For traditional portfolios, the “stagflation” scenario—in which stocks experience price pressure but bond payouts decrease over time—can be fatal. And this is just one of many strong reasons why you need to hold gold in your portfolio. Gold is snapped up in times of low interest rates,...
As the year 2024 begins and various investment trends emerge, the consequences of a potential shift in the monetary policy of the Federal Reserve are at the forefront of investors’ concerns as they seek to capitalize on a potential decrease in the Fed’s benchmark interest rates. Among the m...
However, if the Fed decides to cut rates, it will be because they see a significant decrease in aggregate demand. Thus, as government spending is not dropping, the slump in demand will be fully generated by the private sector, and rate cuts will not make families and businesses take more ...
In the face of a decrease in Washington’s strategic commitment to the Middle East, Riyadh has concluded it must tend to other relationships — especially its links to China, the largest customer for its oil. Regardless of the invasion of Ukraine, the Saudi government believes that Russia ...
There are thousands in circulation. These are worth watching. Read now Clamping down on crypto scams and misuse will be key to gaining mainstream legitimacy. By 2024, Gartner predicts that successful cryptocurrency thefts and ransomware payments will actually decrease by 30% due to criminals' ina...
Brood X in Grover’s Mill, West Windsor & Plainsboro, New Jersey What, when, where, and why: What are these cicadas? Billions of these insects: Black, orange and red Cicada insects with a 17-year life cycle. Some people call them “locusts” but they’re really cicadas. ...
s coming whether we like it or not. . . . We could see something like a real Roman candle in the price of gold. We could see the price do things we could have never ever imagined in the very near future. We are headed for a very, very serious round of inflation and probably a ...
From its inception, Litecoin has seen its mining reward decrease from 50 LTC per block down to the current 12.5 LTC. This forthcoming halving event will reduce the mining reward to 6.25 LTC per block. What does this mean in practice? As the mining reward lessens, fewer Litecoins enter ...
Goodwill Impairment refers to the decrease in the value of the goodwill recorded on a company’s balance sheet. Measuring goodwill impairment involves performing a two-step process: Step 1 – Identifying potential impairment, and Step 2 – Determining the impairment loss. ...
The most important thing in this investment case is whether and when Netflix will be able to decrease content spend as % of sales.