My friend Jon Boorman passed away this morning. He had been battling cancer for a long time, with his young children standing by to witness his bravery and perseverance. Jon was one of the nicest, most giving people I have met during my entire experience in financial social media and the markets. He had a […]
Buy stocks now or after the election?
[embedded content] Subscribe and get the newest episodes sent to you first! On an all-new episode of What Are Your Thoughts, Josh Brown and Michael Batnick take on the biggest topics on Wall Street this week, including: *The “pressure cooker of uncertainty” has many investors waiting with cash for the election to be over.*Amazon is […]
Tax-News.com: France To Collect Its Digital Services Tax This Year
French Minister of Finance Bruno Le Maire has reportedly said that France intends to collect the country’s digital services tax in December 2020.
Tax-News.com: UK Updates Brexit VAT Guidance For Imported Goods
On October 5, 2020, the UK tax authority added considerably to its Brexit guidance for businesses on the value-added tax rules that will apply to goods entering Great Britain from outside the UK.
Tax-News.com: OECD Indicates New Focus On Virtual Currency Tax Issues
The OECD has released a new report on countries’ tax rules for virtual currencies, alongside an announcement that the Common Reporting Standard will be expanded next year to newly cover virtual currency assets.
Well this is…something
I was on stage with Cathie Wood last fall for a conference at the Bloomberg headquarters in NYC. The topic? Using social media to build influence for your investment firm. My perspective was “It’s time for me to start pulling back, I don’t even enjoy it anymore. People are miserable and angry and jealous and […]
Well this is…something
I was on stage with Cathie Wood last fall for a conference at the Bloomberg headquarters in NYC. The topic? Using social media to build influence for your investment firm. My perspective was “It’s time for me to start pulling back, I don’t even enjoy it anymore. People are miserable and angry and jealous and […]
Are investors getting smarter?
[embedded content] Ben says yes, investors are getting smarter. His evidence is the fact that a market sell-off of 35% brought in millions of new investors, arriving as they did, all at once, as though prompted by a divine thunderclap from the skies. It’s really quite remarkable that the reaction to a bear market was […]
Losing money is the coolest!
The newest episode of my podcast just went live! Josh talks to Ben Carlson about how it is that over 400 companies in the Russell 3000 have lost money this year but posted an average stock market return of +57%. Over 100 companies that lost money in 2020 have actually seen their share price double! […]
Here’s a blank slate
Brian Portnoy and I are very excited for the launch of our new book on November 17th. The reviews and reactions are starting to trickle in from the small handful of people who got advanced copies. We’re hearing some great feedback. More advanced copies are making their way out as we speak… Jeff Benjamin did […]