Dec 06 My Words Are Your Bonds, But Should You Keep Buying Them? By Paul Solman There are some sobering realities to consider when betting on bonds. Photo by Cultura/Liam Norris via Getty Images. Paul Solman answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here is… Continue reading
Dec 05 Argument For and Against Capital Gains Tax Cuts Co-chairman of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform former Sen. Alan Simpson, R-Wyo., left, and Erskine Bowles, former White House chief of staff recommend taxing capital gains as ordinary income. Photo by Bill Clark/Roll Call via Getty… Continue reading
Dec 05 Argument For and Against Capital Gains Tax Cuts By Paul Solman Co-chairman of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform former Sen. Alan Simpson, R-Wyo., left, and Erskine Bowles, former White House chief of staff recommend taxing capital gains as ordinary income. Photo by Bill Clark/Roll Call via Getty Images. Continue reading
Dec 04 Ask the Headhunter: How Do I Get An Employer’s Attention? By Paul Solman What do you do if you want to get a headhunter's attention? Photo by YOSHIKAZU TSUNO via AFP/Getty Images. Nick Corcodilos is an expert on how to get a job. We ran into him while doing a story on… Continue reading
Dec 03 Ask Larry: How Do I Get More Social Security from My Ex? By Paul Solman Outliving your ex-spouse is one way to get a larger Social Security payment. Photo by Noah Clayton via Getty Images. Larry Kotlikoff's Social Security original 34 "secrets", his additional secrets, his Social Security "mistakes" and his… Continue reading
Dec 03 Ask Larry: How Do I Get More Social Security from My Ex? Outliving your ex-spouse is one way to get a larger Social Security payment. Photo by Noah Clayton via Getty Images. Larry Kotlikoff's Social Security original 34 "secrets", his additional secrets, his Social Security "mistakes" and his… Continue reading
Nov 30 Are the French Better Off Than Americans? The French might be paying less when it comes to triple play packages. Photo by Sami Sarkis via Getty Images. Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making… Continue reading
Nov 30 Are the French Better Off Than Americans? By Paul Solman The French might be paying less when it comes to triple play packages. Photo by Sami Sarkis via Getty Images. Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e… Continue reading
Nov 30 Thelma and Louise Redux: Satire in Song as We Near the Fiscal Cliff ( {"video_url": "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WswgoQZ8xHI"} ) To plagiarize a prior post of mine, this page likes to feature monetary minstrel Jon Shayne, a Nashville investment manager whose nom de croon is Merle Hazard. Merle has written and sung such… Continue reading
Nov 30 Thelma and Louise Redux: Satire in Song as We Near the Fiscal Cliff By Paul Solman // To plagiarize a prior post of mine, this page likes to feature monetary minstrel Jon Shayne, a Nashville investment manager whose nom de croon is Merle Hazard. Merle has written and sung such classics as "H-E-D-G-E",… Continue reading