Politics

Learn about the most important political developments in Washington and elsewhere that affect investors.

[IRS Building]

Private Equity Tax Break in Danger

A ruling against Sun Capital Partners in a case regarding pension fund liability has placed the tax treatment...

What to Do Now That Washington Hit the Snooze Button

It looks like we got some good news and bad news this week. The good news -- if...

[DC License Plate "BROKE"]

Here Comes the Real Impact of the Government Shutdown

After a little more than two weeks, the U.S. government got back to the business of running the...

[Mark Cuban]

Should Insider Trading Be Legal?

"If companies would tell us more, insider trading would be worth less." -- James Surowiecki, New Yorker magazine...

It’s the Reaction, not the Details, that Matter

For more than two weeks there has been a partial shutdown of the federal government, as Republicans and...

Is Capitalism All about Dog-Eat-Dog Competition?

"Markets are a vast cooperative enterprise in which buyers and sellers work together to set prices and allocate...

Controlling the No Control Frustration

Controlling the No Control Frustration If you feel frustrated, perplexed and downright pissed off about the shenanigans going...

[U.S. Capitol]

The Federal Government Shutdown — A Question of Duration

By now we all know the federal government has shut down, and there is ample finger pointing going...

Replacing Keynes: A New ‘General’ Model of the Economy

Keynesian economics has created much mischief in the world -- a bias toward inflation and easy money, chronic...

The Government-Dominated Market

This week’s market action has been dominated by -- you guessed it -- the political showdown in Washington...