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I bought some PSYK too.

We will see where it goes. Definitely will take some profits early....
I did well on maryjane stocks, but only because I rode the hype and got out of most of it about a month before legalization... I was a bit lucky, but also follow my rules about taking profit...
The thing about PSYK is that there are some very legitimate studies being done about these substances and their uses in treatment of mental illness.
So, it is interesting and worth the ride... but don't invest your retirement... lol
 
Virtual currency is quite possibly the least likely to be controlled by any government or the world banking system and that, in part, is why many of the conservative, established markets don't like it...
.....that and it's a completely unregulated imaginary and intangible construct, offers no recourse when it is lost or stolen by the various exchanges, has no other real use in it's existing form than as a trading card and has volatility through the roof.....it's a gamblers play, not an investment.
 
.....that and it's a completely unregulated imaginary and intangible construct, offers no recourse when it is lost or stolen by the various exchanges, has no other real use in it's existing form than as a trading card and has volatility through the roof.....it's a gamblers play, not an investment.
Can't say I disagree... but there's a lot of gambling going on in the traditional markets right now also. Not for the faint of heart, nor the retirement fund...
 
.....that and it's a completely unregulated imaginary and intangible construct, offers no recourse when it is lost or stolen by the various exchanges, has no other real use in it's existing form than as a trading card and has volatility through the roof.....it's a gamblers play, not an investment.
A dollar bill has the value of of dollar simply because you and I agree it does, If we as a society decided a dollar is just a hunk of aluminum alloy, then that's all it is. Same goes for any other currency, Bitcoin included. Money only seems more tangible because we can get a token to hold in our hands, or stick under our mattress
 
Fiat money has a whole lot of support systems working in it's favour. It's broadly accepted, relatively secure and closely regulated; legal tender supported by the economic production of the country.

Bitcoin or any blockchain currency is unregulated, unwieldy, extremely volatile, very insecure and not anywhere close to being generally accepted by business in exchange for goods let alone being considered legal tender to pay your taxes. It's supported solely by the beliefs of a group of gamblers looking for the big one. Not that there is anything wrong with that but you wouldn't want it to be the currency your economy or even your retirement is based on.
 
Fiat money has a whole lot of support systems working in it's favour. It's broadly accepted, relatively secure and closely regulated; legal tender supported by the economic production of the country.

Bitcoin or any blockchain currency is unregulated, unwieldy, extremely volatile, very insecure and not anywhere close to being generally accepted by business in exchange for goods let alone being considered legal tender to pay your taxes. It's supported solely by the beliefs of a group of gamblers looking for the big one. Not that there is anything wrong with that but you wouldn't want it to be the currency your economy or even your retirement is based on.

You can cut and paste this response and insert into any industry that has ever endured a long period of stability. Eventually something or someone comes along and finds a more efficient way to do things and either adaption happens, or poof extinct like the dinosaur. I'm keeping an open mind with regards to block chain and digital currency and making it a % of investment portfolio. The internet first appeared around 1970. I'm sure majority of people were naysayers. It took a long time for disruption to happen. I suspect blockchain and digital currency will follow a similar path. Also you can pay your property taxes with bitcoin in some municipalities in Canada already!
 
You can indeed pay your property taxes in two municipalities, but just try to use it for your income tax. You can also make blockchain a part of an investment portfolio if you choose, but it won't fall into the cash and equivalents portion, the fixed income allocation or even the equities component. It's a pure casino play, somewhere below the pink sheets and the OTC markets, and a shady casino at that.

The problem with blockchain is structural and revolves around the limits on the processing rates resulting from the need to get the transactions registered in the decentralized chain combined with the volatility that causes the value at the time the transaction is registered to vary greatly from the value at the time the transaction was carried out. The only way to circumvent that bottleneck is to have a central registry but that defeats the primary purpose of blockchain currencies. Any government or corporate issued blockchain currency will by definition require a central registry and that is, in effect, the situation we already have with fiat currencies with the added benefit that there is an existing trusted exchange mechanism in place that allows the fiat currency to be universally used. This is a very good read on the in and outs of blockchain and what effect the limitations of decentralization and lack of regulation have.
 
These new spac etfs look interseting.

Blank-Check Investing Goes Mainstream​

Investors can now buy special purpose acquisition Companies, better known as SPACs, via ETFs. But their portfolios are quite different, and expensive.​


Fund / TickerInception DateExpense RatioAUM (mil)Price Change Since Inception
Defiance Next Gen SPAC Derived / SPAK09/30/20200.45%$10631.1%
SPAC and New Issue / SPCX12/15/20200.9517927.3
Morgan Creek Exos SPAC Originated / SPXZ01/25/20211.00408.0
 
Love this thread and speculation, keep it up.

I've been dabbling the past two and a half years on Questrade with value stocks with a great dividend combining Buffet sense and simple good accounting but am now going to be reaching for possible gambles with 20% of my portfolio.

I've done pretty well with RNW.TO, BEP, BIP, REGI (recently) and EMA.TO with profits ranging from 23% to 104%

I think there's still a lot of value in REGI based on Biden's plan, a great P/E and an incredible EPS.

PSEC is another value play based on P/E, and an exceptional Yield.

CHR.TO might be worth the risk if you hang tight for a year but anything airline industry might not be for the feint of heart.
 
Love this thread and speculation, keep it up.

I've been dabbling the past two and a half years on Questrade with value stocks with a great dividend combining Buffet sense and simple good accounting but am now going to be reaching for possible gambles with 20% of my portfolio.

I've done pretty well with RNW.TO, BEP, BIP, REGI (recently) and EMA.TO with profits ranging from 23% to 104%

I think there's still a lot of value in REGI based on Biden's plan, a great P/E and an incredible EPS.

PSEC is another value play based on P/E, and an exceptional Yield.

CHR.TO might be worth the risk if you hang tight for a year but anything airline industry might not be for the feint of heart.
Oh ya with CHR.TO if the buyout happens I've heard of $8/share but that was last spring. Two friends made a killing when it dropped throughout the summer and I'm kicking myself for not giving it a go.
 
You can indeed pay your property taxes in two municipalities, but just try to use it for your income tax. You can also make blockchain a part of an investment portfolio if you choose, but it won't fall into the cash and equivalents portion, the fixed income allocation or even the equities component. It's a pure casino play, somewhere below the pink sheets and the OTC markets, and a shady casino at that.

The problem with blockchain is structural and revolves around the limits on the processing rates resulting from the need to get the transactions registered in the decentralized chain combined with the volatility that causes the value at the time the transaction is registered to vary greatly from the value at the time the transaction was carried out. The only way to circumvent that bottleneck is to have a central registry but that defeats the primary purpose of blockchain currencies. Any government or corporate issued blockchain currency will by definition require a central registry and that is, in effect, the situation we already have with fiat currencies with the added benefit that there is an existing trusted exchange mechanism in place that allows the fiat currency to be universally used. This is a very good read on the in and outs of blockchain and what effect the limitations of decentralization and lack of regulation have.

I agree with all the points, I just wonder now tho if bitcoin is just to big to fail.
 
I agree with all the points, I just wonder now tho if bitcoin is just to big to fail
Nothing is too big to fail. Bitcoin and other unaffiliated blockchain currencies will blow up at some point just like the Dutch tulip mania eventually did. When it does blow, it will take out the speculators and gamblers and they will be hard pressed to convince the government they are such an essential component that it needs to bail them out. I fully expect them to try though, at least at the institutional level; greed has no morals and knows no boundaries.
 
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