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Why are No Ultra Large Container Vessels Sailing to the United States

Artificial Intelligence?

The Wright Brothers - From Academic Drop-outs to History Making Pioneers

Gold Surge

What is 0DTE Trading?

"Seth Klarman's Margin of Safety"

Will Home Prices Come Down?

Combatting Fraud on Wall Street

March Market Update

The Rise of Apple's Market Monopoly

Charlie Munger's Swift Takedown: Exposing Fraudulent Gurus in 60 Seconds

US equity opportunities beyond the Magnificent Seven

Ranked: The Largest Gold Reserves, by Country

Are Emerging Markets About to Emerge?

Thoma Bravo, Permira Plan Exits as PE Firms Seek to Return Cash

China's attempts to lift confidence in economy fall flat

Luxury Fashion is for Broke People

TikTok Shop: Is Amazon on Borrowed Time?

Live Webinar - Navigating the College Planning Process

Generation Dupe: Why Gen Z Admits to Buying Knockoff Goods

Inside the Tech that Makes AI Body Doubles for Hollywood Stars

Costco’s hottest item isn’t rotisserie chickens. It’s $2,000 gold bars

Investors Hope for Soft Economic Landing

Munger’s Advice on Investing, Life Was Often Colorful, and Never Dull

Visualizing U.S. GDP by Industry in 2023

2023 End of Year Financial Check Up

Rolex, Patek Prices Hit Fresh Two-Year Lows: Subdial Index

How to Protect Yourself from Scams in the Current Environment

EV Market’s Surge Toward $57 Trillion Sparks Global Flashpoints

Your Money Needs a Vacation

People Are Worrying About the Wrong Downtowns

These Five Countries are Key Economic ‘Connectors’ in a Fragmenting World

Inside the economic power of Taylor Swift

European Stocks Are Set to Outperform, J.P. Morgan Says. Here’s Why.

It’s Musk vs. Bezos as Starlink Rival Amazon’s Kuiper Goes to Space Soon

Driverless Cars Are Losing to Driver-ish Cars

The Big Bond Selloff

Meta Just Blew Everyone’s Minds!

Market Update - October 4, 2023

Jimmy Buffett Gave His Final Performance in RI

A ‘Crypto Rabbit Hole’ That Leads to Human Trafficking

Stephanie Pomboy: Count on a LOT of Pain Before the Fed Pivots

ChatGPT traffic slips again for third month in a row

Apple’s $5 million book payment shows Sam Bankman-Fried is big business

Why Passenger Train Manufacturing is Booming in the U.S.

Electrify Everything?

Fresh criticism from an influential author highlights crypto’s recent struggles

What Higher Interest Rates Mean for Mortgages, Credit Cards, and More

How to Help Grieving Widows Regain Their Financial Footing

Frequent-Flyer Miles Are Hotter Than Cash This Summer

Skinny Bull Market Article

Market Update from Joe Barry - June 2023

Kate Alves, named SouthCoast Community Foundation Board Member

AI is not good enough to do your work for you – yet

As investors flock to AI, dividend stocks could offer stability

The Super Tutor: Could AI help unlock student potential?

Will Apple’s new headset help the mixed-reality market balloon?

Graduation - A new chapter of life awaits high school seniors

In loving memory of the Metaverse: What went wrong?

Why did the godfather of AI leave Google?

Online prices are dropping, but we’re not out of the woods just yet

The rise and fall of virtual real estate: Lessons from Decentraland

How “AI Thinking” can help people adapt to new AI technology

What this iconic satire can teach us about market speculation

Is the U.S. falling out of favor with investors?

GPT-4 and the Age of Acceleration

Zipline is reshaping the delivery services, one drone at a time

What We Can Learn From the Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank

A Market Update from Joe Barry

Why Are Central Banks Stocking Up On Gold?

Google Is Very Worried About ChatGPT. Why?

U.S. Stocks Are Lagging Behind the Rest of the World

What’s All The Fuss About ChatGPT?

Move Over, Woodstock: 2023 Could Be A “Summer of Love” for Markets

The Autonomous Vehicle Wave Is Coming

Impatient Investors & Gradual Returns: A Bad Combination

Turning Negative Market Returns into a Postitive

January 2023 Market Commentary

Investor Sentiment Goes Beyond Markets. Just Ask Aaron Judge.

Cryptocurrency Might Not Be The Future—But Digital Currency Could Be

Avoiding the Dunning-Kruger Effect

Crypto Is The First Casualty of Fed Rate Hikes—But It Won’t Be The Last

Meet Apple’s Rugged New Ultra Watch

Inside the Stunning Collapse of FTX

From Facebook To Crypto: The Story of the Winklevoss Twins

What’s Going On With Gold This Year?

The Silver Lining of an Underperforming Market: A Lower Tax Bill

Why Are Natural Gas Prices Falling in Europe?

Economic Turmoil: The Right Conditions for Value Investing?

El Salvador Has A Bitcoin Problem

What do rising rates mean for the housing market?

Economists predicted mass layoffs. Where are they?

Inflation And Your Tax Bill

Market Update - September 2022

Webinar - Navigating the College Planning Process

Where The World's Next 1,000 Babies Will Come From, By Country

Hearing Aids At Your Local Drugstore? It Could Happen Soon.

