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.
There’s Nothing Irrational About Millennial Aversion To Stock Market Risk
Millennials are correct to be wary of the risks of investing in today’s stock market.
No, America Doesn’t Have Too Many Banks
Slate blogger and certified financial non-expert Matthew Yglesias says America has too many banks. If anything, America has too many ignorant liberal bloggers.
Quantitative Easing Enriched Banks At The Expense Of Households
An expansive new study on the Federal Reserve’s quantitative easing (QE) program found that QE’s ultra-low interest rates have enriched banks and central governments at the expense of households and pensioners.
Is Twitter Really Worth $14 Billion?
Based on a fundamental analysis of Twitter’s underlying financials and a comparison to recent similar tech IPOs, the answer seems to be a resounding “No.”
What Slate Gets Wrong About Amazon
Slate writer Will Oremus says Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos has “an uncanny ability to avoid making money.” What does Oremus get wrong about Amazon? Pretty much everything.
Welcome to Muniland
Cheap money has propped up bond markets. Is it coming to end? Don’t bet on it.
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