Jim Woods
Ask Me Anything, Bridge and Bitcoin Edition
Since the terrible maritime accident that caused the near-instant collapse of the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday morning, I’ve fielded multiple questions about this from readers concerned about the potential economic aftereffects of this tragedy. Because of these questions, as well as a slew of recent questions on Bitcoin, this week, I […]
ETF Talk: Spotlight on Spot ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF
A new trend has swept the market lately: spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs)! On January 10, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved 11 new spot bitcoin ETFs, offering investors a more convenient avenue to invest in the original cryptocurrency. Unlike regular ETFs, spot bitcoin ETFs track Bitcoin’s current price, often referred to as […]
A Throne with No Game
As a power user of information, I have a highly developed sense of “NewsQ” (i.e., what news is relevant, and what isn’t, when it comes to moving markets). In fact, the term “NewsQ” is one that I invented to describe this skill. And as a power user of information, unfortunately, I cannot escape gossip. That’s […]
ETF Talk: A ‘Wise’ Investment in Cryptocurrency
ETF Talk: A ‘Wise’ Investment in Cryptocurrency Nothing seems to have divided the investment community more than Bitcoin. It really is, to use the title of the Charles Dickens’s novel, “A Tale of Two Cities.” Some individuals, like myself, view Bitcoin (and cryptocurrencies more generally) as a tool that can help break the destructive monopoly […]
ETF Talk: Bitcoin Is IBIT of a Trend
If there’s one commodity that’s on every investor’s mind as of late, it has to be Bitcoin. Bitcoin has been making huge waves in both the market and the news, with the latest headline reporting it hit a record high of $72,000 on Monday. With high inflation a continuing threat in 2024, hedge investments such […]
Sleep Is a Virtue
Let’s face it, I don’t have very much in common with President Biden. He’s a career politician, a Democrat and someone who holds many political and philosophic ideas that I stridently disagree with. He’s also a man who has many, shall we say, “backward” ideas on how to live. Perhaps the best example of these […]