Bitcoin: What’s the Big Deal
Yesterday, Bitcoin hit yet another all-time high of $2779 per BTC, before retreating nearly 20% by afternoon… and gaining more than half of that back…
Is There Any Escape From Student Loans?
It didn’t seem so bad while you were in school – yes, you’d have to pay for it eventually, but here it is, tens of…
Are Option Quotes All Greek To You?
Once investors move on from basic equity trading, for purposes of seeking alpha, or leverage (investments that move up and down at a faster rate…
When Bad Business Pays Off
According to an article in Friday’s New York Times, Vitaly Borker is back in prison. Infamous for a previous business venture, DecorMyEyes.com, Borker believes strongly in…
Why the Fiduciary Rule Matters
In the first 100 days of the Trump administration, one of the main directives given to the transition team was to eliminate two regulations for…
Surging Tech Stocks Lead In Market Cap
In one of the strongest signs yet of the long-term effects of the economic recovery, for the first time since 1974, the world’s five largest…
Should You Care About The “Hard Fork”?
One month ago, amid even higher than normal volatility, Bitcoin underwent a split known as the “hard fork”. While there were myriad technical reasons for…
Medicaid and Your Estate: What Can Be Saved?
While Medicaid pays for 59% of long-term elder care in the US (its largest category of spending by far), when the program was created it…
What Is the Means Test?
If you have been considering filing for bankruptcy, you’ve probably heard about the “means test,” a requirement for filing Chapter 7 Bankruptcy in US courts.…
The New Tax Code And You – Deductions
As most of us know, there have been drastic changes to the income tax system taking effect this year, thanks to the Tax Cuts and…