The Franklin Society - Alternative Investments

Startup investing is inherently risky, so it’s a good idea to have some criteria for doing so. Here are mine:

Here at the Franklin Society, we have a very skeptical view of Initial Coin Offerings aka ICO's.  But they are not all created equal and there is a pretty interesting history. Recently, a…

Do you consider yourself a bibliophile? Do you smell books when you first buy them new? Or, perhaps more relevant, do you want to earn back a return on your investment in a luxury good no…

Investing is fun and can lead to serious windfalls. But sometimes it can feel like it’s taking forever for your money to make you more money! Short-term investing (i.e. investing where you…

Probably everyone and their mom is asking you about Bitcoin now. How many headlines have you seen this week about Bitcoin alone? I bet it’s a few dozen! Bitcoin’s a hot…

When you think about metal, what do you think of? Yeah, us too. But if you’re an investor, it’s all about the precious metals. What do I mean by precious metals? I’m talking about…

Have you ever wondered how to get in on the phenomenal growth of the health care industry? Even though the political situation with the Affordable Care Act is in limbo right now, the…

Come and Listen to a Story... In the early 1960s, the Ballad of Jed Clampett, theme music for TV’s wildly popular “The Beverly Hillbillies,” told the story of a “man named Jed,” who…