3 factors that can tell you if you’re investing or gambling with your money

Is your portfolio built around investing for the long term or gambling on short-term events? A trader working on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images files All kinds of interesting things happened when the global economy shut down to fight COVID-19 in 2020, but one… Continue reading 3 factors that can tell you if you’re investing or gambling with your money

Canadian company in race to mine ocean floor unmoved by Ottawa’s ban on seabed mining

‘That was no surprise to anyone. We are not interested in that’ Published Feb 19, 2023  •  Last updated 9 hours ago  •  6 minute read 7 Comments Deep-sea mining concerns the extraction of minerals from the ocean floor at depths of 200 metres or more. While it has never been done, several companies, including Vancouver-based… Continue reading Canadian company in race to mine ocean floor unmoved by Ottawa’s ban on seabed mining

Canada’s Electra Battery Materials says it’s figured out how to recycle critical minerals at scale using water

Company says first in North America to use technology that requires less energy and emits less carbon Published Feb 19, 2023  •  Last updated 1 day ago  •  2 minute read 20 Comments Electra Battery Materials Corp. is using water to recycle critical minerals rather than heat. Photo by Electra Battery Materials Corp. Canadian miner Electra… Continue reading Canada’s Electra Battery Materials says it’s figured out how to recycle critical minerals at scale using water

Investment Gamification: Not All Cons, Some Important Pros

In the frothy days of meme-stock trading, when fortunes were seemingly made and lost in a matter of months via frequent online trading of hot stocks like GameStop, investment gamification came under scrutiny. We at CFA Institute (opens in new tab) do not regard stock trading as a game. We recognize, however, that this style… Continue reading Investment Gamification: Not All Cons, Some Important Pros

Ray Dalio will secretly get billions of dollars from Bridgewater for agreeing to retire without a fight, report says

Bridgewater has secretly arranged to pay Ray Dalio billions of dollars via special stock to get him to retire, per the New York Times. It took six months of negotiations to settle how much money the hedge fund was willing to pay Dalio to walk away, according to the report. The billionaire founder of the… Continue reading Ray Dalio will secretly get billions of dollars from Bridgewater for agreeing to retire without a fight, report says

Billionaire investor Ray Dalio says portfolios are like casinos – and crypto hype is overblown. Here are his 7 best quotes from a new interview.

Ray Dalio compares investing to poker and a diversified portfolio to a casino in a new interview. The billionaire investor casts doubt on crypto’s value as a store of wealth or means of exchange. Dalio compares life to playing a video game, and the lessons from solving problems to precious gems. Loading Something is loading.… Continue reading Billionaire investor Ray Dalio says portfolios are like casinos – and crypto hype is overblown. Here are his 7 best quotes from a new interview.

Former FTX exec Nishad Singh will plead guilty over his role in the crypto exchange’s collapse, according to reports, further isolating Sam Bankman-Fried

Singh would be the latest member of Sam Bankman-Fried’s inner circle to plead guilty to US criminal charges over his role in alleged fraud that caused FTX’s collapse. Two other top execs at FTX, Gary Wang and Caroline Ellison, pleaded guilty last year. This could further isolate SBF, who pleaded not guilty to eight counts… Continue reading Former FTX exec Nishad Singh will plead guilty over his role in the crypto exchange’s collapse, according to reports, further isolating Sam Bankman-Fried