Mar 07 This nonprofit helps put families on a path out of poverty By Larisa Epatko Sherry Riva thinks the key to lifting people out of poverty is helping them build savings and assets, such as a home or business. Continue reading
Mar 03 Watch 4:03 News Wrap: Yellen signals another Fed interest rate hike By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, Janet Yellen, chair of the Federal Reserve, is sending the strongest signal yet that short-term interest rates are going up again -- this month. Also, former journalist Juan Thompson was arrested in St. Louis for… Continue watching
Mar 03 Column: Is the boom of bitcoin a bubble that’s about to burst? By Vikram Mansharamani The rapidly rising price of bitcoin is leading many to question if the digital currency’s boom is about to bust. Continue reading
Mar 03 Column: How Ben Carson can fight poverty without increasing government spending By Robert Lerman Homeownership vouchers would help the new Housing and Urban Development secretary reduce poverty and also use government resources more efficiently. Continue reading
Mar 02 Watch 5:08 Trump’s agenda is fueling investor confidence. Will it last? By PBS News Hour The Dow Jones and other indexes were already doing well when Donald Trump won the presidential election. And the overall jump of recent weeks has accelerated mightily, rising from just above 18,000 on election day to breaking 21,000 this week. Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch 10:02 Zappos is a weird company — and it’s happy that way By PBS News Hour At Zappos, an engaging work culture comes first; the company lavishly invests in morale. But what's the business rationale for spending generously to make employees happy? Economics correspondent Paul Solman visits the eccentric Las Vegas headquarters of Zappos, a company… Continue watching
Mar 01 Watch 6:50 Why Snapchat and Uber are under intense scrutiny over values By PBS News Hour Snapchat is about to sell its stock to the public for the first time. Is the app, used by 160 million people each day, really worth $24 billion? Meanwhile, popular transportation app Uber has been flung into the spotlight amid… Continue watching
Mar 01 Living abroad, do I need to get Medicare when I turn 65 or when I retire? By Philip Moeller As long as a person’s health insurance qualifies as a group health plan, they do not need to get Medicare at 65 regardless of where they live or who provides their health insurance. Continue reading
Feb 28 Column: Why you should make sure your financial adviser abides by the fiduciary standard By Harold Pollack For decades, economists have documented biased advice provided by brokers and financial professionals to ordinary investors. Continue reading
Feb 28 How Trump’s budget proposal could affect America’s debt By James McBride, Council on Foreign Relations With the U.S. national debt expanding rapidly over the past decade, the state of the federal budget has come under intense scrutiny. The annual deficit spiked following the 2008 financial crisis, and budget analysts say that without reform government spending… Continue reading