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Stephen Akin, founder and investment advisor representative at Akin Investments
"Options, when understood and used prudently, are a wonderful tool," he says.


Stock Market Screener
Live price quotes, charts, news, economic calander and much more. Connect to Akin Investment live real time market screener feeds...

Stephen H Akin
Mar 65 min read


Investing in Natural Resources and Rare Earth Minerals
Natural Resource Equities provide access to companies involved in the production, extraction, or processing of commodities and natural resources. "Rare Earths” go well beyond the domains of technology and finance. They involve international trade and politics. Akin Investments, Solutions for a Complex World While the U.S. stock market has many advantages, such as low unemployment, a strong economy, and profit growth, its recent performance has been dominated by a small numbe

Stephen H Akin
Mar 44 min read


A Complete Guide to Selling Your Annuity or Structured Settlement
2025 Guide "Independent Professional Advice on Selling Annuities & Structured Settlements"

Stephen H Akin
Feb 910 min read


Small Business Saturday
Akin Investments Celebrates Small Business and Entrepreneurs. Saturday, November 30, 2024 is Small Business Saturday.

Stephen H Akin
Nov 29, 20241 min read


Inflation Pressures Rise
The San Francisco Fed research suggests the job market continues to be a source of inflation. October was 2.8% stripping out food & energy.

Stephen H Akin
Nov 19, 20243 min read


2025 Retirement Plan Limits Increased
Here’s how much you can contribute to retirement accounts in 2025.

Stephen H Akin
Nov 4, 20244 min read


Uranium Renaissance
Investors are once again focusing on Uranium. Causing talk of a Uranium Renaissance. Akin Investments, Solutions for a Complex World Technology to Drive Growth As interest in AI artificial intelligence increases researchers move forward with nuclear energy. The Global race is on for "Rare Earth" elements not only for power consumption but they are critical for the medical, electronics and, defense industries. Around the world countries are moving to protect their access and s

Stephen H Akin
Sep 16, 20243 min read


Structured Settlement Protection Act
South Carolina amends the Structured Settlement Protection Act to protect Injury Victims Selling Structured Settlements = Independent Professional Advice On May 16, 2023 South Carolina Governor Henry McMasters signed the new law. It becomes effective January 1, 2024. Here is the summary of the amendment as it is found on the South Carolina Legislature website: Session 125 - (2023-2024) S*0259 (Rat #0029, Act #0022 of 2023) General Bill, By Rankin, Young, Hutto, Sabb and Mall

Stephen H Akin
Oct 7, 20235 min read


Moral Hazard
"History Doesn't Repeat It's Self But It Often Rhymes" Mark Twain Moral hazard is a situation where an economic actor has an incentive to increase its exposure to risk because it does not bear the full costs of that risk. Or, put another way, it is when a party takes an excessive risk in bad faith, knowing another party is economically responsible for the outcome Looking back over time from the days of Mark Twain, The Reconstruction Era to the time of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ga

Stephen H Akin
Mar 22, 20234 min read


The Jones Act
Welcome to my Wheelhouse! THE MERCHANT MARINE ACT OF 1920. As a former Merchant Marine Master I felt compelled to write this blog post.

Stephen H Akin
Oct 31, 20222 min read


Advisors Turn to Options to Protect Capital and Even Boost Returns
US News and World Report
Stephen Akin, founder and investment advisor representative at Akin Investment has used options for many years,

Stephen H Akin
Jul 7, 20224 min read


Force Majeure
Akin discusses "force majeure" describes those uncontrollable events (such as war, labor stoppages, or extreme weather) that are not

Stephen H Akin
Mar 1, 20222 min read


Meme Stocks on Margin
Stephen Akin Earlier this year I wrote about some of the details & potential hazards associated with margin accounts. Many of these issues can go unnoticed, Let's take a look! To recap my January15, 2021 post When to Sell One of the more difficult decisions investors may make is deciding when to sell. Each investor has their own objectives.Some simply buy and hold. Others are active and use technical analysis for shorter term moves in the financial markets. Many family and s

Stephen H Akin
Jun 23, 20213 min read
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