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Do You Really Need $8 Million Saved For Retirement?

Mark Hulbert, MarketWatch

Figure out what you really need.

Everyone is Getting Hilariously Rich Except You

Vincent Deluard, Evergreen Gavekal

In the investment world, hindsight is always 20/20. The expression has never been truer than in the year 2020, as investors who believed that the longest bull market in history was destined to expand indefinitely were met with an unwelcome surprise towards the end of the first quarter.

How The Election Could Affect Your Stock Investments

Lorie Konish, CNBC

The race for the White House will likely impact the equity markets. While you may be tempted to position your portfolio now, experts say it's best to wait. Here's what different results on Nov. 3 could mean for stocks.

The Myth Of Voting One's Pocketbook: Seducing Joe Sixpack

Max Gulker, AIER

“People vote their pocketbooks” is a misleading and potentially insidious approximation of voter behavior.

Trump/Biden "Made In America" Tax Plans Both Fail

David Morse, MarketWatch

Smaller U.S. companies continue to pay a higher effective tax rate, stunting their growth and encouraging more offshoring by large multinationals

12 Million Americans Still Await Unemployment Benefits

Martha White, NBCNews

Six months into the pandemic, some laid-off workers find themselves waiting weeks or even months to receive their unemployment benefits.

A Federal Lifeline to Jobless Is Rife With Fraud

Ben Casselman, The New York Times

An emergency federal program faces growing issues with spurious claims, and the flood of applicants may have led to overcounting the unemployed.

The Two Speed American Economy Is Boom AND Bust

Laurent Belsie, CSM

Prospects for new coronavirus relief faded this week in Congress. That's tough at a time when some firms are hiring but many are far from recovered.

Has Business Left Milton Friedman Behind?

Andrew Ross Sorkin, The New York Times

The economist taught a generation of corporate leaders that profit should be their main motive. A new group of C.E.O.s begs to differ.

Is the Fed Getting Warmer? Nah, It's All Fake News

George Selgin, Alt-M

Despite claims to the contrary, George Selgin explains the Federal Reserve's move to AIT is not a clear move towards NGDP targeting.

2020 Is The Year Of The SPAC

Sophia Kunthara, Crunchbase

If direct listings were the most-talked-about way to go public in 2019, SPACs are the new direct listings.

Ray Dalio On Threats Beyond the Pandemic

Alicia McElhaney, Institutional Investor

Monetary policy, social and economic gaps, and the rise of China all could shake the world's foundation, according to the Bridgewater Associates founder.

Signs of a Slowdown Amid Recovery?

Brad McMillan, Commonwealth Financial Network

Americans Want Financial Literacy Now

Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz, Charles Schwab

Answering Some Questions About Rising Rates

Ryan Detrick, LPL Financial Research

Economic Blog While the direction of the 10-year Treasury yield over the last cycle was decidedly lower, as shown in LPL's Chart of the Day, there were still six extended periods where it rose at l?

45 States Growing, Michigan Booming, NY Shrinking

Jerry Bowyer, Vident Financial

Why Own Bonds When Yields Are So Low?

Collin Martin, Charles Schwab

We believe fixed income investments still have a place in a well-diversified portfolio.

Reasons To Be Bullish Despite 60% Run-Up

Martin Pring, Pring Turner Asset Management

August Unemployment Report Was a Solid One

Richard Moody, Regions Bank

4 High-Quality Bargains in an Uncertain Market

Susan Dziubinski, Morningstar

These undervalued wide-moat stocks earn low uncertainty ratings.

This Change Means Higher Stock Prices Likely Soon

Mark Hulbert, MarketWatch

Short-term market timers are bearish and that's bullish for the rest of us

Milton Friedman Stands the Test of Time

Jon Hartley, National Review

Joe Biden and CEOs emphasize helping non-shareholder stakeholders, but they ignore how Friedman's shareholder primacy theory does exactly that.

What Friedman Missed About Social Inequality

Leo E. Strine Jr. & Joey Zwillinger, NYT

Since the economist wrote his influential essay on capitalism, the "haves" have gained much and everyone else has missed out.

What's Really Going On With The Economy

Matthew Yglesias, Vox

Things are looking better than was feared, but the case for more help is clear.

Bankruptcies Are Surging. Just The Tip Of The Iceberg?

Matt Egan, CNN Business

The pandemic recession plunged dozens of large American companies into bankruptcy this summer. Countless more are on their way.

Is Inflation Back On The Worry List?

Mark Trumbull, Christian Science Monitor

Central banks around the world have taken dramatic steps to support economies during the pandemic. The balance between stimulating growth and guarding against inflation isn’t an easy one.

Blackberry Is Planning Another Comeback

Sophie Charara, Wired

For some it never left.

The V-Shaped Recovery Marches On

Jim O'Neill, Project Syndicate

Despite all of the doom and gloom of the past six months, much of the global economy continues to show signs of a sharp recovery from the pandemic-induced collapse this spring. And while nothing is guaranteed, a number of favorable structural factors make a further acceleration highly likely.

Get Ready For The Great Urban Comeback

Derek Thompson, The Atlantic

Visionary responses to catastrophes have changed city life for the better.

Congress Should Say No To Another Airline Bailout

Veronique de Rugy, Reason

The federal government has already made $32 billion available to distressed airlines. The industry wants another $25 billion.

Do Jobless Benefits Deter Workers?

Patricia Cohen, The New York Times

A $600-a-week supplement that expired in July has been credited with bolstering the economy. Its impact on hiring is central to a political fight.

Fisher Investments on Election-Year Uncertainty: This, Too, Shall Pass

Fisher Investments Editorial Staff, Fisher Investments

Ken Fisher on Nixing the VIX

Fisher Investments Editorial Staff, Fisher Investments

Will Uncle Sam Force Big Tech to Break Up?

Fisher Investments Editorial Staff, Fisher Investments

Shattering the Debt Ceiling Myth

Fisher Investments Editorial Staff, Fisher Investments

The World's Richest Families 2020

Carmen Ang, Visual Capitalist

The world's 25 richest families are worth a combined $1.4 trillion.

More Promising signs

Scott Grannis, Calafia Beach Pundit

The economy continues to improve.

How To Get Broadband Internet To Everyone

Emily Stewart, Vox

The coronavirus pandemic shows how important it is to get the internet to everyone in America. Here's what it would take to do it.

A Man of Strong Convictions Held Lightly

Jamie Powell, FT Alphaville

Stanley Druckenmiller is a great trader and that's exactly why you shouldn't pay much attention to what he has to say.

Why Is Warren Buffett Buying Japanese Companies?

kk, The Brooklyn Investor

One can only assume that Buffett feels that these Japanese trading companies are decent businesses with decent managements trading at attractive prices.

China/US Trade Takes A Positive Step

Ironman, Political Calculations

The volume of goods and services traded between the U.S. and China during July 2020 rose over their June 2020 levels as the economic recovery from the coronavirus recession continued.

Can the 60/40 Portfolio Still Work?

Ben Carlson, A Wealth Of Common Sense

The 60/40 portfolio has died a thousand deaths.
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