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New Pick: The Best of the Oracle Blockchains
I say or write “timing the market is a fool’s errand”™ so often I’ve started trademarking it. It’s almost impossible to predict the bottom of any market. And crypto markets are much more difficult to predict than others. The crypto markets have been stuck in neutral for extended periods of time this year — including right now. That doesn’t mean…
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New Pick: Breast Cancer Screening Tech That Saves Lives
Note: This recommendation was co-authored by KingsCrowd Investment Research Associate Inez Sanjaya. The first time I learned that mammograms were incredibly painful was the first time Cecily got one after we got married. I guess this is something mothers don’t tell their sons but expound at length to their daughters about. I was clueless (not the first time, Cecily insists,…
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How to Take a Value Investing Approach to Crypto
This week’s inflation news was not good. Inflation, unsurprisingly, has risen faster than expected despite the Fed’s aggressive rate hikes. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is up 0.4% from last month, and the core CPI (which excludes highly volatile food and energy costs) is up 0.6%. Predictably, the crypto markets tanked on the news. I don’t expect inflation to disappear…
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New Pick: Durable, Efficient and Sustainable Tires That the Mining Industry Loves
The first Ford car was sold on July 23, 1903 — a little before my time. Over the years, cars and trucks have become faster, sleeker and safer. But the vehicle my grandfather drove in the 1920s… the one my father drove in the 1940s… and what I drove when I finally got my driver’s license (first time around I…
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A Truly Terrifying Tale of a Terrible Investment
My friend Jason told me it was a great idea. “He’s already got tons of regulars,” he said. “They love his drinks. And we would get shares at a discount because he knows my brother! He just needs some money to get this new place started.” “I don’t have the cash to throw at this kind of thing right now,”…
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New Pick: The Next Generation of Sports Fandom
It’s been a heavy year for crypto investors. We’ve spent the year talking about bear markets, inflation, interest rates, stock market correlation, dollar cost averaging and so much more. These are all important topics. They’re hardly fun or exciting, though. And investing in crypto should be fun and exciting. It’s a thrilling space. There’s so much to explore. And there…
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New Pick: Taking Interoperability to a New Level
In bear markets, people tend to fixate on bitcoin and ethereum when it comes to crypto. And for good reason. If bitcoin and ethereum are falling, the crypto markets are likely following their lead. But if you look beyond bitcoin and ethereum, it’s possible to find coins that are either holding their own or actually doing well. Shocking, I know.…
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Why You Need a Metaverse Startup in Your Portfolio
I recently recommended a metaverse play to our Crypto Asset Strategies members. I’m not sold on the metaverse. But I still believe gaining exposure to this space is critically important. Here’s an excerpt from that piece that explains my logic: VR and AR technology are steadily improving. But they’re not ready (yet) for mainstream adoption. I believe we’re still more…
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Regulators Try to Tighten Their Grip on Crypto
Crypto Market Musings On Wednesday, the Fed raised interest rates for the third time this year by 75 basis points. Both the stock and crypto markets responded quickly to the aggressive rate hike. As of this writing, bitcoin is down 2.6% and trading below $19,000. Ethereum fell by 6.6% and is trading below $1,300. Last week ethereum fell by 16%…
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New Pick: Invest in the Next Generation of Orthopedic Casts
I love companies that make me think, “Why didn’t I think of that?” These are almost never pure technology plays because the technology is already there. It’s merely waiting for a clever company with a clever idea to make profitable use of it. The technology-in-waiting here is 3D printing (also known as “additive manufacturing”). ActivArmor is not making any extraordinary…
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Startup Insider: 20/20 GeneSystems Pivots, Builds New Partnership
20/20 GeneSystems has been busy. We first recommended the company in December 2017 when we learned about its incredible cancer detection technology. 20/20 GeneSystems identifies cancer risk early on by using tumor antigen markers. It can improve cancer detection by up to 30% through its proprietary machine learning algorithm. In 2020, the company pivoted to COVID testing. At its peak,…
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New Pick: Invest in a Legendary Medtech Inventor and Entrepreneur
Most people who grew up in the 1960s cite two events they can vividly remember. The first is when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963. The other is when the U.S. landed on the moon in 1969. I will never forget the day Kennedy was killed. But another memory takes precedence over the moon landing for me. It…
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New Pick: A Speculative Metaverse Play With Room for Upside
This month’s recommendation is risky — even for crypto. We’re jumping into the metaverse. The metaverse is essentially a digital parallel (well, mostly parallel) to our physical universe. It’s a place where people will “live out” their digital lives using avatars (digital representations) of themselves. People will be able to access the metaverse using virtual reality (VR) or augmented reality…
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New Pick: A Trustworthy Gig Workforce
Great investment opportunities come in all shapes and forms. Some startups are solving the world’s biggest problems — like climate change and the global pandemic. They focus on the scary problems that can do great harm. These problems get the most attention. But I greatly appreciate the startups that address less “glamorous” problems. We tend to submit to everyday problems…
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Portfolio Update: Monogram Orthopaedics Explores a Public Listing
We recommended Monogram Orthopaedics to you back in 2019 and again in 2021. The company is developing advanced robotics technology combined with 3D printing to disrupt the joint replacement industry. We recently caught up with Monogram CEO Benjamin Sexson to learn more about the company’s progress and future plans. Public Listing One of the advantages of crowdfunding is that once…
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How to Invest During a Bear Market (and Stay Sane)
I talk about investing all the time. I speak to groups at investment conferences. I talk about investing on multiple podcasts. I write about investing. I text about it with my friends. My barber talks to me about it while I’m getting a haircut (I’d rather talk football, but it’s the offseason). And right now, one sentiment underscores every conversation…