Summary: I was probably one of the many people who didn't realize that Fidelity had such a long and intricate history with cryptocurrency. Cryptocurrency in many ways is the wild wild west, an immature market that is developing right in front of our eyes. Jamie Dimon called it tulip bubbles, but Abby Johnson was blazing crypt trails. Cryptocurrency has gone up, crashed, gone up again, and crashed many times. It will make new billionaires, and break many investors as well. But along the way, it will teach us many things.

Summary: I was probably one of the many people who didn't realize that Fidelity had such a long and intricate history with cryptocurrency. Cryptocurrency in many ways is the wild wild west, an immature market that is developing right in front of our eyes. Jamie Dimon called it tulip bubbles, but Abby Johnson was blazing crypt trails. Cryptocurrency has gone up, crashed, gone up again, and crashed many times. It will make new billionaires, and break many investors as well. But along the way, it will teach us many things.

Essentials Of Investments

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ISBN:9781260013924

Author:Bodie, Zvi, Kane, Alex, MARCUS, Alan J.

Publisher:Bodie, Zvi, Kane, Alex, MARCUS, Alan J.

Chapter1: Investments: Background And Issues

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