Hello MTV–Welcome to My Crib
Furnishing an apartment for the first time doesn’t always have to be a headache! Although the pandemic has made furnishing more difficult and costly, you can improve your experience by planning ahead with a few helpful tips in mind. Continue Reading
Contactless Payments: The New Way of Spending
Contactless payments have taken the world by storm, with its boasted efficiency and how it makes it easy for customers to purchase products with one less step in the process of transactions. Learn more about the intricacies of contactless payments, and how they will impact consumers, businesses, and the overall society from a macro perspective.Continue Reading
Crypto-anarchism and Silicon Valley’s Obsession with Cryptocurrency
Did you know that an esoteric libertarian ideology can explain why Bitcoin is popping up in your newsfeed? Investing columnist Abby Copeland explores Silicon Valley’s crypto-craze and the obscure political ideology that’s fueling this trend in her inaugural article.Continue Reading
Revolutionizing Financial Services: Fintech’s Role in the LATAM Market
Unprecedented growth in Latin America, coupled with high rates of technology penetration, have given rise to digital banks with services spanning payments, lending, and insurance. Catherine Zhao explores this trend in her newest article.Continue Reading
“Chipping” Away at Electronic and Auto Industries
Due to the continued effects of the chip shortage, both consumers and companies are taking the burden of supply issues and hiked prices, while silicon chip manufacturers are benefiting greatly. Consumers are forced to pay higher prices for the limited supply of chip-goods available as businesses struggle to maintain similar profit-margins as before the shortages began.Continue Reading
The Fight for Candy (and Vaccines?)
Today, inequity exists in many forms: opportunities, income, and treatment – to name a few. However, with the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new form of inequity has emerged: vaccine inequity. This article explores the issue of vaccine inequity and one of its root causes, vaccine nationalization – all through the lens of candies. Continue Reading
A Greener Future: Investing in Global Energy Infrastructure
This paper will analyze why investment in green energy is decreasing and how individual consumers can help change that narrative by investing in three futuristic clean energy companies.Continue Reading
Sports Cards: Trending Upwards
The sports card market is scorching hot as of late, and there is no end in sight. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the industry has catapulted forward, shattering previous sales records and growing a loyal consumer base. In the following article, investing columnist Robert Liu explores the world of sports cards and investigates the factors that have caused this industry to boom. Continue Reading
The Misadventures of Airbnb
As successful as Airbnb is, the massive rental company has brought numerous problems to cities and travel destinations across the world. Learn why many cities are fighting against Airbnb and how you can be a better Airbnb user. Continue Reading
Finding Stability Within Stimulus Checks
The pandemic has inevitably brought upon some unfortunate situations. In an effort to curb this and assist millions of Americans, stimulus payments were given out. To help those that may be unsure with what to do with this extra cash, I developed a process to help readers narrow down their options. Continue Reading