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A wave of new tax proposals in blue states targets high earners with wealth taxes and exit taxes, prompting billionaires and businesses to... Read More

The proposal would double down on last summer’s “big beautiful bill” and its legacy of cutting programs that struggling Americans rely... Read More

Amanda Lynn Tully spent her teenage years as a ward of the State of Colorado and believed a college degree was her ticket to a better life. Read More

Taxpayers nationwide would pay the cost—and other mismanaged cities would get in line at the federal trough. Read More

How very California. Here on the left edge of America, governors, legislators and bureaucrats love to impose their partisan Utopia on the... Read More

Last month, the Trump administration quietly pushed the country further into authoritarianism. There were no masked federal agents, no mass... Read More

If 2027 is your target retirement year, you may find yourself getting increasingly excited — and anxious — by the day. But one of... Read More

I begin by presenting three trends. One might even call them inevitabilities, and one might argue they’re not trends at all, but... Read More

This tax season, as you wade through the absurdly expensive and complicated process of filing income taxes, remember to thank the Trump... Read More

A capital gains inflation tax cut sounds good. It's also a gift to Trump, billionaires, and every Democratic attack ad next November. Read More

It’s time for a Roth Revolution. Read More

Here’s the thing about politicians: They talk tough when it costs them nothing — and when reality hits them in the face, they... Read More

On the matter of market prices, the Fed just doesn't matter.  Read More

Overall, the job market is all but frozen, with little in the way of hiring or turnover. And for recent college graduates, it’s even worse. Read More

The problem is those lies are working. Read More

Thursday marks one year since President Donald Trump shocked observers worldwide with his sweeping, oddly concocted, "Liberation... Read More

Every time a new city council or group of politicians rallies behind a massive minimum wage hike, you can practically script the rollout in... Read More

There's more on the way.  Read More

They’re back! Special interest groups across the political spectrum are pushing Congress to reintroduce the American... Read More

“Running on Empty,” Jackson Browne’s 1977 hit, was about a feeling everyone knows: running on fumes. That feeling describes... Read More

Traders aren’t listening to the US president anymore, as oil prices continue to rise Read More

Payroll data may overstate labor market strength late in the cycle, creating risks for investors, policymakers, and asset pricing decisions. Read More

President Trump has announced he will impose a 100 percent tax (tariff) on imports of both on-patent medicines and active... Read More

Congratulations, Trump administration, you played yourself -- and America. Read More

The war goes on, and so does the global energy crisis. But a better future is coming, Read More

The administration claims we're a "net oil exporter," but unfortunately that's not quite true. Read More

We haven't had many down years for the stock market in this cycle. Read More

In baseball and in life, there is a cost to our pursuit of an error-free existence Read More

Energy is no longer and afterthought. Read More

The Middle East is strategically very important to the dollar’s role as the world’s reserve currency. The Iran conflict could... Read More

Tackling this checklist now will make it easier to retire when you want to. Read More

The market's narrative in March 2026 Read More

Don't misinterpret the market's message. Read More

A roundup of recent research on stock market crash risks. Read More

An eventful first quarter is now in the books.  Read More