Retirement Planning and Investing
Read about key developments in the United States and elsewhere that are most relevant to investors interested in retirement planning and investing.
Policymakers Would Be Wise to Use New Economic Indicators
Washington policymakers recently gained access to new tools to aid them in measuring U.S. economic growth that they...
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New Housing Permits Hit Highest Mark in Six Years
The U.S. Department of Commerce announced today that all four regions of the United States experienced a rise...
Why Capitalism is Worth Defending against Marx Madness
The Economist magazine rightly calls French professor Thomas Piketty the new Marx, although a watered-down version.
How ‘Gross Output’ Predicted the Economy’s Slowdown
I contend that Gross Output (GO) is better than Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in measuring the economy. GO...
What a Leading Economist Says about the U.S. Government Adopting My Gross Output Statistic
The editors of the Wall Street Journal gave me top billing in yesterday’s op-ed page: "At Last, a...
What 2014’s Lower Interest Rates Mean for Investors
Conventional wisdom says that the reduction in bond buying from the Fed should have caused interest rates to...
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The Future of Jobs with Lindsay Stanton, Chief Client Officer for the Job Search Television Network
We’re joined by Lindsay Stanton of the Job Search Television Network to talk about why she’s upbeat when...
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Your Q1 ETF Scorecard
The first quarter of 2014 is history, and now it’s time to do a little review of the...
Visa’s Monopoly Inhibits Retailer Profit Margins
The world’s largest retailer claims that its largest card issuer is colluding with banks to fix transaction fees.
My Brief Thoughts on Gross Output, Cybersecurity, Private Equity and Education
I am at the Investment U conference in Carlsbad, Calif. (the Hyatt Aviana Resort). Here’s an update on...