Politics
Learn about the most important political developments in Washington and elsewhere that affect investors.
Obamacare and Gold: Dr. Mark Skousen’s Report from the New Orleans Investment Conference
I just returned from the famous New Orleans Investment Conference, where gold bugs meet every year, and many...
Yellen’s Nomination Makes U.S. Investors Cautious
Observers think that Yellen will be a “dove” when it comes to quantitative easing, but nobody knows what...
Donald Rumsfeld Offers His Unique Insights
Unlike many of the people in Washington today, I think you’ll find that former Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has...
Yellen Confirmation Hearing Thursday
Janet Yellen will appear before the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday, Nov. 14, at 10 a.m.
Wall Street: The Best Friend of Entrepreneurs and Investors
Yesterday, I gave a lecture at the historic Kansas City Public Library. I defended Wall Street and made...
$3.6 Billion Lost to Fraud is IRS’s Improvement from the Year before
For tax year 2011, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued $3.6 billion in potentially fraudulent refunds.
17 Million Eligible for Health Insurance Subsidy
Up to 17 million Americans will be eligible for tax subsidies to purchase health insurance through the state...
My Meeting with Top Government Economic Officials
A couple of weeks ago, I announced the good news that the U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic...
CurrencyGate? Global Banks Put Currency Dealers on Leave
As if JPMorgan Chase & Co. investors didn’t have enough to worry about with the $13-plus billion settlement...
Fed Won’t Fold on Stimulus
The Fed once again should confirm what most investors already know by now, that its $85 billion-a-month bond-buying...