How To Recover Our Respect For The Finance Industry
Even if one is outraged by the behavior of some bankers, to call every member of the industry a participant in fraud is a profound injustice.
Why It’s Great News That Treasury Is Cutting Crowdfunding Regulations
Many of the new reforms proposed by the Treasury Department aim to reverse bad effects of a 2012 law, freeing entrepreneurs to innovate while still safeguarding potential investors.
Why Amazon Is Buying Up All Those Cryptocurrency URLs
Amazon-watchers have shivered with anticipation as the company bought web domains like amazonbitcoin.com. Is it brand protection? A head fake? Or something else?
Why China Is Secretly Manipulating Currency To Make The Yuan Stronger
China’s move to make the yuan stronger seems to contradict the traditional belief that China has been intentionally making its currency weaker to gain export advantages.
How Increased Banking Regulations Undercut Federal Pretense At Helping Small Businesses
If small businesses really are struggling to get credit, fewer banking options likely makes that struggle more intense. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is counterproductive.
Donald Trump’s Effective Tax Rate In 2005 Was Actually 79 Percent, Not 25 Percent
Contrary to media reports about his leaked 2005 tax returns, President Donald Trump’s effective tax rate in 2005 was 79 percent, not 25 percent.
Elizabeth Warren’s ‘Consumer Protection Agency’ Does The Exact Opposite
‘The Small Dollar Lending Rule’ would put massive restrictions on the short-term, high-risk loan industry—an industry that millions of Americans rely on.
Clinton Foundation Spent Less Than 6 Percent On Charitable Grants In 2014
The Clinton Foundation spent barely 6 percent of its budget on charitable grants in 2014, even as its revenues increased 20 percent compared to 2013.
The Millennial’s Six-Step Guide To Financial Independence
If you’re motivated, you can flip your finances from a dismal cycle of paycheck to paycheck to an impressive investment in your present and future.
Does John Oliver Know Anything About Debt Collection?
I have enjoyed ‘Last Week Tonight’ in the past, but now that I see just how twisted the facts get in his segments, I wonder if I can trust them to provide anything but excellent analogies.
6 Things Mark Cuban Says The Powerball Winner Should Do Immediately
The Powerball jackpot has reached $1.5 billion. Here are a few things billionaire Mark Cuban says the winner (if there is one) should do right away.
With The Jackpot At $1.4 Billion, Is It Finally Rational To Purchase A Powerball Ticket?
With the Powerball jackpot now at $1.4 billion, is it finally mathematically rational to purchase a Powerball lottery ticket?
The Rise Of The Educated And Underbanked
Young people are taking out increasingly large loans for education that has increasingly fewer returns.
Why I’m Glad I Had Student Loans
Yes, the cost of higher education is too high. Yes, it’s difficult to pay back loans. But you signed up for it.
3 Things I Wish I Knew About Student Loans Before College
I don’t regret taking out loans to fund my education, but I do regret some of the mistakes I made along the way.
The Millennial’s Guide To Living Well Cheaply
People earning modest incomes can pay off debt and save, without scrounging ketchup packets from McDonald’s. We did. You can, too.
Four Reasons Alexander Hamilton Needs to Stay on Our Money
If there is one man who has earned a prominent spot on this country’s money, it’s Alexander Hamilton.
I Helped Someone And Feel Terrible About It
Sometimes, helping people doesn’t feel good, because you can’t give them something they really need.
The New York Times Accidentally Admits Privatized Social Security Is Better
The Dutch have a retirement system based on private savings and private investment. And it works really well.
The American Dream Isn’t Just About Income
The American Dream is not defined in fixed economic terms—and it is supposed to take work and effort to reach.
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