Could Modern Monetary Theory Save America?
I Become President For A Day To Apply Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) To The US Economy
Politicians and academics are making dramatic claims about MMT. I apply it to the 2018 US economy and learn...
Updated Patent system in China: the PAO
The very recent economic and trade agreements, as well as political ones, between American President Donald Trump and the Chinese Government, should facilitate a quiet and future cooperation, putting a pause and a truce...
The Best Way to Use Stock Market Correlations
When Alfred Winslow Jones pioneered the world's first "hedged" fund (the "d" was dropped later) he blew other investors away by borrowing funds to short 20% of the stocks trading at the time. He...
AI Startups + Fundraising = What Are The Metrics?
What do I need to show in order to raise my next round? All entrepreneurs face that question at some point and it may be the single piece of advice they most ask. This...
Psychology of Poverty
There seems to be a genuine belief that if you just work hard enough, dream big and go hard, you will escape poverty. If you’re poor, you just have the wrong mindset.
It is quite...
The Price of Poverty
There is a high price to pay for living the life of those who don’t have any resources to pay it.
Most people can imagine that being poor isn't ideal. But what a lot of people...
How Much Money Will Make You Happy?
According to two Nobel Prize winners, $75k should be enough.
Money and happiness. Two very different concepts that have gotten a lot of attention on the field of economics. So much so, that there is...
Startups And The Series A1 Trap
Hit the magical $1M ARR a year after your A but not so sure if you should be raising a B? And at the current burn your cash is going to last for 6...
Artificial Intelligence as a Tool for Investing
Have you considered diversifying your investment portfolio?
Of course you have.
Have you considered diversifying the tools you use for investing?
Maybe not.
This is exactly what financial management firms are beginning to do. Industry-wide changes are happening...
Intellectual Property Protection in China
According to WIPO Director-General, Francis Gurry, China «has given the issue of intellectual property a strategic role and has paid great attention to the value of intellectual property in various sectors of the economy».
This...
What Mobile Banking Means for the Digital Economy?
Everyone talks about “fintech.” But, fintech is nothing more than clever applications of financial technology to solve problems for consumers and businesses.
Going Digital
Between 2004 and 2016, the digital economy expanded at an annual rate...
Are You Experiencing FOBO?
Have you heard of Fear Of a Better Option yet?
We know that making choices is hard. The more choices we have, the less we explore, and the more likely we are to go with...
The Blockchain Industry is in a Tight Spot, How to Break Out of the...
In Part 1, we discuss the reasons for the perplexity, industries that disappeared in history, and difficulties in investing in an emerging industry.
BTC has risen steadily from $3k USD at the beginning of the...
The Next Great Recession Is Near and Here’s Why
There are many reasons to feel confident about our economic future in the US as of late. And why shouldn’t we feel this way? We have had a pretty bullish stock market run this...
Artificial Intelligence is an Efficient Banker
The innovative use of artificial intelligence in the financial industry is no passing fad. It is a must and a trend that seems to have no alternatives. Algorithms improve financial management and product selection...
3 Reasons The SpaceX Starship Is a Good Investment
Seven years ago, Elon Musk released the Starship as the world’s first heavy lift fully-reusable launcher capable of interplanetary flight. Then in April of 2019, the Starship began to take shape as the Starhopper...
Ponzi Financing, Negative Interest Rates and Bitcoin, Part 2
In Part 1, we analyzed the Ponzi financing model, and further study the paradigm shift of the three financing models. Today, we discuss the investment logic of hedging and Ponzi, as well as the...
The Dangers of using Spending as a Reward
“Treat Yourself.” It’s a very common phrase these days. And it can mean a variety of things. Either you should indulge because everything’s been going very badly and you deserve something positive in your...
The Role of Data Analytics in the Finance Industry
The role of data analytics in the finance industry is profound and growing with each passing year. With data science, machine learning, and modeling, data analytics professionals can use these tools for organizations to...
Ponzi Financing, Negative Interest Rates and Bitcoin
In previous series of our Ponzi analysis, we have established a simple model – the old school Ponzi model. In this model, we have made several intuitive conclusions:
Ponzi is essentially a process of...
