Revisiting Plutonomics
“The Plutonomy is here, is going to get stronger, its membership swelling. Toys for the wealthy have pricing power, and staying...
Top Issue for Americans? Bad Government
The Gallup polling organization is in the business of taking the pulse of the American public. A new survey detects a surprising shift in...
Rising Interest Rates Will Soon Make Needed Infrastructure...
Rising interest rates could mean the window to fix infrastructure on the cheap is closing Barry Ritholtz, Washington Post, July 12 2013...
Change We Can Believe In
“All the signs are right this time You don’t have to try so very hard If you live in this world You’re feeling the change of the...
Why Politics and Investing Don’t Mix
Why politics and investing don’t mix Washington Post, February 6, 2011 Washington, I’m here to tell you,...
Government Spending is the Solution–Not the Problem
Marshall Auerback is a Denver, Colorado-based global portfolio strategist for RAB Capital plc and a Fellow with the Economists for Peace...
Cartographs of 2008 US Election Results
What is a cartogram? Its a map in which the sizes of states are rescaled according to their population, as opposed to their land mass....
An Obama Rally?
My pal and occasional CNBC sparring partner Charlie Gasparino is a great investigative journalist. His book Blood on the Streets is...