Plus BlockFi Faces Scrutiny From Regulators Welcome to your Sunday digest…my weekly breakdown of the things we’re thinking about and talking about in the Global Intelligence world. This week’s update comes to you from one of my favorite writing spots…a cozy little bar/restaurant called Café Blatouch. It’s located along a small traffic circle in a chic neighborhood in central Prague filled with modern restaurants of almost every type. Blatouch aside, there’s also French, Italian, and vegan establishments [Read More] …
What Elizabeth Warren Doesn’t Get About Crypto
My Open Letter to the Crypto Naysayers Note to Readers: If anyone knows Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, maybe slip her a copy of today’s dispatch. Dear Sen. Warren (and other crypto naysayers), I know you established yourself as an advocate for the “little guy” trying to navigate the shark-infested financial markets. I know your career has been built on attacking the financial-services industry and Wall Street for [Read More] …
We Need to Talk About a Difficult Topic
70% of Us Would End Up Using This Kind of Insurance If you do not wish to contemplate your own mortality, please turn away now. This might get ugly… An email recently dropped into my inbox from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, and the very first question it asked was: How much long-term care will retirees need? Based on research the Center [Read More] …
Why Your Retirement Check From Uncle Sam Should Be $7,831 Per Month
“Every time you earn a nickel, someone takes a dime.” That was my grandmother’s favorite way of complaining about the cost of living in retirement. If I had a nickel for every time I heard her say that, well I’d at least have enough for a McDonald’s Happy Meal. I was raised by my grandparents. I saw their retirement [Read More] …
Weekly Digest: Troubling Signs for the U.S. Property Market
And the Growing Threat From Inflation Welcome to your Sunday digest…my weekly breakdown of the things we’re thinking about and talking about in the Global Intelligence world. First up this week, regrets…British homebuyers have a few. According to a new survey by insurance provider Aviva, half of the people who bought a home in the [Read More] …
