Issue 39.1 / January 9, 2021

Investing

The US dollar was backed by gold from 1933 to 1971. The year the gold standard ended and the United States adopted a fiat currency, a domino effect has occurred in the American economy that's lasted for decades. Take a look at these charts and graphs.

Ray Dalio is the founder of the largest hedge fund in the world, Bridgewater Associates. Dalio is an excellent teacher and I've learned many lessons from him over the years. Fellow blogger @bmvtyea wrote an excellent biography essay on Ray Dalio recently.

2020 provided us with many lessons about the markets.

Learning about the economy through Bitcoin.

Kat Rucker shares investing tricks she used as a college student. Rucker applied ongoing discipline and brilliant logic.

How I invested my money in 2020.

Learn more about portfolio diversification as part of a long-term investing plan.

Continue Learning With Me

You've read the investing edition from The Weekly Summary 39.0 where I blog about learning, investing, personal finance, entrepreneurship, cryptocurrency, and free stock giveaways.

Disclaimer

Ideas and information presented in my articles are for educational purposes only and not intended to be investment advice. Investments in the stock market and cryptocurrency could be speculative and volatile and result in money loss. Always conduct your own research. You may want to obtain independent legal, financial, taxation, and/or other professional advice with respect to any information from this content. I may mention products or services and some of those products are affiliate links that reward me.