META1 stablecoin
Priority request. A cryptocurrency "secured by a diverse mix of assets including gold mines, bars, bonds and other precious metal securities" -- meta1coin.vision
Business
tobacco packaging warning pictures
Priority request: found on every tobacco package in Eastern Europe, Austria, among about 80 different countries.
retail arbitrage
Request: "An example of this would be finding a product at Walmart that sells for $5, purchasing that product, and then reselling it on Amazon for $20." Is it an integrous way of earning money?
The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, by John Perkins
Priority request. "Economic hit men are the shock troops of what Perkins calls the corporatocracy, a vast network of corporations, banks, colluding governments, and the rich and powerful people tied to them" -- amazon
Eric Weinstein
Priority request. hedge fund director and podcast host. He was the joint managing director for Thiel Capital from 2013 until 2022. He has a PhD in mathematical physics from Harvard -- wikipedia
capability to handle ambiguity
"make decisions on the basis of the information you have, even if that isn't the whole picture. You can cope with uncertainty and risk. You can adapt to change. You have great problem-solving skills" -- targetjobs.co.uk
Cardano / ADA cryptocurrency
Focuses on scientific research and peer-reviewed development, aiming to achieve scalability, sustainability, and interoperability through a layered blockchain approach, which sets it apart from other cryptocurrencies -- cardano.org
XRP cryptocurrency
Unlike bitcoin and other mined cryptocurrencies, where new coins enter the market in the form of block rewards, XRP enters circulation whenever Ripple decides to sell coins from its pre-mined stash on the secondary market -- coindesk.com
rainy day fund
"A rainy day fund is money that’s set aside for unexpected and lower-cost expenses, like home maintenance or parking tickets" -- bankrate.com
a catch-22 situation
a paradoxical situation from which an individual cannot escape because of contradictory rules or limitations -- wikipedia
hiring someone who is irregularly staying in the country
Request: Is this integrous? Does it depend on the person, on the country? On the employer?
Trade Republic (stock broker)
a German online broker in Berlin. Shares, derivatives and cryptocurrencies can be traded on a mobile app -- wikipedia
fractional-reserve banking
banks that take deposits from the public are required to hold a proportion of their deposit liabilities in liquid assets as a reserve, and are at liberty to lend the remainder to borrowers -- wikipedia
Dave Ramsey
American radio personality who offers financial advice... Ramsey has written several books, including The New York Times bestseller The Total Money Makeover, and hosted a television show on Fox Business from 2007 to 2010 --wikipedia
ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance)
a non-financial factor that investors use to identify material risks and growth opportunities in companies. It is a stakeholder-centric approach to doing business that considers the needs and ways in which to generate value for all organizational stakeholders -- wikipedia