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The VIX is a real-time market index that represents the market's expectations for volatility over the coming 30 days. It is often referred to as the "fear index" because it tends to rise when th... [Read More]

The difference between day trading, swing trading and investing is time frame. Day trading means a trader enters and exits a position intra-day. This could be within seconds, minutes or hours. A... [Read More]

There is an inverse relationship between interest rates and the stock market. When rates rise the stock market tends to go down. Investors can see this inverse correlation by just checking inter... [Read More]

Many active investors dismiss dividend stocks, but they may deserve another look. These are some of the positives of dividend investing. Dividends Reduce Volatility. Dividend in... [Read More]

What are the differences between the Dow and the S&P 500? Both are major indices that track the share price of large US companies, but they do so in substantially different ways. Wh... [Read More]

For thousands of years, the countries that had the gold made the rules. Even today, gold is held by governments and individuals alike as a financial asset. So, where does all the gold come from?... [Read More]

Staking is the process of validating transactions in a Proof of Stake (PoS) cryptocurrency ecosystem. It replaces the energy-intensive and expensive coin mining used in validating transactions i... [Read More]

The International Gold Standard was only fully in effect from the mid-1870s to 1914. Heavy deficit spending in WWI knocked most European countries off the Gold Standard. Attempts to revive it af... [Read More]

The Federal Reserve has a dual mandate to maintain stable prices and conditions for maximum sustainable employment by controlling inflation. The Fed’s goals haven’t always been so clear-c... [Read More]

Bitcoin is the original cryptocurrency. It is the first real-life implementation of a decentralized peer-to-peer virtual currency system. Bitcoin was invented as an alternative to fiat cu... [Read More]