North American markets settlement period changes

As electronic processing and systems integration has improved over the years, settlement periods have shortened. Investors need to be aware of the applicable rules, since cash flow and the possible application of interest charges are affected.

Profiteering in a declining inflation environment

Consumers have certainly felt the pinch when shopping the past couple of years, with steep price increases for many goods and smaller package sizes.  Leaders in consumer protection, European Union countries and stores have taken action.

Reliq Health Technologies (RHT.V) – Digging deeper for details

Astute observers of human nature know that people generally, and rightly so, require sufficiently strong evidence or proof before believing or relying upon stated accomplishments. In many cases, particularly where legal or regulatory requirements restrict open communication, people are left in a position of uncertainty. That is why trusted sources of information are so important, and why the erosion of trust engendered by agenda-driven, social media-promoted viewpoints is so corrosive to society’s underlying fabric of trust.

Political gamesmanship results in U.S. credit rating downgrade

Earlier this week (August 1, 2023), Fitch Ratings downgraded the United States of America’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to AA+ from AAA. (The Rating Watch Negative was removed and a Stable Outlook assigned. The Country Ceiling was affirmed at AAA.)

Doubling the value of your investments every six years

Investment performance is closely linked to time of holding, with truly astronomical gains being possible over time given excellent and consistent returns. Thus, an 18-year old investor committing only $1,000 to a one-time investment that consistently doubles every three years will have $65,536,000 by age 66.

Is the “Intelligence” in AI really that?

There is a significant disconnect between the reality of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and many people’s perceptions of it. In a nutshell, AI is all about processing of large quantities of data to reach certain results or conclusions depending upon what the end user seeks.