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BITCOIN

There was a type of Bitcoin experiment many years ago that perhaps may portend the direction of cryptocurrency. In the 1970’s, business barter associations began to appear with an interesting construct. Whatever your business, you could supply your product or service to…

MASKS & TAXES

This is a peculiar situation. It is obvious that masks reduce transmissions of the virus. So less masks means more infections. As the virus spreads, it will include, simply by the numbers, many lower income, underinsured and uninsured people. Again, by the…

BIDEN JOGS TO INAUGURATION

On the drive to the inauguration ceremony of Barack Obama, at one point, Vice President Elect Joe Biden got out of the limousine and began jogging down the street, randomly stopping to shake hands with the people standing along the way.How times…

HACKS, CRASHES & DIGITAL DISASTERS Part 2

The recent Russian hacking of both government and corporate entities is just the latest in a long list of attacks by international actors along with domestic terrorists and assorted geeks. It is happening constantly and the overriding problem is the lack of…

INVESTMENT SUCCESS REDUX

In reality, everyone is an investor and is invested at all times in something. If all you have is U.S. dollars, then you are investing in a currency. All investments regularly change value over time. For example, all fiat currencies lose value…

ELECT HERMANN GORING

It is time to elect the Attorney General of the United States. The position as the top legal officer of the country is far too important to be a political hack. Over forty states elect their own Attorney General and that system…

HOAX

Based on the information at hand, the virus seems real enough and dangerous. President Trump says it is a hoax. As such, there are rules of reasonable intelligence and logic that would require the following: The President should not allow himself to…

WALL STREET

Wall Street never gives, rarely shares, always takes. You will discover this under difficult conditions. Wall Street marketing is designed to make you believe that with a bit of their quick advice you can secure your financial future. This allows them to…

GOLD

It was disclosed late Friday that Warren Buffett, thru Berkshire, has been buying shares of Barrick Gold. It is out of character for him but good news for me. I have been buying Barrick Gold for quite awhile and was rather aggressively…

NO MORE SMILES

A few days ago, I was walking thru the aisles of the grocery store, wearing my mask and breathing like Darth Vader. I suppose safety sometimes takes priority over appearance. As I was passing people, I would occasionally smile, but no one…