SPG points are known to be the most valuable
points currency because of their dozens of airline partners and potential redemption value at SPG hotels.
Singapore KrisFlyer miles are an excellent
points currency because they partner with all the «big 4» partners: Chase, AmericanExpress, Citi, and Starwood Preferred Guest.
Not exact matches
So it would be unfair to call Poloz a
currency manipulator: he has dropped Canada's benchmark interest rate to within a quarter
point of its record low
because otherwise inflation would drop below 1 %, the low end of the Bank of Canada's comfort zone.
There are a few reasons, including travel and purchase protections and other perks, but from a rewards perspective, Chase's cards are particularly valuable
because of the type of rewards
currency they earn: transferable
points.
Because most wealthy Chinese seem to think about RMB in terms of USD or Hong Kong dollars, it is the fear that any depreciation of the RMB against those two
currencies (the Hong Kong dollar is pegged to the USD through a modified
currency board) greater than the couple of percentage
points interest rate differential would yield less than equivalent USD or Hong Kong dollar bonds.
Nevertheless, select
currency ETFs such as $ EUO or commodity ETFs like $ DZZ (both
pointed out as potential pullback entries in the May 21 issue of our newsletter) could be nice plays
because they have a low correlation to the direction of the overall equities markets.
The legacy chain reached $ 48 + fees at one
point and many people were unable to use Bitcoin as a
currency because the cost of using it sometimes exceeded what they wanted to spend it on.
Despite this, Bitcoin is a stable
currency because it is decentralized so there is not any central repository of information, no central management, so no central
point of failure.
Number one is: it opened the door to endless money printing
because up until that
point if the Fed chose to print a ton of
currency, central banks and foreign governments could still convert their dollars into gold if they wanted to via the Fed.
At that
point, Puerto Rico's strong ties to the United States became a liability
because Puerto Rico could not adjust to bad economic times with
currency depreciation, but Puerto Rican people could adjust to bad times by moving to the mainland United States.
At some
point, you or someone else had to withdraw it from the banking system, which caused a multiplied contraction in the total money supply
because currency counts as reserves.
c) Chase Ultimate Rewards
points are one of the most valuable rewards
currencies on the market
because they're easy to earn, and they can be transferred to partner airlines and hotels (this is the key).
Bitcoins are the most common
currency of ransomware payments, and
because most victims do not own them, the initial bitcoin purchase provides a starting
point for tracking payments.
I'm actually sitting in the Hong Kong airport as I write this, and the reason I've decided to hit on the La Perla topic is
because EVERY time I'm in the HK airport I go to the money exchange, swap what money I have for the
currency of my destination, then go to the HSBC ATM to draw out enough HK dollars to keep for my taxi ride home once I arrive back after whatever jet - setting I'm doing... AND... then make it a
point to stop in to the La Perla boutique opposite the ATM to brows the delicately hung lushness that La Perla is.
Because the card gives you Chase Ultimate Rewards
points, instead of ordinary cash back, you are being paid in a significantly better rewards
currency.
A minor
point of clarification: XSP's inception date is 2001 but I'm picking 2006 as the starting year
because in late 2005 XSP changed its mandate from a clone fund (a fund that used derivatives to track the S&P 500 to skirt RRSP foreign content rules that were in force prior to 2005) to a
currency - neutral fund.
While the fixed - rate cards offer the ultimate in flexibility
because you can use
points for whatever travel you want, the flexible
currency cards can offer substantially more value if you're shrewd when you redeem.
Miles prices often seem cheaper than with other airlines
because Virgin America Elevate
points are a deflated
points currency.
Finally, it's important to have estimations for award
currencies like Ultimate Rewards, Membership Rewards, and Citi ThankYou
Points because with credit cards always changing you'll be constantly re-evaluating which cards to get and which cards to put your spend on.
Because exchange rates between U.S. dollars and other
currencies are in constant market flux, new travelers often begin their overseas journey with a less - than - accurate grasp of their financial starting
point.
Starwood Preferred Guest
points might be my absolute favorite
currency because of the value and flexibility they present.
Because travel businesses consistently devalue their program
currencies (miles,
points, credits) over time, you don't want to hold onto them too long.
«Just
because some partners have devalued doesn't make Ultimate Rewards
points less valuable relative to other flexible
currencies.»
Points in the Starwood hotel's Preferred Guest program are widely considered to be among the most valuable points currencies available in part because they can be transferred to miles in 31 different airline programs and in turn, used for award flights with all of these airlines» par
Points in the Starwood hotel's Preferred Guest program are widely considered to be among the most valuable
points currencies available in part because they can be transferred to miles in 31 different airline programs and in turn, used for award flights with all of these airlines» par
points currencies available in part
because they can be transferred to miles in 31 different airline programs and in turn, used for award flights with all of these airlines» partners.
This is the entire basis of why Drew and I value frequent flyer miles above other rewards
currencies, though bank
points are quite valuable
because they can transfer to miles!
British Airways Executive Club is structured a bit differently from many other airline elite programs, mostly
because Avios — the airline's
currency — are
points, not miles.
And those are 100,000 Chase Ultimate Rewards
points... one of the most valuable
currencies out there
because they can be redeemed or transferred with so many top shelf travel suppliers.
Because your
points are viewed as
currency, and redeeming them isn't dependent on available award seating (or lack thereof), no blackout dates apply.
Chase Ultimate Rewards
points are among the most valuable rewards
currencies available
because of the variety of ways they can be redeemed.
This could be cards like the Chase Sapphire Preferred ® Card (
because Ultimate Rewards
points are valuable) or the Starwood Preferred Guest ® Credit Card from American Express (
because I'd argue a Starpoint is the single most valuable
points currency per unit).
That's
because you can buy loot boxes with in - game
currency, but after a certain
point, the amount of grinding you'll have to do (hours and hours) far exceeds the reward (a brief «true ending»).
Well,
because the
point of a decentralized
currency is, that one can be his own bank!
Well it doesn't matter anymore how you feel,
because Microsoft is moving away from
points to local
currencies.