Archive: hedge
Ignore Elon Musk, the World’s Biggest Crypto Troll
By Adam Sharp on June 17, 2021
Every time Elon Musk tweets about bitcoin and its price moves, I cringe. Why? WHY? There are much bigger issues we should be watching. But for some reason everyone focuses on Mr. Musk. Don’t get me wrong, it was a big deal when Tesla announced it was buying bitcoin as a treasury asset. But everything since? Meaningless. For example, on June 13,…
Startup Investments Can Be a Good Inflation Hedge
By Adam Sharp on May 25, 2021
Inflation appears to have arrived in the U.S. I say “appears to have arrived” because in my opinion, we’ve been dealing with at least 6% inflation for more than 5 years. The reason you haven’t heard about that is because the government manipulates the official consumer price index…
Prepare Your Portfolio for Inflation Now
By Adam Sharp on May 14, 2021
If you haven’t heard yet, Warren Buffett is sounding the alarm on inflation. All of a sudden it’s become a widely discussed topic. The general public is waking up to the fact that prices are rising rapidly. For most people, this…
Four Assets to Hedge Against Inflation
By Adam Sharp on April 30, 2021
In April 2019, Bloomberg Businessweek magazine’s cover story asked “Is Inflation Dead?” The subtitle accompanying it was “Did Capitalism Kill Inflation?” I recall thinking at the time that this story was probably a contrarian indicator. It reminded me that nearly everyone in the financial world was…
Crypto Correction is Healthy
By Adam Sharp on April 23, 2021
Bitcoin and the broader crypto markets are pulling back. Bitcoin slipped below $50,000 today and is currently trading around $49,700. This is nothing to be concerned about. We’ve come an incredibly long way over the last 14 months. And pullbacks are healthy and to be expected.
Why Everyone Should Hedge Against Coming Inflation
By Adam Sharp on April 9, 2021
Mainstream media coverage of inflation — and the forces that drive it — tend to be superficial and limited. That’s why I want to highlight three recent stories. They all revolve around inflation in some way. And together they emphasize the need for every investor to have some…
Explaining Bitcoin’s Rise From $6k to $56k in a Single Year
By Adam Sharp on March 12, 2021
One year ago — on March 12th, 2020 — bitcoin was trading at $6,131 per coin. It had been valued at more than $12,000 in June 2019. But markets everywhere were in a bit of a panic last March, and stocks were trading…
Crypto Monitor: Bitcoin Becomes a Flight to Safety
By Early Investing on August 16, 2019
In the crypto world this week, China introduces its own crypto, Litecoin suffers a dusting attack and bitcoin moves from hedge to safe haven.
How This Fintech Company Is Making It Easy to Buy and Sell Gold
By Vin Narayanan on August 7, 2019
Bitcoin and gold have a lot in common. For one, neither is a viable payment option in today’s economy. But fintech company Glint is trying to change that.