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What Taxes Apply to Crypto?

Cryptocurrency is a digital and electronic form of money. The capital gains from these investments can be taxed similarly to traditional investments. However, there are also other ways in which...

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What’s the Difference Between a 401(k) vs. a Self-Directed IRA?

Saving for your retirement is an empowering way to be sure you can maintain a good quality of life beyond your employment. Self-directed individual retirement accounts (IRAs) and 401(k) plans...

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Can You Buy Crypto With a Credit Card?

How you initially buy or invest in crypto is a hot topic. Buying crypto with a credit card, or rather, how to buy crypto with a credit card, is a...

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What Are Crypto Trading Bots?

Cryptocurrencies are still considered quite new, and their nascency is part of what makes them so volatile. Until cryptocurrency settles and becomes more stable, trading will likely remain somewhat erratic....

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How To Protect Yourself From Identity Theft

Identity theft affects about one in 20 Americans each year, according to Experian. The penalties for committing identity theft can range from fines to up to 15 years in prison,...

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Crypto vs. the Stock Market: Which Is Right for You?

In the most basic sense, cryptocurrency is a virtual currency that people can use to make digital transactions, and that speculators and investors hold on to for their value. Just...

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The Pros and Cons of Online Crypto Trading

Cryptocurrency has seen a historic rise to prominence over the last decade. In 2010, Laszlo Hanyecz famously spent 10,000 of his newfangled “bitcoins” to buy some delicious Papa John’s pizza. ...

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5 Ways To Diversify Your Retirement Portfolio

Diversifying your retirement portfolio is a good way to mitigate risk and improve your returns on your investments. While most people tend to have some sort of retirement plan made...

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5 Best Long-Term Investments

There’s no doubt some investments can be effective small-scale money makers. However, smart investors tend to consider the bigger picture. When you adopt a long-term investment approach, you can draw...

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What Is a Crypto Mining Rig?

A crypto mining rig is an expensive and sophisticated computer that does intensive computational processes to produce cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin or Ethereum. Mining rigs are used to create new coins...

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What Is the Fear and Greed Index?

Investment decisions should not be made in a vacuum, and investment success with cryptocurrencies hinges on your ability to read the market and its charts and parts. The Fear and...

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Different Types of Investment Risk and How To Mitigate Them

Risk is a part of every foray into financial markets — there’s no getting around that. However, successful investors can manage risk and take steps, such as diversifying their portfolios...