Will Coin Shortage Fast Track the Cashless Society?

As if we haven’t scapegoated it enough already, financial experts are now blaming the coronavirus for a shortage of coins in the economy. This is quite the irony considering that…

Before You Walk Onto a Car Lot, Beware Yo-Yo Financing

Imagine you’re proudly driving around town in your new car when your cell phone rings. It’s the dealer telling you there is a problem with your financing. “Basically, they tell…

The global sneaker resale market could reach $30 billion by 2030

A little over a year has passed since Cowen Equity Research classified sneakers as an emerging alternative asset class. Since then, sneakers have not only emerged, but the market itself shows…

Coronavirus Threatens the Luster of Superstar Cities

Lower Manhattan from the Brooklyn Bridge, on July 6, 2020. (September Dawn Bottoms/The New York Times) Cities are remarkably resilient. They have risen from the ashes after being carpet-bombed and…

Can these Dr. Seuss decals help digital collectibles catch on?

For generations, kids collected stickers, comic books, and baseball cards. But for many of those raised in a digital world, such pastimes seem quaint or obsolete—raising the question of how…

Traveling In An RV Is Way More Expensive Than You Probably Think

Nearly a month ago, I set off on an 8,000 mile cross country road trip from Los Angeles to Maine and back. With about a week left in my journey,…