Nov 20 Why some women try to have it all: New research on ‘like mother, like daughter’ By Simone Pathe Daughters' working decisions are influenced by their own mothers and the mothers of their friends. Photo courtesy of Flickr user Fabio Trifoni. When Anne-Marie Slaughter first broached writing an op-ed about how women "still can't have it… Continue reading
Nov 19 Why does health care cost so much in America? Ask Harvard’s David Cutler The American health care system is structured differently from systems in other countries, making it more expensive. Photo courtesy of Joe Raedle/Getty Images. Paul Solman: Harvard's David Cutler is among the country's foremost health economists, famous for --… Continue reading
Nov 19 Why Does Health Care Cost so Much in America? Ask Harvard’s David Cutler By David Cutler The American health care system is structured differently from systems in other countries, making it more expensive. Photo courtesy of Joe Raedle/Getty Images. Paul Solman: Harvard's David Cutler is among the country's foremost health economists, famous… Continue reading
Nov 18 Why baby boomers are making the wrong Social Security moves By Laurence Kotlikoff Boomers don't make the right decisions about collecting Social Security because the present often takes precedence over the future. Photo courtesy of Flickr user Leenata Bankhele. Continue reading
Nov 18 Why Baby Boomers Are Making the Wrong Social Security Moves By Laurence Kotlikoff By Larry Kotlikoff Boomers don't make the right decisions about collecting Social Security because the present often takes precedence over the future. Photo courtesy of Flickr user Leenata Bankhele. Larry Kotlikoff's Social Security original 34 "secrets", his… Continue reading
Nov 15 What the Founding Fathers believed: Stock ownership for all Citizen ownership, often demonized as "socialist," has a pedigree dating to the American Revolution. "Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States," oil on canvas by Howard Chandler Christy, 1940, via Wikipedia Commons. Paul Solman: "Using… Continue reading
Nov 15 What the Founding Fathers Believed: Stock Ownership for All Richard B. Freeman and Joseph R. Blasi Citizen ownership, often demonized as "socialist," has a pedigree dating to the American Revolution. "Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States," oil on canvas by Howard Chandler Christy, 1940,… Continue reading
Nov 14 Folly of the Fed: Why Janet Yellen may be a dangerous choice Janet Yellen testified before the Senate Banking Committee Thursday, but is her defense of the Fed's quantitative easing policy disingenuous because she's not valuing the market the right way? Photo courtesy of Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Janet… Continue reading
Nov 14 Folly of the Fed: Why Janet Yellen May Be a Dangerous Choice Janet Yellen testified before the Senate Banking Committee Thursday, but is her defense of the Fed's quantitative easing policy disingenuous because she's not valuing the market the right way? Photo courtesy of Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Editor's Note: Janet… Continue reading
Nov 13 What if you outlive your savings? How to close the retirement income gap One of the biggest threats to retired folks is that they will outlive their savings and Social Security won't be enough to carry them over. Lew Mandell explains the best ways to close the gap between what you have and… Continue reading