Politics

Learn about the most important political developments in Washington and elsewhere that affect investors.

[U.S. Capitol]

Insurance Investors Have Big Day on the Hill

Investors in insurance companies may want to pay close attention to Capitol Hill today as Medicare Chief Marilyn...

Federal Reserve Building

Fed Adopts Tougher-Than-Basel Liquidity Rules

The U.S. Federal Reserve voted today to require banks to hold enough liquid assets to survive a 30-day...

[Burning $1 bill]

Did Janet Yellen Really Warn Us about the Housing Bubble?

The media recently has lauded Janet Yellen, Obama’s choice to become the next Fed chairman, for her prescient...

[IRS Building]

Private Equity Tax Break in Danger

A ruling against Sun Capital Partners in a case regarding pension fund liability has placed the tax treatment...

What to Do Now That Washington Hit the Snooze Button

It looks like we got some good news and bad news this week. The good news -- if...

[DC License Plate "BROKE"]

Here Comes the Real Impact of the Government Shutdown

After a little more than two weeks, the U.S. government got back to the business of running the...

[Mark Cuban]

Should Insider Trading Be Legal?

"If companies would tell us more, insider trading would be worth less." -- James Surowiecki, New Yorker magazine...

It’s the Reaction, not the Details, that Matter

For more than two weeks there has been a partial shutdown of the federal government, as Republicans and...

Is Capitalism All about Dog-Eat-Dog Competition?

"Markets are a vast cooperative enterprise in which buyers and sellers work together to set prices and allocate...

Controlling the No Control Frustration

Controlling the No Control Frustration If you feel frustrated, perplexed and downright pissed off about the shenanigans going...