From Tom Dyson, publisher, Palm Beach Research Group: It’s one of the coolest financial ideas I’ve seen in a long time… In 2013, it rose from $10 to about $1,150. Then, it crashed, falling below $200 at the beginning of 2015. This year, it’s been quite stable, trading between $200 and $300 all year. Today, […]
From Marvin Schulz, staff writer, Palm Beach Research Group: I’ve never thought about traditional retirement. I’ve never wondered about how much money I need to retire. Until recently… I visited Colombia for 10 weeks. In Salento, a famous coffee town in the mountains, I met a retired German couple. At night, they sipped beers in […]
From James Altucher, editor, The Altucher Report: I want to tell you a story about fear. In 2009, the World Health Organization issued a pandemic alert on swine flu. I don’t want to discount the importance of this. Over 200,000 people died. This is a far cry from the 50 million who died in the […]
From Tom Dyson, publisher, Palm Beach Research Group: Today, I made a bet with Mega Trends Investing Editor Teeka Tiwari. We’re betting on financial services company Visa Inc. (NYSE: V). I bet Visa will generate negative returns for investors over the next three years, including dividends. Teeka took the other side of this bet. Visa […]
It’s called “River House.” It sits along the banks of the Ohio River in southern Indiana. And it can be yours for $199 and a 200-word essay… The owners of the 4,000-square-foot house are trying an unusual way of selling: an essay contest. You just need to convey a short, compelling reason they should give […]
“Our device isn’t meant to make employees more efficient. It’s meant to completely obviate them.” So says the co-founder of San Francisco startup Momentum Machines. The company’s building a machine that will automate the production of gourmet-quality hamburgers. It’ll shape the burgers and grill them to order, with just the right amount of char and […]
From Tom Dyson, founder, Palm Beach Research Group: The Goldilocks period of American economic growth is over… and it’s because of robots. The American economy has been the engine of the world economy for a century. In the 25 years following World War II, the American economy experienced a golden age as a result of […]