Comparing The Dot Com Bubble To Today

Breaking Down The Key Contributors to the U.S. Debt Crisis

Market Update - August 2022

A Closer Look at Gold Valuations

El Salvador's Bitcoin Bet

The Bernie Madoff of Sneakers

A Car Without A Steering Wheel?

Value, Growth, and Inflation

Giselle and Crypto

The New York Times Visits New Bedford

Demand For Second Homes Falls

FOMO and Demand

When to Identify Your Financial Ally

An Update On Mortgage Rates

Russian Yachts and Sanctions

Conflicts in Crypto

An Update On Evergrande

A Market Update from Joe Barry

What to know about I Bonds

From WeWork to WeCrashed

May 2022 Update

Will The Tech Bubble Burst?

Can Crypto Solve The Retirement Crisis?

Bad Things Are Happening Less

Millennials Share Their Hard-Won Money Lessons

Why Are So Many Chinese Workers Going Back to Government Jobs?

How Russia’s War in Ukraine is Affecting Americans at Home

We Are in Uncharted Territory with Russia

Is Cryptocurrency the New Subprime Mortgage?

The Story of Evergrande, China’s $300 Billion Albatross

Why Are So Many Celebrities Endorsing Crypto?

Valentine's Day By The Numbers

Today is National Wear Red Day!

Crypto, Meme Stocks, NFTs: Strange Days for Markets

Should Investors Reconsider Investing in China?

Peloton Bounces Back From Fictional Woes

How BMW Made South Carolina A Key Link in the Supply Chain

What would a China slowdown mean for global markets?

Can 7% Treasury Bonds Help Protect Against Inflation?

2021 Year-End Planning Strategies

Remy Munasifi Takes Aim At the Debt Ceiling

Where Have China’s Ultra-Wealthy Gone?

Charlie Munger Says Be Wary of Self-Styled Financial Gurus

Could Nintendo’s Stock Be On The Rise?

Liz Had a Baby Girl!

The Story of Charles Merrill

How a 12-year-old Earned Over $350,000 in Less Than Three Months

The Fall of Evergrande

What The Buffet Indicator Is Telling Us

A Record-Low Number of People Passed The CFA® Exam

Thoughts on Inflation and Market Bubbles

Money and Happiness

Where Would You Fit in a Six-Party System?

How One Property Developer's Debt Poses a Serious Threat to China's Economy

Companies Say They Can't Find Employees. Why Are They Turning Away Qualified Applicants?

What's Behind China's Remarkable Feats of Engineering?

How the Original iPhone Changed the World

Tips for Women to Build Financial Independence

Back to School Planning is Different This Year

Low Bond Yields: What Are the Risks and What Does This Mean for Your Portfolio?

Stock Trading for Teens: Good Idea, or Recipe for Disaster?

The Big Question Surrounding Cryptocurrency: What's The Point?

6 Questions About 529 Plans

Former Con Man Frank Abagnale Explains How to Spot Scams

How To Avoid Falling Victim to Cryptocurrency Fraud

A Beginner's Guide to Crypto Slang

Global Population Growth is Slowing. What Does That Mean for Us?

Spring Clean Your Finances

A Truck To Power Your House?

"Rat Poison Squared": What Buffett Thinks of Cryptocurrency

Why Financial Literacy Matters

Savings Tips for Young Adults

Prices Are Plummeting. Is This The End For NFTs?

What We Know About Volkswagen's ID Buzz

SNL's Take On NFTs

A Closer Look At Innovation ETFs

Is This Flying Robot the Future of Fruit Farming?

Why Electric Vehicles Could Be Fueling "Big Market Delusion"

NFTs: The Next Big Thing, or Just Another Investor Craze?

Happy International Women's Day

A New Book, Co-Authored By Pat Barry

WallStreetBets: Same Story, Different Characters

Nouriel Roubini, Who Predicted the 2007 Housing Market Collapse, Sees Bitcoin Going Bust

A Commodity 'Supercycle' Is Underway. What Does That Mean?

Five Promotions for Members of Our Team!

Move Over, George Jetson: GM's eVTOL Could Be the Future of Flying Cars

The U.S. Faces Stiff Competition in the Digital Payments Space

GDP Growth is on the Rise, Thanks to COVID-19 Vaccines

2020 Year-End Review

Google is Considering a "Flexible Work Week" for Employees

Why Silver Could Be As Good As Gold In 2021

Why Emerging Market Value Stocks Could Be Worth a Closer Look

2020 Year-End Planning Items

Election 2020

Why Investors Are Considering Portfolio Changes Ahead of November's Election

Shopping Malls Becoming Retirement Communities: A New Housing Trend

Millennials Are Frustrated With Baby Boomers. Can You Blame Them?

Trying to Keep Your Spirits Up While At Home? These Animal Feeds Can Help

Preparing for an Inflationary Period

Widgets, Picture-in-Picture, App Library: 14 New Features for iOS 14

Warren Buffett's Next Big Investment Idea: Japan

What New Surveys Tell Us About Millennials & Money

Should you refinance your mortgage?

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