-child Project Veritas strikes again, bringing the American public a new episode from their blockbuster series American Pravda. This time, it’s Twitter time. Project Veritas’ latest undercover video (s), on which they’ve been working for the past year, shows a high-ranking Twitter engineer explaining how the company … Read more

by Daniel Carter Political unrest has recently taken Iran by storm. Violent protests have spread throughout multiple cities. At least 20 protesters opposing the Iranian government have been killed and many more have been injured. The death toll could be a lot higher as these are the numbers being presented by the Iranian government. Below you … Read more

by Daniel Carter I know, speaking disparagingly about democracy is considered blasphemy by most Americans. For many decades, US citizens have been taught to uncritically support the democratic system. Both republicans and democrats have accepted democracy as the only viable option of governance. However, what if I told you that the founders of the US were … Read more

by Daniel Carter The news cycle seems even more absurd than usual considering what is blatantly being ignored. This week, the media has been obsessed with the Golden Globes and the virtue-signaling actors and actresses that attended the event. Oprah’s self-righteous speech had the mainstream media and their leftist minions ready to anoint her with the … Read more

By Robert Carbery Ryan McMaken wrote an insightful piece in the libertarian-heavy Mises Wire on Monday about how the one-size-fits-all solution to infrastructure is flawed. Essentially, we don’t need a federal solution to our many infrastructure woes.   With recent tragedies such as the Amtrak train crash in Washington State in December, politicians are declaring … Read more

by howmuch Cryptocurrency bag holders often boast that their network transaction speeds are faster than mainstream payment methods, such as Visa or Paypal. As cryptocurrencies continue to rise in popularity, it will be important to determine which blockchain payment networks could eventually become the “new Visa.” While both sides continue to debate their arguments, we jumped through … Read more

Have you ever been at the helm of a grand project? Perhaps a project whose success could very well change the environment of where you live? This is the kind of responsibility that passionate individuals like Mazen Al Sawwaf have taken upon themselves as he helms the construction of Victoria City, a project being completed … Read more

by Chris Black Yesterday, James Keefe’s Project Veritas revealed to the American (and worldwide) public how various (high ranking) Twitter employees were actively censoring, banning, shadowbanning etc. dissenting views on the social media platform. And what do you know: it was basically a left-wing group, most of them foreigners judging by their names, bashing white-Christian … Read more

by Chris Black According to a report on Wednesday, Chinese officials are contemplating the possibility of either slowing or completely halting the purchase of US treasuries, thus making bond investors (among others) jittery, as this may be the end of a thirty year old bull market and, why not, on long-term, the end of the … Read more

The first step to building a good budget that will leave you some money for investing is to make sure you have enough funds to cover the basics. Of course, budgeting is easier in some areas where expenses for essentials such as groceries and rent are lower. For people who live in the United Kingdom … Read more

by stockboardasset Bill Gross, ex. Bond King, has called the “bond bear market confirmed today,” as he says the 25-year long-term trendlines have broke on shorter-dated maturities. Gross: Bond bear market confirmed today. 25 year long-term trendlines broken in 5yr and 10yr maturity Treasuries. — Janus Henderson Investors (@JHIAdvisors) January 9, 2018 As the UST10Y probes around … Read more

BY SRSROCCO Some nasty dark clouds are forming on the financial horizon as total world debt is increasing nearly three times as fast as total global wealth.   But, that’s okay because no one cares about the debt, only the assets matter nowadays.  You see, as long as debts are someone else’s problem, we can add as … Read more