Global Markets

Behind The Headlines: My Experience Working With The New York Times

On August 7, 2023, I received an email from Amy X. Wang, the assistant editor…

The presidential election isn’t playing out how I thought it would

When President Joe Biden made clear that he was going to run for reelection, I had a…

How Discord Became a Developer Platform

Posted May 10, 2024 In 2009 Discord cofounder and CEO, Jason Citron, started building tools…

The Compound and Friends: Hall of Fame Bull Market

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Is Social Security Going Bankrupt?

A reader asks: I saw the report this week that said Social Security will be…

Navigating Retirement: Dynamic Safe Withdrawal Rates In Action

One of my ongoing challenges as a writer is explaining financial concepts in an easy-to-understand…

When are large and persistent increases in debt to GDP justified?

 In this post I showed a chart of UK government debt to GDP since 1900.…

Godzilla vs. King Kong

DISCLOSURES This commentary is being provided to you as general information only and should not…

Seinfeld on When Money Became Everything

One of my favorite pop culture developments in recent years is the famous person press…

The Rise of the Forever Renter Class

I’ve paid over $350,000 of rent in my life. That averages out to $2,500 a…