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Welcome back to the Crux of Investing & Finance! This week's Investonomics Topic Tuesday episode covers the huge news that payment giant Visa unveiled earlier this week. Their agenda involves carrying their auto-payment mechanisms and networks into the crypto space through the use of Ethereum's blockchain network using smart contracts within user accounts. Listen now to get the full rundown - this is a huge deal! Until next time...Jay

For the full article by Visa, follow this link: https://usa.visa.com/solutions/crypto/auto-payments-for-self-custodial-wallets.html

Hey everyone welcome back to the Crux of Investing & Finance. This week's topic is a big one - SBF's arrest! The United States has finally pegged official charges on the CEO of the infamous crypto exchange FTX, one that collapsed and left millions with unbelievable losses. Check out this episode, it's short and sweet but covers just how (and why) SBF has been arrested and some of its implications. Until next week...Jay

Welcome back to the Crux of Investing & Finance! This week's topic is in regards to budgeting. An often-overlooked financial tool, budgeting is something that can benefit anybody at any stage of their life by making them more financially aware and responsible. It is something that does not have to be complicated and can simply include a few categories or simply read your bank statements every month and keep tabs on amounts. Listen now to learn how to budget efficiently. Until Tuesday...Jay

Welcome back! Pricing options using pricing models in finance is a very complex and niche skill. It requires many inputs and careful assumptions in order to be valid. Nonetheless, options pricing can allow any investor to develop an edge by knowing the theoretical true and fair value of any option contract so that we know when it is over or undervalued relative to the spot market. We cover five different pricing models in this week's video, none of which is perfect and all of which can provide important insights into the derivative markets. Hope you enjoy this one and until Tuesday...Jay

Welcome back to the Crux of Investing & Finance! This week's Topic Tuesday episode dives into the housing markets. Why is it so overpriced, what happens when high prices meet high interest rates, what it means for your mortgage, what to do about it, and how institutional firms are playing a role... learn it all in this week's short and sweet episode! Until Sunday...Jay

Welcome back to the Crux of Investing & Finance! In this week's lecture, we focus our attention on a very powerful passive income strategy that is guaranteed to boost your portfolio in times like these. Utilizing the writing of options on 100 share lots of stock allows investors to buy in at great prices and profit from both premiums from the short options as well as the appreciation of the stock. Covered calls and cash-secured puts are implemented in this strategy to create a wheel-like cycle of passive income. Enjoy and until Tuesday...Jay

Welcome back to the Crux of Investing & Finance! This week is a very interesting topic, we take a look at how Russia is being forced into a technical default through its inability to pay interest on foreign currency bonds! But the interesting part...they are fully willing and able to pay the coupons, it is just not permitted with the extent of sanctions on Russian financial institutions. Listen now to learn how this is possible! Until Sunday...Jay

Welcome back to the Crux of Investing & Finance! This is our first segment of our options series. We cover cash-secured puts in this week's lecture. They are an excellent way to purchase a stock or index for which you desire a lower buy-in price but also want a lower cost-basis overall. This strategy is for those looking for such a tool. Cash-secured put utilize writing options to collect an up-front premium and effectively reduce the cost basis of the stock position once assigned. It's quite magical! Listen now to learn all about it. Until Tuesday...Jay