In the past couple weeks the only word coming out of the mouths of financial news outlets is “Recession”. Many associate recession with a bearish stock market and housing market, however what exactly is a recession? A recession occurs when the GDP reports a loss in two consecutive quarters. In order for a loss to occur...
The True Perpetrators of Terra and Lunas Crash
With the stable cryptocurrency UST and its sister currency Luna dropping over 99.7% in less than a week, many crypto investors are skeptical whether or not their investments are safe. As of now, there is no true reasoning for the crash, however many conspiracy theorists speculate that big time companies like BlackRock and Citadel...
Musk’s Desire For “Free Speech”
affecting the direction of the market. Any rumor about peace talks with Ukraine and Russia result in investors buying up due to excitement, and shortly after these rumors are officially denied a bearish trend once again shows itself. On April 4th, after Elon Musk revealed that he had accumulated 9.2% of Twitter, shares of...
Inflationary Pressures And Its Effect
Bearish markets, lower income, increased interest rates, all these are negative effects of inflation that we have been seeing over the past couple months. With inflation at a 40 year high of 7.5%, drastic changes could potentially be seen in the market. The main question many might have however, is what led up to these...
Russia’s Potential to Move the Market
In recent weeks the possible invasion of Ukraine has plagued the news, with big time stocks like Tesla, Lucid Group and Roblox all down over 18% this week. It is safe to say that in this volatile and unpredictable market, there is not much one can do to make money. With world leaders like...
Investing With A Purpose
In many schools, finding a club that suits your interests may already be hard enough. Now if your interests happen to be relatively modern, meaning they only gained publicity in the last year or so, it is almost virtually impossible. While scouting for clubs to join throughout the school year my friend Bryan Song...
The Metaverse… A Safe Investment?
If you keep up with the rapidly growing industry of cryptocurrencies and NFT’s, you have most likely heard about absurd sales occurring in the metaverse. For those who are not aware, according to Joel Elson, the metaverse is basically “an immersive virtual reality version of the internet where people can interact with digital objects...
Could Banana Leaves be the missing factor in minimizing Deforestation?
With the year 2021 winding down, and the submission date for the Blue Ocean Competition coming closer, many groups of high school students around the world are most likely making significant progress in their pitches. However, what is the Blue Ocean Competition, and why does its presence attract so many? The Blue Ocean Competition...
The Fall of Beyond Meat?
Climate Change, when one thinks of this they think cars, factories, fossil fuels, etc. However, very rarely do individuals think about agriculture. The truth is that the agriculture sector is actually responsible for around 11% of all greenhouse gas emissions. The production of livestock, or beef specifically is the largest factor for this 11%...
Impact Investing…Still Relevant?
Do people still care about Impact Investing? In the past, I wrote a couple blogs about the future of impact investing and how it could possibly be a gold mine in the future. However, today I will provide an update on whether or not we as a society are anywhere closer to investing with...