Making Sen$e

COLUMN: How raising taxes on the rich could prevent mass shootings

By John Komlos

Economist John Komlos argues that the United States needs to adopt universal mental health insurance as a way to lower the murder and mass murder rate.

The Medicare Maven on a pricey Rx from a doctor who doesn’t take Medicare

By Philip Moeller

One reader was told her medication will cost more, because it was prescribed by a doctor that does not participate in Medicare. Here's how to avoid such pricey medications.

What happens to your Social Security benefit when you marry?

By Laurence Kotlikoff

A reader asks whether remarrying will cause her to lose her Social Security benefits. Social Security expert Larry Kotlikoff has the answer.

Taxes matter in mutual fund investments

By Kristen Doerer

Millions of baby boomers who are set to retire over the next few years may someday regret that they did not pay more attention to the tax implications of their mutual fund investments during their working lives.

The U.S. foreclosure crisis was not just a subprime event

By Kristen Doerer

While the U.S. foreclosure crisis began with subprime mortgages, it became a much broader phenomenon and mainly included prime mortgages.

The secrets behind the Big Easy’s comeback from Katrina

By Jed Horne

Ten years later, New Orleans provides revealing lessons on the role business and economics did and — and didn’t — play in the city’s now notably vigorous recovery.

Court gives SeaTac workers a raise after $15 minimum wage exclusion

By PBS News Hour

In SeaTac, Washington, home of the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, citizens voted in 2013 to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. But airport businesses challenged the law in court, excluding 5,000 or so workers from receiving the increased benefits.

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3 ways China’s economic slowdown will affect your finances

By Vikram Mansharamani

Global financial markets are bouncing around like a Mexican jumping bean, driven in large part by China’s popping stock market bubble. And while it’s fun to talk about China’s equity boom and bust, the real story to focus on has…