Economy
Household Credit Forgetting the Lessons of the Great Recession
With some experts predicting as many as four interest rate increases by the Federal Reserve during 2018, one aspect of the economy should be concerning ……Read More
Business
Economy
United States Housing Affordability Demographia’s 2018 Edition
While news about the U.S. housing market has been relegated to the back pages of the business section of American online and print news services, ……Read More
Economy
Living Longer and Living Poorer The Perfect Longevity Storm
A recent publication, “We’ll Live to 100 – How Can We Afford It” by the World Economic Forum takes a sobering look at the financial ……Read More
Economy
Solving the Federal Reserve’s Inflation Puzzle
Let’s open this posting with a graphicfrom a September 2017 Federal Reserve presentation that shows the history of the year-over-year percentage changes in Personal Consumption Expenditures inflation ……Read More
Markets
How Fairly Valued is the Stock Market?
One measure of equity valuation, informally known as the Buffett Ratio, is reputedly Warren Buffett’s preferred measure of stock market valuation. With the volatility in ……Read More
Economy
How Corporate America is Spending Its Tax Savings
With Corporate America finally getting their wish for a lower headline corporate tax rate fulfilled, a recent poll by Willis Towers Watson shows how the decision makers ……Read More