Larry Benedict is a well-known name in the world of trading and is widely recognized as an expert in his field. Benedict has made significant contributions to the financial industry and is best known for his unique investment strategy called the One Ticker Retirement Plan. In this blog post, we…
Read MoreYou may be wondering about the benefits of purchasing a Nomi Prins newsletter subscription. In this Nomi Prins review, I’ll outline some of the benefits of Nomi Prins’ newsletters, Her investment picks, and more.
Read More(This article appeared on NPR.org on 11/14/08) Secretary Paulson might be the only person in America who worries that consumers haven’t borrowed enough money. He says the consumer credit market has “ground to a halt.” He wants to get it going again — maybe if we all just buy enough…
Read More(This piece appeared on NPR.org on 2/25/09) In his first address to a joint session of Congress, President Obama pledged to cut the federal budget deficit in half in four years. Keeping that pledge won’t be easy. The Congressional Budget Office is forecasting a deficit for this year of $1.2…
Read MoreInternet experts Jon Shugart and Luke Sample who started with Textbook Money and then revamped their training and software in the BookProfits Program. Shugart and Sample’s training program along with their original software state that making HUGE profits from book trades, otherwise known as book arbitrage using Amazon. All you need…
Read MoreWhat is the Casey Report? This is a financial report backed by Doug Casey, a multi-millionaire investment speculator. Casey is also a New York Times best-selling author. His “The Casey Report” is widely known as a well-respected investment source in the world today. Who is Douglass R Casey? This is…
Read MoreFrom Ideas on Liberty Originally posted: June 6, 2000 America is now in the middle of an unparalleled economic expansion. In the fourth quarter of 1999, the economy grew at the frenetic rate of 6.9 percent. The Dow has climbed upward. Even some so-called “serious people” have started to wonder…
Read MoreThis article originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal on June 28, 2010. He was born in the 19th century, wrote his most influential book more than 65 years ago, and he’s not quite as well known or beloved as the sexy Mexican actress who shares his last name. Yet…
Read MoreThis article originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal on February 26, 2010 For an economist, these are the best of times and the worst of times. We live in the best of times because everyone wants to understand what happened to the economy and what’s going to happen next.…
Read MoreThis is the text of my testimony before the Joint Economic Commitee on December 10, 2009. It differs from the text in the Congressional Record that was submitted in advance. This is the actual text I delivered. Video of my testimony (along with Joseph Stiglitz’s testimony, opening statements by the…
Read MoreWhat follows is my testimony before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, delivered October 28, 2009. The topic was executive compensation and the Special Master for TARP Compensation, Kenneth Feinberg, who was determining compensation at the firms who had not repaid their TARP funds. Chairman Towns, Ranking Member…
Read MoreHere is my take on financial reform from the latest issue of The Economists’ Voice. Download file
Read More(This piece appeared on NPR.org on 8/25/09) President Obama has reappointed Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, praising his creativity in preventing another Great Depression. Talk about damning with faint praise. It’s true that we appear to have avoided the worst-case scenarios of the last year, but at what price? Back…
Read More(This piece appeared on the Boston Globe website on 2/2/09) The House has passed an $819 billion spending package. Soon the Senate will vote. Will government spending get the economy going or slow it down? How long will it take to have an impact? How many jobs will it create?…
Read More(This piece appeared on Forbes.com on 1/23/09) President Obama is eager to attack the economic crisis. Here is the speech I’d like to hear from him. My fellow Americans, these are fearful times. Through a set of public and private mistakes, our financial system is in disarray. The problems of…
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