A quick comment on Bitcoin:
December 29th, 2017 by Anchor Bay Capital's Investment TeamI have been receiving more questions about Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as Bitcoin’s price run has been in the news lately. 
My general advice is that an investment in cryptocurrency is extremely speculative and should only be made by investors that are willing to take speculative risk. Investments in speculative risk should only be made in addition to, not in substitute for a well-diversified portfolio that will apply to your financial goals.
Here is an article from Bloomberg that discusses the rise of Bitcoin:
All You Need to Know About Bitcoin’s Rise, From $0.01 to $15,000