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.

How the PATH Act Could Reduce Your Taxes This Year

Economist Dr. Mark Skousen explains the basics of this recent legislation on taxes and what it could do...

Coach Nick Saban’s Celebrated Leadership Includes Use of Chaplain

Fortune magazine named University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban as the world's 11th best leader but little...

Why a VAT Tax is Not Helping the Bahamas’ Economy

Perceived as a paradise by the outside world, economist Mark Skousen found that the value-added tax imposed on...

Fed Helps Push Stock Markets Higher

The Fed's dovish rate policy is keeping stock markets propped up, with the S&P 500 finally breaching its...

The Fed, Big Business Are Supporting the Stock Market

The Fed and Big Business are supporting the stock market rally -- and until two important things change,...

EPA Dodges Accountability for Flint Water Crisis

It is likely that the EPA will again try to dodge responsibility for the Flint water crisis today...

Look to Cities, Not Countries for Global Economic Impact

Every year, cities become a more important part of the global economy. Here are the cities with the...

Investments To Profit from ECB Bond-Buying, Easing

High-Yield assets may be set to take off as the European Central Bank reapplies bond-buying and quantitative easing...

Have We Emerged from a Bear Market Yet?

With the S&P 500 above a key level, investors are trying to decide if the market is still...

Why This Conventional Career Advice Can Be Misleading

Economist Dr. Mark Skousen gives his take on a modern mantra.