by John O'Connell | Dec 29, 2022 | Big Picture, Blogs, Canada, Financial Planning, Investing, Stocks, United States
If there’s one word that encapsulated the stock market this year, it would be “unpredictable.” In a way, “awful” would also work. The 20% year-to-date collapse in the S&P 500 Index is the worst year since 2008. Happy holidays, indeed. I wrote at the end of last...
by Mark Bunting | Dec 17, 2021 | Big Picture, Blogs, Canada, Disruption, Financial Planning, Financials, Healthcare, Interviews, Investing, Media, Stocks, Technology, Top Ideas, United States, Videos
We couldn’t resist. We’ve produced all of this content this year that we know not everyone had a chance to see so why not assemble a list of the most popular posts. It’s interesting for us to see what kind of investment stories resonate with people,...
by Mark Bunting | Nov 12, 2021 | Blogs, Disruption, E-Commerce, Investing, Media, Technology, Top Ideas, United States
When cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global went public last April, many people said it marked peak cryptocurrency. That was wrong. Bitcoin at the time was trading around $61,000. After a detour in the summer to about $30,000, the original crypto is back near...
by Mark Bunting | Oct 1, 2021 | Big Picture, Canada, Financial Planning, Interviews, Investing, Stocks, Videos
Setting your portfolio up with built-in defensive characteristics uncorrelated to the stock market is crucial to manage risk and protect your downside. But how? Som Seif and John O’Connell have some strategies and ideas about how investors can get...
by Mark Bunting | Aug 20, 2021 | Banking, Canada, Disruption, E-Commerce, Interviews, Investing, Podcast, Stocks, Technology, United States
Frank Holmes wears many hats and has big goals. We caught up with the interim CEO and Executive Chairman of HIVE Blockchain Technologies (TSXV:HIVE;NASDAQ:HVBT), the miner of Ethereum and Bitcoin. Sponsored content Holmes, also the CEO and CIO of U.S. Global Investors...
