The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently rejected nine applications to register Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). ETFs have become a popular method for investors to gain exposure to alternative assets such as gold, oil, and other commodities without having to actually purchase the commodities themselves. The general way in which ETFs operate is that […]
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Aside from the high salaries they pay, San Francisco-area tech companies are also renowned for the perks they offer their employees. From free commuter shuttles to indoor climbing walls, there’s probably not a perk in the world that hasn’t been offered by some company at some point. Among the most popular perks is free food […]
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In life when we are faced with the choices of staying in our comfort zone or going down the path of uncertainty in search of passion and fulfillment, many people will choose to stay in the comfort zones. Instead we should not settle for anything less than our best life possible. The reason people choose […]
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Hungary is no longer taking a back seat as its young people are left jobless and its economy loses money for the sake of state-subsidized gender studies education. The populist government banned gender studies programs, affecting two prominent universities; one being its state-funded ELTE university and the other the private Central European University. European media […]
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Fed Chairman Jerome Powell attended his first Jackson Hole symposium as Chairman last week. His inaugural speech to the Kansas City Fed’s annual event was widely anticipated and closely watched by market observers. And to no one’s surprise, his understanding of the economy is just as flawed as that of his predecessors. Rather than understanding […]
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A common piece of investing advice is to do the opposite of what everyone else is doing. If everyone is piling into one asset, there’s a good chance it’s overvalued and not worth buying. If everyone is fleeing an asset, there’s a chance that there might be some value that everyone is overlooking. That kind […]
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Democratic Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has put a gender studies professor at the head of a 40-member LGBTQ Affairs Commission, the first of its kind in the nation. Wolf said in a press release that the commission he created by executive fiat was an effort “to ensure obstacles are removed for anyone who is facing […]
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In a momentous victory for the worldwide pro-life movement, Argentina’s Senate rejected a bill August 9 that would have legalized abortion at up to 14 weeks gestation. The vote was 38-31, despite the fact that conservative President Mauricio Macri declared that he would sign the bill. The Senate was shown on a big television screen […]
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Traditionally better known for its revolvers, Smith & Wesson has made significant inroads into the semiautomatic pistol market in recent decades. While many gun owners swore off S&W in the aftermath of the company selling out to gun control proponents during the Clinton administration, those memories have faded for many gun owners. Smith & Wesson’s […]
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One of the worst grievances conservatives have with Obamacare is the billions in taxpayer dollars directly subsidizing abortion coverage. Now more than 100 pro-life Members of Congress are taking action to put a stop to the lack of regulation surrounding that issue. Currently, health insurers have been getting away with collecting “an abortion surcharge without […]
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