Making Sen$e Columnist

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.

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.

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.

Column: Is your home an investment or a liability?

By Teresa Ghilarducci

Whether your home is an investment or merely a place to live is a debate that’s heated up since the subprime-mortgage disaster of the early 2000s.

Column: Need to unload family heirlooms? Prepare for disappointment

By Richard Eisenberg

Next Avenue columnist Richard Eisenberg has advice for boomers desperate to unload family heirlooms.

Column: Do you know how much your financial planner really costs?

By Teresa Ghilarducci

What really chips away at your savings when you invest in an actively managed fund is how much your manager charges.

Column: Why does the Fed keep lowering its unemployment threshold instead of raising rates?

By Benn Steil, Emma Smith

We're nearing the threshold used to estimate how low unemployment can get before inflation rises. Will the Fed raise interest rates?…

My employer health insurance is unaffordable. Should I get Medicare?

By Philip Moeller

While you do not have to get Medicare, because you’re covered by an employer plan, you always are free to drop your employer plan and get Medicare instead.

Column: Should companies stay politically neutral?

By Daniel Korschun

Most people think it's bad for business when companies speak out. But Daniel Korschun says research shows otherwise.

Column: How the backlash to globalization could hurt the middle class

By Vikram Mansharamani

A rapidly growing global middle class is generating rising demand for refrigerators, computers, air conditioners and smartphones. And thanks to globalization and trade, these power-hungry goods are accessible. But what happens if the backlash against free trade grows?…