Blockchain: disruption or distraction?
https://alaricsecurities.com/blockchain-disruption-distraction/
(Markit) Jeffrey Billingham – a vice president in Markit’s Processing division and a leader of the Chain Gang discusses blockchain technology, Bitcoin protocol and the new market potential for the truly forward thinkers . The financial industry began ...
Why popular investments are usually wrong
https://alaricsecurities.com/popular-investments-usually-wrong/
(Wealth Management) Oscar Wilde, the 19th century poet and playwright, once said: “Everything popular is wrong.” The Irish wordsmith wasn’t referring to the financial markets, but he may as well have been. That’s because investors ...
Roboadvisers set to capitalize under new U.S. retirement plan rule
https://alaricsecurities.com/robo-advisers-set-capitalize-new-u-s-retirement-plan-rule/
A new U.S. rule protecting retirement funds from commission-paid brokers could be good for roboadvisers, a fast-growing sector that manages money with algorithms who may collect new clients fired by other firms because their accounts ...
New requirements of the advisor-broker/dealer relationship
https://alaricsecurities.com/new-minimum-requirements-advisor-brokerdealer-relationship/
Not that long ago it was enough for an independent broker/dealer (IBD) to provide their advisors with basic clearing and custody and mandatory regulatory oversight. But today, with so many broker/dealers to choose from, advisors ...
Still time to buy gold miners?
https://alaricsecurities.com/still-time-buy-gold-miners/
Finally, after months—nay, years—of dismal performance, gold mining stocks look good. Producers, I mean, not juniors. Proxied by the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSE Arca: GDX), these stocks are up better than 56 percent ...
India just stunned the gold market
https://alaricsecurities.com/india-just-stunned-gold-market/
(Business Insider) Dave Forest from OilPrice.com discusses latest Indian government taxes that affect the global gold market. wrote a few weeks ago about record slowdowns in gold sales across India. With buyers in the world’s number-one ...
Puerto Rico bonds crash after “moratorium” raises default risk
https://alaricsecurities.com/puerto-rico-bonds-crash-moratorium-raises-default-risk/
Just a day after Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla signed a law that enables him to temporary halt debt payments, dramatically raising the risk of widespread defaults, Puerto Rico securities had the biggest one-day drop in ...
Need to hide some income? You don’t have to go to Panama.
https://alaricsecurities.com/need-hide-income-dont-go-panama/
For wealthy Americans looking to veil their assets and shield some of their income from taxation, there is no need to go to Panama or any other offshore tax haven. It’s easy to establish a ...
How The U.S. Treasury just crushed 80 hedge funds
https://alaricsecurities.com/u-s-treasury-just-crushed-80-hedge-funds/
The following list, according to Goldman Sachs, shows 50 stocks that most frequently appear among the largest 10 holdings of hedge funds. Spot the top one. After today’s absolutely slaughter of Allergan, we expect ...