Why isn’t Twitter Monetizing Its Users?
The past few weeks of revelations about Donald Trump should convince you of the utility of Twitter’s platform. It is the new news...
The Fat Head/Long Tail of Alpha
Science fiction author William Gibson once observed that “The future is already here, it’s just not evenly distributed.” The same...
Do Stocks Affect, Choose, or Predict Presidential Election...
Mr. Market Doesn’t Care About Your Politics Gains or declines in markets aren’t an expression of support for one candidate...
Why Better Wages Are Tied to Healthcare Costs
Health-Care Costs Ate Your Pay Raises Take-home wages have stagnated for more than 40 years because employers shell out so much more for...
Please Debate Infrastructure!
Please Debate America’s Sorry Infrastructure Improving roads, bridges, tunnels, ports and the electric grid would help get the...
REITs are Awesome !
For the first time since 1999, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index is being reconfigured. The last time was when technology was...
Data Point versus Data Series
Markets and Pundits Have a Data-Point Fixation It’s better to think of the latest economics number or poll as part of a film rather...
Can Senator Warren Jumpstart Financial Crisis Prosecutions?
Today is the eighth anniversary of the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy. Not enough time has passed yet for me to recall those anxious days...
Recovery is (Finally) Driving Median Incomes Higher
During the past two years, we have seen signs that wage pressure is building as the economic recovery grinds on. Enough evidence has now...
Why Do We Have an Estate Tax ?
The Estate Tax Debate We Shouldn’t Be Having It affects few Americans and does more good than harm. Let’s hope the next...