There’s been a lot of talk about the low level of VIX lately. Just this past week Zero Hedge commented on VIX saying, “As Nasdaq melts up faster than Bitcoin, perceived equity market risk has utterly collapsed. VIX just hit 9.92 as NASDAQ hit 6,100 (note the most recent low is 9.39 from 12/15/06 and all-time low at 8.89 on 12/27/93) What is
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By Mike Landfair When you get to be my dad’s age, it is easy to look back on a well-lived life and have some regrets regarding these 7 financial decisions. His biggest regret is embodied in the saying, “I earned lots of money when I was young and burned it all on wine, women, and song. The rest I just wasted.”
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It is very common for spouses to own property together as joint tenants with right of survivorship. When one passes, the other owns the property outright. It’s simple, easy, and automatic. But once in a blue moon when the other joint owner isn’t your spouse, it gets messy. When you co-own an asset with another individual, you can still have
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Originally posted on The Small Investor:
So you’ve decided to take the plunge and buy your first individual stock. Now what? In order to place a stock order, it is important to learn the lingo of stocks trades. This allows you to communicate clearly with your broker to avoid misunderstandings. If you’re buying online, knowing what the different orders are…
The best time to think about your retirement is always the present. Perhaps it’s only a few years away, but then again even if you’re young, don’t make the mistake of thinking it’s too early to prepare. What if an accident forces you into early retirement and renders you unable to provide for your family? You surely get the
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Originally posted on The Small Investor:
Most people think of the income spectrum as going from rich to poor. They also think of people who have mansions, exotic cars, and expensive clothes as rich. People who rent small apartments, drive old cars, and wear no-name clothes are poor. People who have nice homes, new common cars, and wear lesser brands are…
As there name suggests, tangible assets, such as gold or real estate can actually be touched and this tends to gives people a more authentic sense of ownership. Intangible assets tend to be perceived as more abstract, and can be 1) completely intangible, such as bitcoin or domain names or 2) claims to tangible assets such as a stock certificate,
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