Nov 15 Money Manager Jon ‘Merle Hazard’ Shayne Visits Athens Passengers ride the German-made transit system in Athens, Greece. When Jon Shayne last commented on Greece for us, it was in song as "Merle Hazard," Jon's musical alter ego. He was actually filing from his hometown of… Continue reading
Nov 15 Money Manager Jon ‘Merle Hazard’ Shayne Visits Athens By Paul Solman Passengers ride the German-made transit system in Athens, Greece. When Jon Shayne last commented on Greece for us, it was in song as "Merle Hazard," Jon's musical alter ego. He was actually filing from his hometown of… Continue reading
Nov 14 Poor is the New Rich in Viral Video from Expat in China South Korean singer Psy performs "Gangnam Style" during the 2012 MTV European Music Awards. Photo by Daniel Roland/AFP/Getty Images Paul Solman: Jesse Appell was an economics student of mine at Brandeis last fall who is spending this year in… Continue reading
Nov 14 A Viral Video from China: Poor is the New Rich South Korean singer Psy performs "Gangnam Style" during the 2012 MTV European Music Awards. Photo by Daniel Roland/AFP/Getty Images Paul Solman: Jesse Appell was an economics student of mine at Brandeis last fall who is spending this year in Beijing… Continue reading
Nov 13 Ask the Headhunter: The “Dirty Little Secret” of Age Discrimination Photo by STOCK4B-RF via Getty Images. Nick Corcodilos is an expert on how to get a job. We ran into him while doing a story on the relative futility of Internet job boards and asked him to post… Continue reading
Nov 13 Ask the Headhunter: The ‘Dirty Little Secret’ of Age Discrimination Photo by STOCK4B-RF via Getty Images. Nick Corcodilos is an expert on how to get a job. We ran into him while doing a story on the relative futility of Internet job boards and asked him to post… Continue reading
Nov 12 Ask Larry: Could Marriage, Then Divorce Be Worth $60k? Photo by Stephen Webster via Getty Images 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… Continue reading
Nov 12 Ask Larry: Could Marriage, Then Divorce Be Worth $60k? Photo by Stephen Webster via Getty Images Larry Kotlikoff's Social Security original 34 "secrets", his additional secrets, his Social Security "mistakes" and his Social Security gotchas have prompted so many of you to write in… Continue reading
Nov 09 Income Inequality vs. Wealth Inequality Photo by Katrina Charmatz via Getty Images Paul Solman answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Friday's query: David G: I keep seeing an… Continue reading
Nov 09 Income Inequality vs. Wealth Inequality By Paul Solman Photo by Katrina Charmatz 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 Wednesday's query: David G: I keep seeing an argument that says… Continue reading