What are the expected changes in the global economy and what does it mean for your personal finances?
One of the biggest benefits of the prosperity of the digital age is emerging. With relevant information accessible at our fingertips, it’s increasingly easy to make decisions that support our priorities and More...
Venezuela hits new low as inflation rises again, Pence calls the situation a threat to national security
The inflation rate in Venezuela has exploded over the last year as the socialist nation deals with extreme levels of poverty and food shortages. Now a new report suggests that the inflation rate could increase ten-fold More...
Newsbusters: Media ‘reluctant’ to call collapsing Venezuela ‘socialist’
Media watchdog Newsbusters took aim at the press over their avoidance of the “S-word”: socialism. “As Venezuela plunges deeper into humanitarian crisis, the broadcast and cable networks barely More...
Venezuela is world’s ‘Most Miserable’ country again
The 2016 Misery Index shows that Venezuela ranks the “most miserable country” for the second year in a row. According to economist at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. He is also More...
Social Security Set to Rise Slightly for 2017
More than 60 million Americans will see their Social Security benefits increase in the year 2017. Unfortunately, benefits will not increase by very much. The Social Security Administration (SSA) recently announced More...
Jeffrey Lipton of Fairmont Gloucester Reminds Retirees to Remember Inflation
Retirement savings is a popular topic of late. With a large section of North America’s population inching toward their golden years, ensuring they have saved enough money to live comfortably is very important. Any More...
Who’s to Blame for Rise in Realty Prices?
Truly speaking, there is no one directly responsible for the rise in the prices of real estate assets over the years. There are macro as well as local conditions that govern the demand and value of property. There More...
Yes, Inflation is our Savior, leftists cheer hyperinflation
One of Paul Krugman’s repeated themes in his columns and blog posts is that inflation is a wonderful thing, and apparently we never can have enough of it. Inflation wipes out debt, transfer wealth from creditors More...
The dollar era is nearly over
While listening to an interview with a MIT economics professor today on Tech Ticker, I was astounded by how he answered the following question, Is America headed down a similar path as Greece? photo: TaxRebate.org.uk Professor More...
Hugo Chavez and Venezuela face new challenges
Venezuela citizens flooded to stores to scoop up goods at the currency was devalued this week. President Chavez announced rolling blackouts to accommodate energy shortages and now soldiers were dispatched to force More...
State of the Nation: Bogus unemployment numbers, inflation, Sotormoyor distracts America
16.5% Unemployment ?!?! This Washington Post article (and the website itself) proclaims to calculate the actual unemployment numbers. During the Bush years we were told that the 4-6% was falsely low for various More...
