Alex Kimani

Writer, Safehaven.com

Contributor since: 26 Feb 2018

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• Hedge Funds Turn Bearish On The Australian Dollar

  Published 22 June 2018 | viewed 1,899 times

  Nowadays, long-suffering emerging market currencies including the Argentine peso, Brazilian real, South African rand and Russian ruble have found themselves a new friend in the…

• Why Investors Must Look At Small-Cap Stocks

  Published 21 June 2018 | viewed 2,123 times

  Many investors have been largely focusing on large-cap stocks and commodities due to their impressive performance in recent times. But unbeknownst to them, they have…

• 4 Reasons Why Gold Investors Should Keep A Cool Head

  Published 20 June 2018 | viewed 4,052 times

  Gold has just gone through one of its worst sell-offs in recent memory, with prices down to a nearly six-month low after the Fed hiked…

• Tax Reform Could Push U.S. Profits Abroad

  Published 20 June 2018 | viewed 2,437 times

  When the U.S. Congress passed sweeping tax overhaul legislation in December 2017, one of its primary objectives was to incentivize companies that have parked trillions…

• How Chinese Investors Could Send The Tech Boom Into Overdrive

  Published 20 June 2018 | viewed 2,854 times

  These internet giants have become household names in their China homeland pretty much like Amazon, Facebook, Google and Netflix are here in the U.S. The…

• The Crypto Cartel: Inside Bitcoin’s Rise And Fall From $300B

  Published 19 June 2018 | viewed 2,752 times

  New findings from the latest research by a finance expert may well weigh on the price of bitcoin for some time. The study titled 'Is…

• Net Neutrality Supporters Face Off Against The FCC

  Published 19 June 2018 | viewed 2,424 times

  Net neutrality is dead, and ISPs (internet service providers) now have unprecedented power to block or throttle internet traffic or even prioritize traffic in exchange…

• A Weaker Dollar Is Creating More Global Millionaires

  Published 18 June 2018 | viewed 2,411 times

  The world's rich are not only getting richer, but they’re accumulating wealth at a record pace.   Personal wealth around the globe clocked in at…

• Got Money To Launder? Try Dubai Real Estate

  Published 15 June 2018 | viewed 2,318 times

  With its numerous skyscrapers, luxury villas and high-end luxury goods businesses, Dubai has captured the world's imagination for decades. The emirates' rapid economic development has…

• Will Cryptos Hold Up In A Major Financial Crisis?

  Published 15 June 2018 | viewed 2,605 times

  After an epic run in 2017, much of the hoopla surrounding cryptocurrencies seems to have faded, with the majority of price movements now being driven…

• Why Gold Isn’t Working As Stock Hedge

  Published 14 June 2018 | viewed 9,165 times

  If you have been using gold to hedge your stocks portfolio, then you have a problem. The yellow metal is frequently lauded for its ability…

• Where Is Gold Heading After Fed Rate Hike?

  Published 14 June 2018 | viewed 8,382 times

  Gold prices have mostly been treading water since Wednesday after the Fed announced another .25 percent rate hike in benchmark interest rates to 0.75-2 percent.…

• London Stock Exchange To List First Blockchain Company

  Published 13 June 2018 | viewed 2,314 times

  Despite the crypto markets swooning, ICOs remain still red-hot with startups in the space having raised nearly $10 billion in the year-to-date through token sales.…

• Millennials Are Leaving Prestigious Banking Jobs To Trade Crypto

  Published 13 June 2018 | viewed 6,649 times

  Once upon a time, young adults aspired to have a steady job, buy a car and own a home. Today, the average twenty-something thrives in…

• Tech And Banking Giants Turn Their Back On Crypto

  Published 13 June 2018 | viewed 5,783 times

  Few assets in the business world are as polarizing as cryptocurrencies are right now, and it doesn’t help when a tech monolith like Apple moves…

• The Double-Edged Sword Of Crypto Regulation

  Published 12 June 2018 | viewed 3,167 times

  The recent move by two major cryptocurrency players to seek regulatory approval has started drawing accolades from industry experts, including Fundstrat co-founder Tom Lee--the only…

• London Remains Europe's Top Tech Hub Despite Brexit

  Published 11 June 2018 | viewed 2,774 times

  London, better known as the financial capital of Europe, has also evolved into the undisputed tech capital of Europe. But this is a slippery slope…

• Emerging Currencies Struggle To Gain Footing

  Published 10 June 2018 | viewed 2,459 times

  After spiraling downwards along with other emerging-market currencies, Brazil's currency, the real, climbed sharply on Friday trading, gaining nearly 6 percent in a matter of…

• China Goes All In On Blockchain Tech With $100M Deal

  Published 08 June 2018 | viewed 2,388 times

  Huobi Group--China’s crypto conglomerate that invests in digital assets including blockchain incubators, mining pools and research--has announced plans to invest $100 million to build the…

• Coinbase To Become First-Ever SEC-Regulated Crypto Exchange

  Published 08 June 2018 | viewed 2,577 times

  Cryptocurrencies may have just taken their next step in an inevitable evolution, as Coinbase awaits approval to become the first-ever SEC-regulated crypto exchange, and it…