The Money Runner
Mt. Gox Collapse – Now Bitcoin Bank Flexcoin Robbed
By David Nelson, CFA Reuters is reporting that Bitcoin bank Flexcoin is shutting down after being robbed of about $600,000 by hackers. Flexoin, based in Canada is working with authorities to return coins held in cold storage. The term refers to computers not connected to the internet and therefore can’t be hacked. In a tweet following Mt. Gox’s […]
Russian Invasion – 4 Questions Investors Are Asking
By David Nelson, CFA I said earlier this year during a CNBC interview “one of the things that keeps me up at night are the events I can’t quantify. Among those are military conflict and political unrest.” Well, we certainly got that as we headed into the close Friday with reports coming out of the […]
S&P 500 – “Back in Black”
By David Nelson, CFA After markets ended January in the red, February put on one of the best performances since early last year. The 4% move in the S&P is even more impressive when you consider right out of the gate we took a 300 point plunge in the Dow on the heels of weak […]
Bitcoin – Was Mt. Gox a Ponzi Scheme?
http://youtu.be/WLG1X_T7DZE David joins the Al Jazeera America team to discuss Bitcoin and the collapse of Mt. Gox
Is the Market Getting Ahead of Itself? –
http://youtu.be/5JQWiVRDxEo David talks to CNBC host Bill Griffeth about froth in names like Facebook (FB), Tesla (TSLA) and others. Battle is raging between buyers and sellers.
Shareholders – Stand Up And Be Counted
By David Nelson, CFA Once again corporate raider and white knight Carl Icahn has launched an attack on the status quo. His latest battle, which pits him against board members and the management of eBay, shines a spotlight on a part of corporate America few get to see from the inside. Perhaps Gordon Gekko said […]
Facebook (FB) – Party Like It’s 1999
http://youtu.be/Y-fHizvQtpk David talks about Facebook’s (FB) $19 Billion acquisition of WhatsApp with Fox Business host Gerri Willis on The Willis Report
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg has “Jumped the Shark”
http://youtu.be/3hUU8uKzkSE David tells CNBC’s Kelly Evans and Bill Griffeth the Mark Zuckerberg has “Jumped the Shark” with his recent acquisition of WhatsApp for a staggering $19 Billion.
