Author Archives: Darren Marchal

Amazon’s Stock Rallies As Trump Versus Amazon Battle Contin

Amazon.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) stock shifted higher out of the gate today as a broader rally boosted favorites in the tech sector, lifting the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite in the process. Analysts continued their crusade to calm investors on Amazon stock, even as the battle pitting President Trump versus Amazon continued with yet another tweet. Another tweet in…

Venezuela’s President Tackles Economic Crisis By Deleting 3 Zeros...

It seems that Venezuela’s dictator Nicolás Maduro has finally found the way to bring the country out of the unprecedented economic crisis Venezuela is immersed in since 2012. The ineffable leader of the Bolivarian Revolution has recently announced the launching of a new currency, the so-called Sovereign Bolivar, which will replace the bolivar as the official…

Gemini, Coinbase Turn Away Ripple’s Pay-For-Listing Offers

If you’re a Ripple investor and you’ve been distressed over XRP’s inability to hit a major fiat exchange, don’t worry. Garlinghouse and his team have been trying. However, that may be little consolation, considering all their attempts have been in vein.  Ripple is currently the third largest crypto-asset on the market, with XRP’s price tag of $0.50…

The Problem With Indexing

Indexing your investments is a good way to increase your chances of doing better than average. Most active investors trying to pick winning stocks (and avoid losing ones) don’t beat the index. Those who do are hard to identify ahead of time. Once you think you’ve identified a market-beating manager, they often allow their fund…