While purchasing stocks, bonds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) can help you prepare for retirement, you may want to consider investing in precious metals as well. Taking this action can help diversify your portfolio and act as a hedge during periods when the overall economy is volatile. What Precious Metals Should You Consider Buying? People have used precious metals as a store of wealth for centuries. Silver, gold, and platinum are the three most popular precious metals you can buy … [Read more...]
Best Tech Stocks to Invest In During the Pandemic
Investing in the technology sector may require you to enter periods when some of your stock picks are struggling. This was the case during the early days of the pandemic when the share price of several tech stocks took a significant hit. Focusing on the long-term is usually the best method to take when you're choosing stocks to buy in this sector. Consider How COVID-19 Impacts Companies Shutdowns do not affect all businesses negatively. With more people working from home, software as … [Read more...]
5 Easy Eco-Friendly Gift Ideas to Boost Your Brand this Xmas
Christmas is the best time of year to connect with new and existing clients. Giving gifts with your business card or branding included can help to improve your exposure while showing clients you appreciate them. However, sending corporate Christmas gifts can lead to a large amount of waste being produced. If your business is one that prides itself on an environmentally conscious image, choosing eco-friendly corporate Christmas gifts could be a useful way to promote your brand. Here are … [Read more...]
Top Tips for Cutting Back on Entertainment Expenses
Have you been looking at your bank account balance at the end of each month and wondering where your money is? Obviously bills can sneak up on us and accumulate quickly. But did you know that entertainment expenses tend to be something that people spend an awful lot on as well? You might only spend a few dollars here and a few dollars there. But when you add your expenses at the end of the month, you might have a rather surprising total. In order to help you reign in your costs, we’ve … [Read more...]
What Caused the Great Depression is NOW
This video is from a protester at Occupy Wall Street New York. While I don't believe that politicians are the solution, this young man knows more about what is going on in the world than most people my age. Follow what is happening on Twitter (unless they are censoring tweets). They are preventing the hashtags from trending and deleted the Twitter account @occupyadam (Amsterdam, Holland). UPDATE: [That Twitter account is back online now.] For more information: OccupyTogether … [Read more...]
