The dividend stock investing vs. passive index investing debate: I am new to investing and lost about 10% on my broad based index funds (which I have heard and understand is part of the game). I am hearing about many different investment styles in this blog but it's possible to divide the...

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-51249208 The coronavirus appears to be spreading very quickly. Hospitals in China are over capacity. The US State Department has closed their embassy and is evacuating their diplomats and staff and other Americans who want to leave. President Xi is...

Regardless of who you think should win, who will win? And will it make a difference in finance or other areas of life? Republicans often say they are better at this and that - like business for instance. But someone some years ago checked S&P performance against each party and found the...

This is a very interesting interview with George Gao, director-general of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (PhD from Oxford!) Not wearing masks to protect against coronavirus is a ‘big mistake,’ top Chinese scientist says Not just about masks, but about how the...

Hi, new member and my first post from several days ago hasn't appeared... been waiting patiently but now starting to wonder if i have to contact the admin directly for permission to post?