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The passage of the proposed Economic Stimulus bill by Congress is a metaphorical shot in the arm for small business owners who have suffered disproportionately during the COVID pandemic. It includes the renewal of the Paycheck Protection Program lending, which gave a lifeline to millions of small businesses nationwide until the program expired on Aug. 8.

Old (ancient) habits are extremely hard to break but sometimes things change and you either adapt or risk becoming irrelevant. That may very well be the situation global central bankers are facing with regard to their country's reserve holdings. Since a cornerstone of every central bank's holdings is gold, it just might be time to rethink that core holding.

Sometimes it's just too much. We are talking information. Or, rather, the immense choices of information. How do you know which source (or financial index)...

While government regulators ponder (that's being kind) about how to formally regulate crypto, it seems almost everyone has an opinion on whether it will be "doom" or "gloom" for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Here is a glimpse of the topic from a great "point-counter point" article by two extremely knowledgeable industry leaders on their thoughts.

Gray swan is a term used to describe a potentially very significant event that is considered unlikely...