Investment Strategy
Originally published: August 2021, updated December 2021 Bitcoin's energy usage has been in the news for years. It's often criticized for using too much energy, or not making efficient use of its energy, or in extreme cases, being an outright climate/energy disaster. For example, back in December 2017, Newsweek ran a piece called, "Bitcoin … [Read more...]
Published: August 2021 I've received a lot of questions lately about how Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities or "TIPS" work in this type of environment, so I figured I'd write a quick piece about it. In this rather inflationary environment of late, people are curious about how to protect their money, and naturally TIPS seem like a decent … [Read more...]
Update June 2022: After over a year of hosting with Compass Mining and being mostly satisfied during that time, a lot of recent issues at Compass have come to light involving billing problems, slow support times, and non-transparent business practices. While I still have my machines hosted there, I do not at this time recommend using Compass … [Read more...]
Premium members can now read the 2021 Global Opportunities Investment Report: This report looks at over 30 countries, and compares their growth, debt, equity valuations, stability, and currency risks to give investors insight on where to allocate their money globally, or to at least be aware of where some of the macro imbalances are in the … [Read more...]
Published June 2021 The oil and gas sector has been one of the most disliked and out-of-favor sectors among investors for a while now. Some traders have played with it short-term due to the global reflationary rebound, but few investors are willing to commit to it long-term at this point. It's nothing more than a post-pandemic transitory bump … [Read more...]