The latest investment fad is over. Bitcoin went from euphoria to revulsion inside of three months. Only a reality television marriage could turn uglier at a faster rate! The proof comes in the form of this chart we’ve compiled that contrasts the weekly Bitcoin price with weekly Google search interest in the term ‘Bitcoin’. The stratospheric run upwards in price coincided with an all-time peak in Google search interest. Let’s assume people wondered how they could get rich ASAP. Then as the price cratered, so did the search interest. As with any financial asset, when something falls in price no…

The year’s winding down, so in the financial world that can only mean one thing – forecasts for next year. Every mainstream media outlet will be putting them together over the next month because A. people like lists; and B. they’re easy to string together. The thing to always keep in mind: they’re all worthless. There’s no value that could be gleaned from forecasters who don’t own working time machines or crystal balls. The fun part comes from looking back because picks and forecasts are mostly made with impunity. There are so many of them that rarely does anyone ever…