Like many people, I freaked out at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and sold off the majority of my stock positions. At the time, it seemed like a good idea to have as much cash on hand during an unprecedented plague. It took me a month or so to…

The sports betting business is booming in the US but there’s a lot that the financial industry doesn’t get. — The financial markets and media don’t understand sports betting. This is a fundamental premise of everything that I’ll write here on the topic. …

One of the more intriguing byproducts of the COVID-19 lockdowns and subsequent social distancing mandates has been the growth in personal investing. The boom in online brokerage account growth by new — and in most cases inexperienced — investors has become a recurring theme in both the financial and mainstream…

Digitization can help your business grow. When you take your brick-and-mortar business online, you expand your reach and can showcase your goods or services to a greater number of potential customers. Digital transformation can also give your business a new business model and open up new revenue streams. Private enterprises…

Brick and mortar businesses have been losing ground to online retailers for over a decade. The coronavirus pandemic accelerated the transformation of brick and mortar shopping and changed the way customers interact with businesses. Due to the stay-at-home orders enforced in countries around the world, brick and mortar businesses have…

There’s no denying that individuals who work on their personal brands get more professional opportunities. Becoming “a name” in your industry gives you authority, and that can help you appear in renowned publications and leverage better contracts. But how can you become the go-to source of information in your industry…