Category: Financial Policy Council
Bitcoin: Drawing the Line Between Investors and Gamblers
People who bought and held their .01 bitcoins from 2010 could have enjoyed an increase in value of 119,999,900 percent. If...
- December 12, 2017
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FPC-Owned Content
The Financial Power of Impact Investing
For many years the divide between instruments of philanthropy and investing has been clear cut. Investing strategies typically did not...
- June 2, 2017
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Astrid F. Kowlessar
Turning around the US Economy:- My Top Recommendations for President elect Trump
The people have finally spoken. Donald J. Trump has won and will be our next President for the next four...
- December 12, 2016
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FPC-Owned Content
To all those wide-eyed millennials looking for a break
It breaks my heart to see millions of millennials still chasing rainbows and hoping that the US government or a...
- November 29, 2016
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FPC-Owned Content
BREAKSIT
That’s what I call the Brexit vote – “Breaksit.” It breaks stereotypes, it cuts across demographics, it astounds the pundits,...
- June 24, 2016
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William A. Wheatley
The Symbiosis of Institutional Investors and Activist Hedge Funds
Second quarter 2016 has waxed brutally for hedge funds in the realm of regulatory compliance. The Securities and Exchange Commission...
- May 16, 2016
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Astrid F. Kowlessar
Emerging Economies – Black Holes or Treasure Troves?
It is often said that there is no gain without risk. The greater the risk, the greater the potential gain;...
- April 24, 2016
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William A. Wheatley
Financial Impacts of Foreign Events
Events around the world have an impact on financial policy, investment strategy, trade and commerce, and each of these has...
- March 31, 2016
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William A. Wheatley
Hedge Fund Performance and Regulation
The hedge fund industry has taken quite a hit over the past year, leaving institutional investors fairly disappointed with ROI...
- March 21, 2016
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Astrid F. Kowlessar
The World In a (Cracked) Nutshell: Things Happen
Picture used with permission from William Reid of www.northernpecans.blogspot.com Investors and people in the business world need to be aware...
- February 24, 2016
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William A. Wheatley
