by Daniel White | Mar 2, 2020 | Economy
March 2, 2020 I’ve been suggesting for a long time that the bear market is coming. It may already be here. Either way, the case for a stock market slowdown has never been stronger. Yet, stocks kept screaming higher at the beginning of this year, continuing last year’s...
by Daniel White | Feb 24, 2020 | Economy
February 24, 2020 I’ve written about this before, but it’s still worth noting – the U.S. birth rate has fallen again, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Forget Mayan proclamations and other doomsday scenarios, the world’s population is still...
by Daniel White | Feb 12, 2020 | Economy
February 10, 2020 Right before we rung in the new year, a budget deal was passed to the tune of $1.4 trillion – enough to avert a government shutdown. The one consistent thing in the last 40 years, regardless of which political party rules, is the nonstop...
by Daniel White | Feb 2, 2020 | Economy
February 3, 2020 When you ignore a problem, it rarely goes away and almost never gets solved. You must deal with the underlying issues, not just the symptoms. If you don’t, things can get worse, even unrepairable. I bring this up because we seem to be at a point in...
by Daniel White | Jan 27, 2020 | Economy
January 27, 2020 Free market capitalism can’t work without competition. And competition is suppressed. Competition motivates companies to produce their best at the lowest prices and gives consumers choice. Instead of nurturing competition, our government stifles...
by Daniel White | Jan 20, 2020 | Economy
January 20, 2020 Whether we like it or not, it’s time to do the tough thing. As much as Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren want to channel their inner French-ness and deliver European-style benefits (with the accompanying taxation), that approach simply isn’t the...
