Author: Crystal Jedynak

Mortgage REIT Dividends: How Spread Risk and Book Value Volatility Impact Your Income
28 Dec

Mortgage REITs offer high dividends but come with extreme volatility from interest rate swings and shrinking spreads. Understand how book value drops and funding risks impact your income before investing.

Mortgage REIT Dividends: Understanding Spread Risk and Book Value Volatility
28 Dec

Mortgage REITs offer high dividends but come with high risk. Learn how spread risk and book value volatility impact payouts, why rates matter, and how to protect your income in today's market.

Cryptocurrency and Digital Assets in Emerging Markets: How People Are Bypassing Broken Systems
25 Dec

Cryptocurrency is becoming essential infrastructure in emerging markets, helping people protect savings, send remittances, and bypass broken financial systems. From Nigeria to Argentina, digital assets are replacing unstable currencies and expensive banking services.

Open Finance vs. Open Banking: How the Scope Is Expanding
12 Dec

Open banking lets you share bank account data with apps. Open finance expands that to investments, crypto, insurance, and more. Here's how the scope is growing-and why it matters for your money.

Why Starting to Invest Early Is the Smartest Financial Move You Can Make
7 Dec

Starting to invest early unlocks the power of compound interest, turning small, consistent contributions into massive wealth over time. Learn why time matters more than how much you save.

SIM Swap Protection: How to Secure Your Mobile Number Against 2FA Hijacking
6 Dec

SIM swap attacks are stealing millions by hijacking phone numbers used for SMS 2FA. Learn how to protect yourself with carrier settings, authenticator apps, and why SMS is no longer safe for banking or crypto.

Robo-Advisor Performance: Do They Beat Human Advisors in 2025?
3 Dec

Robo-advisors outperform human advisors during market crashes by reducing risk automatically, but they can't replace human advice for complex life events. Learn who should use each-and why the future is hybrid.

Card Tokenization in Payments: How It Boosts Security and Sales
3 Dec

Card tokenization replaces sensitive card data with secure tokens, reducing fraud and boosting checkout conversions. Learn how it works, why it cuts compliance costs, and how top merchants use it to increase sales.

Robo-Advisor Hybrid Firms: Human Advice with Automation
29 Nov

Hybrid robo-advisors combine automated investing with human financial advice, offering a middle ground between cheap robots and expensive advisors. Learn how they work, who they're best for, and how to choose one.

Growth at a Reasonable Price (GARP): The Balanced Strategy for Smarter Investing
21 Nov

GARP investing combines growth and value strategies to find companies with strong earnings growth at reasonable prices. Learn how to use PEG ratios, avoid overvalued stocks, and build a resilient portfolio for today's market.

Peter Lynch's Investing Approach: How to Find Hidden Stock Gems in Your Everyday Life
20 Nov

Peter Lynch's investing approach teaches you to find hidden stock gems by observing everyday consumer trends. Learn how to use your own life as a research tool to spot tenbaggers before Wall Street does.

Eventual Consistency in Ledgers: Design Patterns for Scalable Financial Systems
12 Nov

Eventual consistency in financial ledgers balances scalability and reliability by allowing temporary delays in transaction updates. Learn how modern systems like Amazon QLDB and R3 Corda use design patterns to keep money safe while handling millions of transactions.