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We haven’t heard its name bandied about much in recent years, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t still a major threat: inflation As John Maynard Keynes once wrote: Lenin is said to have declared...
Stock markets took another beating last week as the trade war between the United States and China threatened to intensify After President Trump slapped $50 billion worth of tariffs on China, China...
The horrendous stock market performance last week has hopefully put to rest any notions that the Dow Jones will continue pushing upward to set new highs A market that is reliant on easy money for its...
In a worrying sign for the fiscal health of American households, debt levels continue to increase Levels of credit card debt have increased 8% from last year, rising to a total of $905 billion That...
Thanksgiving may be over, and we may be recovering from our food comas and trying to work off the extra pounds we put on, but that’s no reason to stop giving thanks for all of our benefits For...
High stock market prices have fooled many people into thinking that the economy is doing just fine, even though that’s not really the case Economic productivity is still only increasing slightly...
The national debt when Bill Clinton took office in 1993 was $4188 trillion By the time he left office in 2001, it was $5727 trillion, an increase of 37 percent As profligate as that seemed at the...
If you’ve been watching stock markets recently, you’ll know that the Dow Jones Industrial Average just recently topped 22,000 points for the first time It’s a pretty amazing run that the Dow...
The combined profits of the ten largest banks in the United States have now reached levels not seen since 2007 They are now within striking distance of eclipsing their previous record profits As we...
If you’ve been watching financial markets for the past couple of years, you’ll know that the signs of a growing bubble are all around us Stock and bond markets have been in bubbles for months,...
A lot of ink has been spilled about the millennial generation, but only recently has there begun to be a discussion about their patterns of saving and investment That’s because the youngest...
One feature of the post-crisis financial system that is supposed to make the system more resilient to shocks is the introduction of annual stress tests These tests are supposed to model scenarios...
If you want to be financially successful and enjoy your retirement, there are a few common financial mistakes that you’ll want to avoid Not Creating a Budget Creating a budget should be the first...
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York announced last week that total US household debt has just risen past levels not seen since the 2008 financial crisis Household debt includes mortgage loans,...
Inflation is a major drain on investment portfolios — and indeed, almost any other financial product Many people don't understand fully how inflation works, so it’s often ignored However, when a...
It’s no secret that the record highs the market had been enjoying over the last few months now appear to be over, and the Dow, NASDAQ, and S&P 500 are all on the decline But what you may not...
With economies across the world fluctuating at alarming rates, it's no surprise many experts are talking about a return to stability For some economists, that means bringing back gold to standardize...
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