Tax
Tax-Efficient Retirement Planning for Freelancers and Self-Employed Professionals
Let’s be honest—retirement planning when you’re self-employed feels like building a house without a blueprint. No employer-sponsored 401(k), no matching contributions, just you and a spreadsheet (or, let’s face it, a napkin sketch). But here’s the deal: freelancers and solo entrepreneurs actually have more tax-advantaged options than traditional employees—if you know where to look. Why […]
Finance
The Role of Central Banks in Shaping Global Share Markets
Central banks take an interest in maintaining healthy financial institutions and markets, serving as lender-of-last resort as part of their mission. Further, they are responsible for several other areas such as payments systems, currency and economic analysis and statistics – tasks which require extensive operational transformation to successfully carry out. 1. Interest Rates Interest rates […]
Investment
Understanding and Applying Impact Investing in Investment Portfolio Management
Impact investing offers donors the possibility of aligning investments with philanthropic values while realizing financial returns from existing philanthropic investments. Donors may use impact investing as a strategy to revitalize old investments that they already support with this innovative investment strategy. Integrating impact into an existing portfolio may present unique challenges; therefore, taking an effective […]
A Guide to Rebalancing Your Investment Portfolio
As is often said, “don’t put all your eggs in one basket” or, “no investment should zig while another zags”. Rebalancing your portfolio can help ensure that its actual and desired asset allocation don’t drift too far out of line with each other. Rebalancing can become complex when multiple accounts and taxes come into play. […]
The Role of Commodities in Diversifying Investment Portfolios
Commodities offer investors an invaluable asset diversification opportunity. Investors can purchase physical commodities like gold bars or oil barrels directly, as well as ETFs that track futures contracts. Sharpe ratios and Calmar ratios allow us to accurately determine an optimum allocation of up to 9% of assets to commodities in traditional 60/40 portfolios, thus improving […]
Cryptocurrency
Sustainable Cryptocurrency Mining: The Green Revolution You Haven’t Heard Enough About
Let’s be honest. When you hear “crypto mining,” you probably picture a room full of supercomputers, humming away in some warehouse, guzzling enough electricity to power a small city. And for a long time, you wouldn’t have been wrong. That was the reality. But here’s the deal: a quiet revolution is happening. A shift toward […]



