“The housing market appears to be at a turning point.” — Doug Duncan, senior vice-president of Fannie Mae. As the prices of residential properties for rent — and sale — continue to skyrocket across the world, the working class and middle-class families who are aspiring to own homes are feeling…

“Twitter was around communication and visualizing what was happening in the world in real-time. — Jack Dorsey, co-founder and former CEO of Twitter. While this article might be late to the party regarding the news of Elon Musk spending over $40 billion — or possibly less — to purchase almost…

— The Announcement. “The virtual world will open thousands of new opportunities for this new generation.” — Anuj Jasani, entrepreneur and marketer. Back in October of 2021, Facebook announced a much-publicized company-name-change that brought curiosity, criticism, and everything in-between. If the concept of being able to experience content in a world that…

The Realization. “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” — Lao Tzu. Back in 2019, I wrote an article describing how I believed that abandoning video-games as a hobby had improved my overall quality of life. Little did I know, the virologic, financial, and psychological hurricane known as…

An Unforseen Glitch. — It’s almost impossible to predict what the value of any pop-cultural-artifact will be long after they’ve reached their prime. Some cultural fads like Beanie Babies might promise skyrocketing returns in future decades while others like Pokemon or Magic: The Gathering cards end up not only listed for outrageous prices…

Reddit, GameStop, And The Future Of Retail Investing. Setting The Table. “What happened the past few weeks with WSB (WallStreetBets) has all happened before. It was just the big guys doing the battling. The only new thing was that WSB traders took them on…” — Mark Cuban, entrepreneur and venture capitalist. On July…

Examining The Last Four Years As A Catalyst For An Unknown Future. A Sound of Thunder. “It fell to the floor, an exquisite thing, a small thing that could upset balances and knock down a line of small dominoes, and then big dominoes, and then gigantic dominoes, all down the years across Time. Eckel’s…

In the Spring of this year, we all heard the stories about people unable to get help on unemployment-assistance programs; whether by phone or by mail. By the end of this year, millions of people are still reeling from the economic fallout caused by the pandemic. …

A Prelude Or An Opportunity? “If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.” — Benjamin Franklin. As the Coronavirus Pandemic traveled across continents, most school systems in affected countries rushed to close their classrooms and start the…