This blog will explore ideas, news, and other interesting information related to alternative investing. Though we may discuss general macro finance, investing, economic issues and even more traditional investments like equities, bonds, and RE - the main focus will be on other options such as crowdfunding, crypto, collectibles, and more.
23 Mar 2024 1 minute read 3 comments davidgyoung
It's surprising that this topic is not getting the majority of the attention in the financial media. Oh, what topic is that? The Bank of Japan ending Yield Curve Control (YCC) and Negative Interest Rate Policy (NIRP). Here are a couple of recent pos...
7 Mar 2024 3 minute read 0 comments davidgyoung
Hey tough guy, why do you insist on trying to re-invent the wheel??? Ooops, too late. SharkWheel may have already done exactly that. And that is the firm we will use in this piece to take a look at what happens AFTER someone executes a transaction...
5 Mar 2024 2 minute read 3 comments davidgyoung
Rate hikes are back on the table!!!! Some would say this is the case. What the heck is really going on here? We'll take a stab. Let's do so by going back to the late summer and fall of 2023. First, a couple of recent posts here: StartEngine March...
3 Mar 2024 3 minute read 2 comments davidgyoung
This is NOT investment advice. Investing in startups is risky whether it is via StartEngine or any of the other platforms. Liquidity may or may not be an option for an extended period of time. Let's see if we can toss out a few names on a monthly...
17 Feb 2024 1 minute read 7 comments davidgyoung
Here are the first four in this series: YouTube Why - Part 1 YouTube Impressions - Part 2 YouTube Data and Analytics - Part 3 YouTube Game Theory - Part 4 Well, we overlooked YouTube Shorts for the first handful of months. Yup, like a dummy we didn'...
12 Feb 2024 9 minute read 0 comments davidgyoung
*Yes, been a while since we updated here, so here it is. The below statement in bold is what we attempted to tackle with a rolling series of articles. *This is a follow up to the first two iterations where we pondered what it would take to launch BT...
28 Jan 2024 3 minute read 0 comments davidgyoung
This is NOT investment advice. Investing in startups is risky whether it is via StartEngine or any of the other platforms. Liquidity may or may not be an option for an extended period of time. Let's see if we can toss out a few names on a monthly...
28 Dec 2023 1 minute read 4 comments davidgyoung
This is NOT investment advice. Investing in startups is risky whether it is via StartEngine or any of the other platforms. Liquidity may or may not be an option for an extended period of time. Let's see if we can toss out a few names on a monthly...
28 Dec 2023 1 minute read 2 comments davidgyoung
Forgive us for the jejune title. Internet boom. Internet bubble burst. Internet apps boom (search, shop, email). Real estate mini boom. Real estate massacre great financial crisis. Internet apps boom (social media, cloud, web services). Real estate...
24 Dec 2023 1 minute read 5 comments davidgyoung
Report found here: Fidelity Building on Bitcoin Will take a look at the report right here using this blog post. Shown below, early on Fidelity makes a great point about Bitcoin and some of the battles fought years ago to get us to this point. Here i...
