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DON’T BE SO ARROGANT, MR. PRESIDENT

July 22, 2013

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The Latest Obama Outrage: the Family's $100 Million Vacation

June 21, 2013
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How much do you spend on your summer vacation? American households usually spend about $1,200 per person on summer vacations, according to a...

If You're Investing in Bonds, Bill Gross Has a Message For You

February 7, 2013
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If you're investing in bonds, Bill Gross just delivered you a...

Paul Krugman May Be the World's Last Flat Earth Economist

January 31, 2013
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Nobel Prize-winning economist and New York Times columnist Dr. Paul...

Why The Fiscal Cliff "Deal" is Spelled P-O-R-K

January 7, 2013
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After narrowly missing the fiscal cliff, the President went out of...

Why Japan's "Lost Decades" Are Headed to America in 2016

December 26, 2012
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It's only been a little more than a week since Shinzo Abe won election as Japan's latest Prime Minister in a landslide-election victory and the...

What the Last Roman Emperor Would Tell President Obama Today

August 15, 2012
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Over the course of 700 years, the ancient Roman Empire grew from a small republic to one that stretched from London to Baghdad at its...

Obamanomics: What You Can Expect if President Obama Wins the Election

May 8, 2012
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Now that we are left with a two-horse race for president, the markets are going to begin to handicap the November results.

However, when...

Investing in Bonds: How to Build a Bond Ladder

April 24, 2012
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With interest rates at near-record low levels it appears that the only way for rates to go is up.

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Iran is Now a Full-Blown Crisis, Stage Set for $200 Oil

February 8, 2012
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Just when it looked like we could take a breather from the Strait of Hormuz, all attention is back on Iran.

There are three reasons for...

Paul Krugman is Dead Wrong: Debt Matters

January 9, 2012
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Paul Krugman, the Princeton University economics professor, Nobel Prize winner, and regular New York Times op-ed...

What the World Will Look Like if Occupy Wall Street Wins

November 1, 2011
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