Feb 06 What Good Do Money Management Firms Have to Offer? By Paul Solman When a feline can pick stocks better than a human, money manager Jon Shayne argues there are still very good reasons to have money management firms actively pick stocks and invest your money. Photo by Tom Noser. Paul… Continue reading
Feb 04 How Maximizing Social Security Can Lead to Marriage or Murder By Paul Solman Image by Flickr user couscouschocolat. Larry Kotlikoff's Social Security original 34 "secrets", his additional secrets, his Social Security "mistakes" and his Social Security gotchas have prompted so many of you to write in that we now… Continue reading
Feb 04 How Maximizing Social Security Can Lead to Marriage or Murder By Paul Solman Image by Flickr user couscouschocolat. Larry Kotlikoff's Social Security original 34 "secrets", his additional secrets, his Social Security "mistakes" and his Social Security gotchas have prompted so many of you to write in that we now… Continue reading
Feb 01 U.S. Economy Adds 157,000 New Jobs, Unemployment Ticks Up Slightly The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the jobs numbers for January reporting that the official unemployment rate rose slightly to 7.9 percent, while 157,000 new jobs were added. Paul Solman breaks the numbers down, including his more inclusive "Solman Scale."… Continue reading
Feb 01 U.S. Economy Adds 157,000 New Jobs in January, Unemployment Ticks Up Slightly By Paul Solman Photo by Nick M. Do via Getty Images. By Paul Solman and Elizabeth Shell The U.S. economy added 157,000 new jobs in January while the unemployment rate climbed slightly to 7.9 percent, new Labor Department figures show. December unemployment… Continue reading
Jan 31 Rising Inequality: Don’t Blame the Robots By Paul Solman Robots work on 2008 Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator SUV frames on the assembly line at Ford Motor Michigan Truck Plant in Wayne, Mich. Photo by Rebecca Cook/REUTERS. Paul Solman: Dean Baker thinks economic inequality is our fault. Baker, who… Continue reading
Jan 30 The Economics of Spam and What’s So Funny About Monetary Policy? By Paul Solman // In the third extract from this year's American Economic Association (AEA) Humor Session, let's hear it for Justin Rao of Microsoft Research, who talks about "The Economics of Spam." Note that the several mentions of "Varian" refer to Hal… Continue reading
Jan 30 More Economic Comedy Routines: The Economics of Spam and What’s So Funny About Monetary Policy? By Paul Solman // In the third extract from this year's American Economic Association (AEA) Humor Session, let's hear it for Justin Rao of Microsoft Research, who talks about "The Economics of Spam." Note that the several mentions of "Varian" refer to Hal… Continue reading
Jan 28 Ask Larry: Has My Social Security Office Given Me Bad Advice? By Paul Solman Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. Today, Social Security expert Larry Kotlikoff answers readers' questions covering issues from retirement, medicare and more. Larry Kotlikoff's Social Security original 34 "secrets", his additional secrets, his Social Security "mistakes" and his… Continue reading
Jan 28 Ask Larry: Has My Social Security Office Given Me Bad Advice? Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. Today, Social Security expert Larry Kotlikoff answers readers' questions covering issues from retirement, medicare and more. _Larry Kotlikoff's Social Security original 34 "secrets", his additional secrets, his Social Security "mistakes" and… Continue reading