Fixed-Income Basics: What Is A Bond?
When you buy bonds, you’re providing a loan to the bond issuer, who has agreed to pay you interest and return your money on a specific date in the future.…
Investing Basics: What Are Stocks?
Stocks are units of ownership in a company, also known as shares of stock or equities. When you buy a share of stock, you’re purchasing a partial ownership stake in…
International Money Transfer: 4 Best Ways To Send Money
According to World Bank data, people in the U.S. send a hefty $74.6 billion to individuals in low- and middle-income countries each year. Meanwhile, transaction costs for international money transfers…
What Is A Recession?
A recession is a significant decline in economic activity that lasts for months or even years. Experts declare a recession when a nation’s economy experiences harmful gross domestic product (GDP),…
El Salvador Becomes Bitcoin Laboratory as First Nation to Adopt it as Legal Tender
Bitcoin officially became legal tender in El Salvador on Sept. 7, 2021, making it the first country to adopt the currency. The move has turned the Central American country into…
What Is Ethereum and How Does It Work?
Ether is the second-largest cryptocurrency, handling more transaction volume than any other digital asset. But what is ether used for on the Ethereum network? (Updated September 28th, 2022) What Is…
What Is Market Volatility?
The stock market never stays still. Market indexes see gains and losses daily—in more settled periods, the S&P 500 gains or loses less than 1% daily. But from time to…
Cryptocurrency Exchanges
Platforms that facilitate the trading of cryptocurrencies for other assets, including digital and fiat currencies Key Highlights The most common way of transacting in cryptocurrencies and other digital assets is…
Are Bitcoin and Gold Good Investments?
Gold and bitcoin are weird. Neither is especially useful in the here and now in any practical sense. Bitcoin’s promise as a deregulated digital currency remains just that—a promise. And…