If there is one person we should thank for the lengthy bull market we’ve been enjoying, it’s Paul Volcker. Today, we examine his legacy of financial economics.
Economic Trends
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Voters lined the blocks around polling stations last week to cast their ballots in the most important election of a generation. What do the results mean for Britain?
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Some economists and politicians advocate adoption of the “European model” in the U.S., but that will provide equality at the expense of building wealth.
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Americans love rankings, but should we be concerned that the U.S. recently lost the No. 1 spot in financial economic rankings? Here’s what you need to know.
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There’s a major focus on wealth and poverty in today’s political discourse. Are socialist policies the answer to inequality? Look to Argentina to find out.
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Politicians claim that capitalism is in crisis and must be fixed, but our system is working exactly as it should, and people are living richer lives than ever.
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Conventional wisdom is that the U.S. empire is on the skids, but is that really the case? Let’s examine America’s unique history of self-deprecation.
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Democrats have proposed wealth taxes to penalize the rich and fund social programs, but tax economics show they are sure to impact the middle class as well.
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Financial economics is a complicated profession that has proven inaccessible to the layman, and recent attempts to make it more accessible seem to be in vain.
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Is economic inequality really a problem? You may think so, but financial economics show that there will always be inequality in a free market system.