Week of 1/24/2022 Market Recap
The last week summarized in 3 short headlines. 1. Rocky Week Investors compared pickup lines with major indexes as the…
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January 30, 2022
Intro to Property Taxes
How do local governments fund their school districts, infrastructure projects, law enforcement, fire departments, and other services? Local governments generally…
April 20, 2021
Intro to Healthcare Economics
Healthcare economics is the field at the intersection of healthcare and economics that deals with how to efficiently manage a…
March 17, 2021
Financial Crisis Breakdown Part Three: The Government’s Response
As the economy was collapsing and capital markets froze, the U.S. government had to take action to revitalize the economy…
February 4, 2021
Business Structures and Their Tax Implications
American businesses are the driving force behind the capitalistic economy of the United States. They are agents of both profit…
October 28, 2020
Intro to Modern Monetary Theory
In the mid-to-late 20th century, economists predicted that nascent economic theories would mean the death of major recessions and depressions.…
October 22, 2020
Intro to Deflation
Inflation (the increase in prices and decrease in purchasing power) is widely known to be the scourge of savers, retirees,…
September 15, 2020
Analyzing Bill Ackman’s $2.6 Billion CDS Trade
Many financial enthusiasts have most likely heard of the film The Big Short, adapted from the book by Michael Lewis…
April 1, 2020
Investment Grade and High Yield Bonds
“In investing, what is comfortable is rarely profitable." Robert Arnott Bonds are an important component of many investors' portfolios. In…
March 8, 2020
Intro to Earnings
Earnings: the thing all investors obsess about. Every company reports earnings and investors pay close attention to them. Investors look…
February 22, 2020