BBRG: Why Stock Buybacks Do So Little for Americans
Why Stock Buybacks Do So Little for Americans Instead of restricting share repurchases, expand the pool of people with a stake in...
Fastest-Growing Jobs in Each U.S. State
Here comes the future — not with robots, but with Solar Panel Installers. That is the fastest-growing job in 8 states...
10 Thursday AM Reads
My morning train reads: • Farmers nearing crisis push back on Trump trade policies (Politico) see also Farm Belt Bankruptcies Are...
Only 20% of Financial Advisors are Female
Blair is in town this week and she discussed the massive reaction that her New York Times op-ed generated throughout the wealth...
No Way to Pick Stocks: The Trouble with Stock-Picking Contests
Stock-Picking Contests Are No Way to Pick Stocks But they could be made more useful with some simple changes. Bloomberg, January 31, 2019...
10 Wednesday AM Reads
My morning train reads: • Active bond managers need to make risky wagers, even if they could go bust. (Bloomberg Opinion) • The...
Art of the Deal, Scott Walker style
As we discussed, the Foxconn-Wisconsin tax giveaway is unfolding as per expectations. Via Businessweek, here is “The Art of the...
MIB: 95% of Crypto Will Die a Painful Death
There are over 2000 crypto-currencies being traded today, and more are being created every day. Matt Hougan, former CEO of Inside ETFs,...
Denominator Blindness, Shark Attack edition
Our discussion (Bloomberg) on how (or not) to use anecdotes had some interesting feedback to it. Not on the underlying concept, which...