Is Last Friday’s 10.99% Gain Just The Start?
A few weeks ago we wrote an article titled Is This Space Stock Set To Blast Off, which featured Planet Labs. Fast forward to last Thursday’s earnings report, and Friday’s trading action, which resulted in a 10.99% one-day gain and it seems fair to say Planet may be on the cusp of escaping gravity soon. » Read more about: Is Last Friday’s 10.99% Gain Just The Start? »
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Is Your Portfolio (Unwittingly) Exposed To Russia?
Since Russia’s ill-advised and universally condemned attacks on and invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, investments linked to the country have, in a word, tanked.
After countries of the west imposed harsh financial sanctions and cut the oligarch haven off from international banking, Russia’s domestic economy has been crippled, and its ongoing concerns abroad have been severely impaired.
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Is Airbnb a Steal Now?
Many companies struggled through the pandemic, especially those in the travel industry. In 2020, travel restrictions were strict, and while many limitations remained intact throughout 2021, Airbnb proved they could weather the storm. Airbnb has a unique advantage compared to large hotel groups and the increases in vacation rentals available on its online marketplace prove the point.
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Russia Vs Ukraine: How Markets Will Be Affected
As all eyes focus on Russia’s war with Ukraine, the knee-jerk reaction from investors has been to buy defense and oil stocks. But before we follow the herd we should be a bit more thoughtful and apply game theory to the situation as if we were sitting at the helm with Putin and forced to make decisions based on the interests of his people.
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1 ETF Set To Way Outperform?
A joke went viral recently when a comedian wrote a skit about two people arguing over the merits of the US Dollar and Bitcoin respectively. Had you invested $10,000 in Bitcoin in 2010, you would have almost $100 million now, according to the skit writer. If you left your $10,000 in fiat currency you would have about $8,500.
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Market Commentary: 3 Breakouts Signal Santa Claus Rally
Barely a couple of weeks ago, the tenor of the markets changed. Cathie Wood, the poster girl for high growth stocks, reported massive gains among her portfolio of stocks.
In a single week, Nurix Therapeutics gained 16%, Pinterest rose by 19%, Verve Therapeutics flew higher by 18%, Ceres was up 15%, Shopify soared by 22% and Palantir was up 20%.
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SoFi: The Trojan Horse of Banking?
This is the remarkable story of how SoFi, a firm that began as a student lender, has become the trojan horse of the banking industry.
The story begins with the stats. In the United States, 43.4 million people have outstanding federal student loans, which equates to nearly 20 percent of the nation’s adult population.
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Dave Ramsey's Advice for Aging Baby Boomers: 'Take Social Security Early at 62'
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Older Americans can choose when to sign up for Social Security.
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Age 62 is the earliest age to file and results in reduced benefits.
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