by Daniel White | Oct 23, 2017 | Economy
October 23, 2017 We’ve heard a lot about President Trump’s upcoming tax reform plans, including slashing business taxes. And while broad reform may be difficult, if not impossible, there are some attainable wins. For instance, high corporate taxes hurt...
by Daniel White | Oct 9, 2017 | Economy
October 9, 2017 The technical indicators of the stock market are reaching crazy levels. In nearly three years, six tech stocks – Facebook, Amazon, Google, Netflix, Apple and Microsoft – have seen their weighted average price-to-earnings ratios increase 50...
by Daniel White | Oct 2, 2017 | Economy
October 2, 2017 The effect of all the recent natural disasters has been huge, and I’m not talking solely about the hundreds of thousands of Americans who lost everything. The effect I’m talking about is economic. Many cities will need to rebuild. And while...
by Daniel White | Sep 25, 2017 | Economy
September 25, 2017 The Federal Reserve is in a pickle. On one hand, it wants to raise rates at least once more in 2017. On the other, it wants to reduce its $4.5 trillion balance sheet. Such behavior often leads to a recession. Is this too much shock to our...
by Daniel White | Sep 18, 2017 | Economy
September 18, 2017 It’s getting more and more difficult to choose investments these days. The possibilities seem endless and it’s not getting any easier as time goes on. Now, you’d think I was talking about individual stocks. But no, I’m talking about stock...
by Daniel White | Aug 28, 2017 | Economy
August 28, 2017 The Mercatus Center at George Mason University aims to “bridge the gap between academic ideas and real-world problems.” Last month, the organization released its report ranking all 50 states on their fiscal health. It examined which...
