Retirement Inequality
In the Republican presidential debate Wednesday night, the issue of income inequality came up with surprising frequency. Why that...
Always Consider Sources & Disclosures
This morning’s column began as a discussion about biases — how you need to know what may be influencing the sources you read;...
No Free Lunch
My Sunday Washington Post Business Section column is out. This morning, we look at the very human habit of seeking...
The Trouble With Monopolies
Source: Business Insider I missed the Democratic debate Tuesday evening, occupied as I was with listening to classic rock...
Is Dodd-Frank Choking Small Banks & Businesses?
@TBPInvictus here. AEI’s Peter Wallison recently described why America is in the midst of a “slow economic recovery,” which...
Fantasy sports is a losing bet (for the players, not the house)
As they say in poker, If you’ve been in the game 30 minutes and don’t know who the patsy is, you’re the patsy. —...
If You Are Reading This, the World Has Not Ended
The World Is Ending? Invest as If It Won’t. And if Armageddon does happen, what would be the payoff? Bloomberg, October 9, 2015...
World Did Not End, Please Continue With Your Day
Predicting the end if the world has long been a money losing bet. Source: Economist
The Latest Cognitive Dissonance: Weak Recovery is all Dodd...
Don’t Blame Dodd-Frank for the Slow Recovery The law isn’t perfect, but it hasn’t hurt small-business lending....