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The vibrant U.S. capital markets are the envy of the world. U.S. stock exchanges alone hit $69 trillion in early 2026. But stocks are not the... Read More

This week, the largest British trade delegation ever to land on American soil, with leaders representing 230 companies, touches down in Los... Read More

In an attempt to earn financial security amid a volatile economy, more people are working multiple jobs Read More

Knowledge is wealth. Read More

Though things will likely not become as radical as the Covid hysteria of 2020 and 2021, there is still plenty of institutional “muscle... Read More

Turner was a fervent neo-Malthusian who donated vast sums to the UN and family planning organizations to curb “overpopulation.” Read More

The magnet effect is real—and fatally undermines the “housing first” narrative. Read More

By one measure, investors haven’t been this bulled up on stocks since the heady days of the original meme-stock frenzy back in 2021. Read More

Senator Elizabeth Warren has never seen a private financial institution she didn't want to seize control of, and her latest obsession is with... Read More

Michael A. Cohen: The president continues to find new, once-unimaginable ways to use the awesome powers of the federal government to enrich... Read More

Back in 1994, financial adviser Bill Bengen came up with a retirement principle called the 4% rule. His idea went viral.  Read More

Maya MacGuineas has been predicting budgetary and Social Security doom for ages. Of course she has. What does she have to lose? If... Read More

A higher cost-of-living adjustment isn't necessarily a good thing for retirees and other Social Security recipients. Read More

America is staring down a demographic and fiscal abyss that threatens to devour the American Dream for working families, retirees, and the... Read More

When it comes to Musk vs. Altman, the verdict is in. Read More

Jack Schlossberg, son of Caroline Kennedy and a candidate for my new Congressional district, NY-12, has made a striking tax policy proposal:... Read More

A bogus theory gets a second life? Read More

Roger Cohen hates and detests Javier Milei, and all that he stands for. The New York Timesman acknowledges that the President of Argentina... Read More

The claims made by the International Panel on Climate Change were ludicrous, but the money that flowed to green groups and politicians to... Read More

Only twelve ships crossed the Strait of Hormuz in a recent 24-hour period, according to Reuters reporting based on vessel-tracking... Read More

U.S. export controls on semiconductors act as a self-imposed tax, cutting chipmakers off from China and encouraging Beijing's domestic chip... Read More

Pre-retirees and new retirees concerned about today's markets can take steps to protect themselves. Read More

When measures like CPI and GDP become policy targets, they also become sources of confusion for both experts and the public. Read More

The SpaceX IPO collides with declining risk appetite. Read More

Bonds are a good but not perfect diversifier for stocks. Read More

Don't buy Chinese solar companies. Read More

Inflationary growth? Read More

Plus, why bonds are selling off, and what to watch when Nvidia reports. Read More

The growth category, specifically technology and AI stocks, is no longer providing an excess margin of safety. Read More

New business formation in the US is on the rise.  Read More

Inflation is hot no matter how you slice it Read More

The Treasury market has already decided that tighter monetary policy is necessary.  Read More

What began as an equity market phenomenon has become a capital markets-wide transformation. Read More

Stocks are cheaper, their prices are higher. Read More