Politics
Learn about the most important political developments in Washington and elsewhere that affect investors.
Why the Income Tax is Bad for America
"Little else is required to carry a state to the highest degree of opulence but peace, easy taxes,...
Chris Versace’s PowerTalk: Staples Founder Tom Stemberg
Welcome to PowerTalk, where we talk with CEOs, COOs and other key business people at public and private...
Stop Treating Me like a Criminal
"You must trust and believe in people or life becomes impossible." -- Anton Chekhov
Making Money Alert: The Fed-Fueled Market Rolls on
The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) acted as just about everyone expected, serving up a dovish dose...
U.S. Mint Suspends Sales of Silver Dollars
Guns and ammo aren't the only things Americans are buying in record amounts. Last week, the U.S. Mint...
What Would Benjamin Franklin Say Today: A Warning to America
Today is Ben Franklin’s 307th birthday. What would this founding father extraordinaire, the first scientific American and financial...
Making Money Alert: A Holding Pattern and the Ugly Side of the Cliff
The markets have been relatively quiet during the past week. So far in 2013, the S&P 500 is...
Have You Seen This Shocking Graph?
I finished a productive trip to San Diego for the American Economic Association (AEA) meetings, where I met...
Making Money Alert: The New China Bull
Stocks in the United States enjoyed a nice run higher after the mini-deal on the tax side of...
The Global Guru: Why I Expect Global Stock Markets to Soar in 2013
Global stock markets are the ultimate "risk on" asset. When the U.S. stock market does well, global markets...