Invictus, Author at The Big Picture

Though the data are always a bit dated, the Fed’s Flow of Funds report is always of interest to me, as it paints fairly...

Friday’s release of GDP prompted me to get back to the keyboard. I confess that between my day job and musing about economic issues...

…than to open it and remove all doubt. Invictus here. I usually know exactly where I’m going when I sit down to write a...

Invictus here. Interested parties were treated to a fascinating debate on the evening of November 14, as the Munk Debates assembled four...

Invictus here, folks: Occupy Wall Street has been the subject of debate with friends and colleagues. Some confusion and misconceptions...

If I could get one question posed to the candidates at the next debate (Tuesday night), which is to focus solely on the economy, it would...

Herewith a potpourri of unrelated items I’ve found on my never-ending voyage through the internet. Grab a cup of coffee and pull up...

(Source: Census.gov)> If we were all to become suddenly rich tomorrow, the government’s revenue problems are solved at the...

Invictus here (leave Ritholtz out of this): The notion of a Texas Miracle — that employment in Texas somehow defied the grips of...

Invictus writes: I could not help but be struck by the different positions — both articulated on Friday — on federal...