Week In Review Articles The WSJ: Powell Says Fed Could Start Scaling Back Stimulus This Year The WSJ: Fed Chairman Powell Navigates the Inflation Debate The WSJ: U.S. Jobless Claims Rise but Hold Near Pandemic Low CNBC.com: Pandemic Unemployment Benefits End In September—Here’s Who Loses Aid The WSJ: FDA Gives Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine Full Approval The WSJ: Crypto Firms Want Fed Payment Systems Access—and Banks Are…
Month: August 2021
Weekly Mixtape For August 21st, 2021
Week In Review Articles The WSJ: Afghanistan Government Collapses as Taliban Take Kabul The WSJ: U.S. Retail Sales Fell 1.1% in July as Spending Fell Across Categories The WSJ: Chinese Stocks Slide as Beijing’s Crackdown Shows No Sign of Abating The WSJ: Amazon Plans to Open Large Retail Locations Akin to Department Stores The WSJ: T-Mobile Says Hackers Stole Data on More Than 40 Million…
Not Investment Advice
This morning I emailed a client’s grandsons with a few recommendations for blogs and podcasts to help them continue their interest and education in personal finance and investing; I sent them home the other day with a copy of The Almanack of Naval Ravikant, The Psychology of Money, and How I Invest My Money but wanted to make sure they…
My First NFTs: Nice Drips
THIS IS NOT INVESTMENT ADVICE–I AM NOT RECOMMENDING YOU START BUYING NFTs. I’M SHARING MY EXPERIENCE AND LEARNING IN PUBLIC LIKE I HAVE IN THE PAST. Like many, I’ve been sitting on the sideline watching the NFT market gain in popularity. I’ve been eyeing any NFT by Jack Butcher but they quickly go outside of my budget but I’m determined…
Weekly Mixtape For August 1st, 2021
Week In Review Articles The WSJ: Fed Says Economy Has Progressed Toward Goals, Tees Up Bond Taper The WSJ: The U.S. Economy’s Prospects Looked Bright, Until the Delta Variant Surged The WSJ: Covid-19 Vaccine Mandates Imposed on Some Government Workers The WSJ: Ratings for Olympics Opening Ceremony Fall 36% From 2016 If we want exceptional children, we should encourage them to specialize early! …right?…