If former President Donald Trump wins reelection, he will have power to set policies that affect the values of crypto, oil, and venture capital. His vice presidential pick, J.D. Vance, has financial interests in all three. In 39-year-old Vance, Trump picked a young populist with connections to Silicon Valley rather than a traditional big-business conservative.
If you buy an annuity in a rollover individual retirement account a few months from now, you might get a better deal on it. That’s because your insurance agent will be required to act as a fiduciary in your best interest. It’s just one of the changes in a new Department of Labor rule set
Ranked No. 3 on Barron’s 2023 list of top RIA firms, Overland Park, Kan.-based Creative Planning has grown to become one of the nation’s largest RIAs. Established in 1983, Creative Planning had all of $100 million in assets in 2004. Thanks to organic growth, and more recently, an emphasis on dealmaking, the firm today manages
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies were rising early on Monday but the sector still faces headwinds going into the second half of the year. Bitcoin was up 4.1% over the last 24 hours to $63,311. That means the largest cryptocurrency has largely recouped the losses that came after last week’s news that the trustee of Mt. Gox,
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies were rising early Friday. Solana was the standout gainer, after the first U.S. application was filed for a spot exchange-traded fund tied to the cryptocurrency. Bitcoin was up 1.3% over the past 24 hours to $61,519. The largest cryptocurrency has fallen from levels of around $64,000 after news on Monday that
While the media and sell-side analysts are preoccupied with Nvidia , Microsoft and Apple jockeying for the top market cap, the smart money’s been selling tech and internet stocks. That’s what Goldman Sachs reports, in the latest readout from the prime services unit that caters to the broker’s hedge fund clients. The June report from
The world’s largest hedge fund recently loaded up on shares of some members of the Magnificent Seven tech stocks, and halved an investment in a Chinese maker of electric vehicles. Bridgewater Associates made a big bet on Apple stock, more than doubled its stake in Nvidia shares, tripled an investment in Microsoft stock, and cut
Coinbase Global stock fell on Thursday in the face of recent gains in Bitcoin prices, which tend to lead shares of the cryptocurrency broker higher. Investors may be eyeing the prospect of tough new competition in U.S. crypto trading. CME Group , the Chicago-based trading firm, plans to launch spot Bitcoin trading amid interest from
Imagine getting paid $30 million a year for clicking a mouse a few times a day. Your job is to buy a single virtual asset for an exchange-traded product—or ETP—that is similar to but not exactly like an exchange-traded fund. Call it the Steepcoin ETP. It charges a 1.50% expense ratio. You click a mouse