I was inspired by a  article, “I Beat 98.4% of Wall Street Investment Funds Last Year. Here’s How. Kudos to the authors, Henrique Centieiro & Bee Lee. They hit a 56% return, a phenomenal result. I did an 88% return Over that same time frame. Proof? One of my subscribers did the math for me. Check his … Continue reading I Beat 99% of Wall Street Investment Firms Last Year. Here’s How. →

In the face of failed US bond auctions, a looming collapse in commercial real estate, and persistently high interest rates, Bitcoin’s price is up more than 100% in 2023. Some altcoins rose 1,000% or more so far this year. The entire crypto market cap has doubled. At this rate, you may only have a little … Continue reading The Crypto Market’s Up Again. The Grief Cycle Continues →

We may remember 2023 as the year the US lost crypto. The government shut down crypto-friendly banks, seized a crypto-compatible payment network, sued a bunch of crypto businesses, neutered the largest crypto exchange, and forced crypto entrepreneurs to flee for other countries. Some think they can make up for it by approving a spot Bitcoin … Continue reading As the US Loses Crypto, the Crypto Market Wins →

Crypto’s largest exchange just got hit with $4 billion in fines. Its CEO resigned. Rumors are swirling that the largest stablecoin, a crypto version of the US dollar, will collapse under US regulatory scrutiny. Every major US crypto entity is getting sued by investors, users, or the US government. Bitcoin’s price is up 126% this … Continue reading The Crypto Market Demands You Suspend Your Disbelief →

Last month, bitcoin's price smashed through “resistance” and started zooming. Now all people talk about is a new bull market. Bitcoin maximalists in my chat groups have moved from “freedom money / bitcoin fixes this” to star signs, price targets, and rocket emojis. They’re all cheering for the ETF, which is ironically the literal opposite … Continue reading Crypto Market’s Going Up Again. Time to Pause the Revolution →

On November 3, 2023, Citizens Bank collapsed. Its closure marked the fifth US bank failure of 2023, the most bank failures in a single year since 2017. After a few years of calm, people in the US rediscovered a hard truth: Even the safest assets and most trustworthy institutions can fail. Risk abounds — sometimes, in … Continue reading Woe to Those Who Hang Their Financial Fate on “Macro” →

The Fed, the US’s central bank, will soon meet to decide what to do about interest rates. While nobody expects a rate hike, the Fed says people still have too many jobs and make too much money. It needs to “drain liquidity” and “weaken the labor market.” Higher for longer, as it says. All in … Continue reading Today’s Fed: A Faith-Based Organization →

With bitcoin’s price breaking above $30,000, the cryptosphere seems locked in a “bull or bear market” conflict. Bitcoin’s price keeps going up but it feels like a bear market. Leading indicators and social media tell you the world's about to fall off a cliff but your friends think everything's OK. Bearish analysts turned into bulls … Continue reading Why You Shouldn’t Care About Bitcoin’s Bull or Bear Market →

Yesterday, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) dropped two more charges against Ripple for selling its XRP crypto the wrong way. The score stands at Ripple 3, SEC 0. Ripple isn’t the first crypto business to defeat the regulators. SEC Chairman Gary Gensler seems to lose, like, half of the crypto cases that go to trial. … Continue reading SEC Retreats From Ripple But Gensler’s Right About Crypto →

It's a tough time to predict what’s going to happen with cryptocurrency. Some people insist a global recession will crush the market. China’s in rough shape. The Israel-Hamas conflict could spark oil embargoes or World War 3. Ukraine-Russia, too.  The European Union is already in a technical recession—two consecutive quarters of negative growth, possibly three … Continue reading The Key to the Crypto Market: Look at 2016, not 2015 or 2019 →