Oct 17 Why Not Spend Even More on Health Care? A nurse paying a house call to an elderly patient. Photo by John Moore via Getty Images. Ed Beardsworth: If Revlon sells an extra $1 billion worth of lipstick, that's a good thing. That adds to GDP, etc. If… Continue reading
Oct 17 How to Make Money on the Presidential Prediction Markets By Paul Solman Mitt Romney and President Obama point fingers during the second presidential debate at Hofstra Univesity in New York. Photo by Charlie Neibergall/AP/New York Daily News. We first reported on presidential prediction markets in a favorite story of ours… Continue reading
Oct 15 Q & A: 'How Do Family-Owned Corporations Compete With Joint Stock Companies?' Photo by Comstock Images via Getty Images. Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Tuesday's query: Steven Hall: How do family-owned corporations like SC… Continue reading
Oct 15 Ask Larry: 'Can I Get Medicaid Without Losing Social Security Benefits?' A Doctor Examines A Senior Patient. Photo by Mario Villafuerte via Getty Images. Larry Kotlikoff's Social Security "secrets" and his answers to your questions (here, here and here) have prompted so many of you to… Continue reading
Oct 12 Why the President Is Still a Heavy Favorite on the Prediction Markets By Paul Solman Ohio -- which has remained Obama friendly -- is one of three key states where Romney needs to gain support in order to swing the election in his favor. Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images On the NewsHour tonight we explore… Continue reading
Oct 11 America's Best Kept Financial Secret: I Bonds Photo of Social Security Checks at the U.S. Treasury. By William Thomas Cain/Getty Images Boston University finance guru should need no introduction to readers of this page, but for those who would like one, here it is. Continue reading
Oct 10 American Ideology: We Don't Practice What We Preach By George C. Lodge U.S. Capitol. Photo by Jewel Samad via AFP/Getty Images This is the first of two consecutive Making Sen$e posts by esteemed academic colleagues at different places on the political spectrum who don't have blogs, don't have newspaper columns, don't… Continue reading
Oct 09 How Can Starting Your Own Business Help You Find Employment? Small business owners at work. Photo by Rod Lamkey Jr./AFP/Getty Images. Nick Corcodilos is an expert on how to get a job. We ran into him while doing a story on the relative futility of Internet job boards… Continue reading
Oct 08 Ask Larry: Can a Thirty-Something in Good Health Collect Social Security? Creative Commons Photo Courtesy of Flickr user Fabricator of Useless Articles Larry Kotlikoff's Social Security "secrets" and his answers to your questions (here, here and here) have prompted so many of you to write in… Continue reading
Oct 05 'Have I Managed My Finances Properly For a Long Retirement?' Creative Commons photo courtesy flickr user Zadi Diaz. Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news on his Making Sen$e page. Friday's comes from a reader at Next Avenue. The NewsHour… Continue reading