Rising Bond Yields and a Stock Market Selloff
For the past few weeks, much of the focus on the stock market has been around rising bond yields, specifically…
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April 27, 2021
Week of 4/19/2021 Market Recap
A recap of the past week in 3 short headlines. 1. Mixed Feelings Investors' feelings toward the market this week…
April 25, 2021
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The Suez Canal and the Consequences of Globalism
On March 23rd, 2021 a container ship called the Ever Given got stuck in the Suez Canal, a crucial waterway…
April 22, 2021
Malthusian Trap: How Humans Escaped The Cycle of Misery (For Now…)
This post originally comes from BrainFeed.co. The Malthusian Trap is a theory which argues that, unchecked, population growth will outpace increases in food…
April 21, 2021
Belle Époque: The Era of Excess and Inequality
This post originally comes from BrainFeed.co. The Belle Époque (“Beautiful Era”) was a period of European history that dates from 1871 to 1914. During…
April 19, 2021
Week of 4/12/2021 Market Recap
A recap of the past week in 3 short headlines. 1. Spending Splurge Helps Economy The market had a robust…
April 18, 2021
This Chart Explains Wealth Inequality: The Elephant Graph
This post originally comes from BrainFeed.co. The Elephant Graph shows changes in global incomes over the 20-year period from 1988-2008. It demonstrates who…
April 16, 2021
Week of 4/5/2021 Market Recap
A recap of the past week in three short headlines. 1. Robust Heading into Finals Week After refueling the past…
April 11, 2021
Week of 3/29/2021 Market Recap
A recap of the past week in 3 short headlines. 1. Growth and Tech Stocks Back on Solid Ground Tech…
April 4, 2021
The Federal Reserve’s Dual Mandate
The center of monetary policy in the U.S. is the Federal Reserve System. It’s composed of a board and twelve…
November 4, 2020