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Companies which spent years developing their brands can see their business disappear almost overnight. It’s like a black swan event except with industries not the economy. If you’re an investor, it might not be enough to just look at the competition. You need to look at how technology can destroy a business.

Let’s take a look at some of the common misconceptions about working with a financial advisor that are being proven to be no longer true.

Be smart and add a gold position to your portfolio and sit back knowing you made a smart investment. This article highlights 6 concrete reasons why.

Congratulations! Paying off your mortgage is a huge accomplishment, one that many people only dream about. Go ahead and celebrate but once the celebrations die down, there's a little more work to do in order to properly navigate your new post-mortgage life. The following four steps should help.

Most people get some kind of raise each year. They earn a little more than they did in the year before. Without a plan to save that raise, it’s very easy to use it up by adding a few luxuries or consumption to your regular spending.

What evidence is there that the typical investor would be better suited sticking to a defined investment plan as opposed to employing a performance chasing type strategy?

We know all about the tried-and-true ways to reduce our work stress. We journal. We go outside. We take more frequent breaks. These methods are all backed by multiple studies to take away the bundle of nerves keeping us anxious. If these methods are not working for you, however, it’s time to get creative. Here are 4 suggestions:

The dominating role that the U.S. has had with respect to patent applications has been challenged in recent years. Is China becoming the new global leader in innovation?

The math is simple. The more a country increases its debt to simply stay afloat, the more like the increasing debt will cause a tightening of credit. The next step is a burst bubble and economic crisis. This is what happened in 1929 and in 2007, and it’s happening now.

Cryptocurrencies are the biggest Ponzi scheme in modern history. It is very similar to chain letters or pyramid schemes. The issuers make tons of money as well as many of the speculators who get in early. In the end, the whole thing will collapse and late entrants will lose everything.