My Two Cents

Thank you, Washington. That's not exactly a phrase many people are sending toward our elected representatives these days. But it's an appropriate...

The federal government appears to be everywhere when it comes to the economy. It's actively shoring up the banking system, weighing in on executive...

The American economy has long relied on a well-educated workforce to fuel innovation, the lifeblood of any modern economy. Yet America's edge in...

I got a note the other day from Henry "Bud" Hebeler. He runs the financial website analyzenow.com. Bud's advice is always good. In his note he said...

New legislation will limit the ability of credit card companies to impose certain fees, ban some practices and impose greater openness and...

Anyway who is geneuinely worried about inequality, poverty, equality of opportunity and economic growth has to focus on two primary issues:...

An important new study looks into homeownership, minorities and immigrants over the past decade and a half. In Through Boom and Bust: Minorities,...

The earned-income tax credit is the country's most successful and largest anti-poverty program for working families. For instance, the EITC is...

A sign of the increasing importance of intangible assets in the economy?...

The job loss number is still a big number. It only looks good compared to the past 6 months. It does seem to confirm other signs that not only has...