The following was originally posted to the Your Best Path Blog about 7 years ago, long before our merger with Silverstone Financial. Today I have edited the piece for clarity. The views expressed here are solely my own and do not represent Silverstone Financial. -- Gordon Achtermann The following uses Bitcoin as the standard-bearer for all cryptocurrencies. While I am most familiar with Bitcoin, I believe most of the arguments below apply to all the various flavors of cryptocurrency. I have...

The S&P 500 index rose 1.9% this week to a new closing high as September consumer price data came in softer than expected, while companies including Intel ( INTC ) and International Business Machines ( IBM ) surpassed earnings expectations. The S&P 500 ended Friday's session at 6,791.69. The market benchmark also reached a fresh intraday high on Friday at 6,807.11. This week's gain brought the S&P 500 into positive territory for the month. It's now up 1.5% for October and 15% for the year....

The S&P 500 index rose 1.7% this week as earnings season kicked off on a largely positive note and President Donald Trump said his proposed 100% additional tariffs on China are "not sustainable." The S&P 500 ended Friday's session at 6,664.01 and is down 0.4% for the month, but up 13% for the year. US stocks fell in the previous week as Trump said he was considering "a massive increase" in tariffs on Chinese products coming into the U.S. This Friday, stocks moved in the opposite direction as...