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Could the Taylor Rule Have Prevented The Housing Bubble?

Mateusz Machaj, PhD in economics, is a founder of the Polish Ludwig von Mises Institute [This is a transcript from … Read more

The Many Ways Countries Tax the Poor

The Many Ways the State Taxes the Poor by Julian Adorney, Ludwig von Mises Institute Most defenders of the state … Read more

Research Affiliates On “Our Investment Beliefs”

“Our Investment Beliefs” by Research Affiliates In the latest piece from Research Affiliates, Chris Brightman, Chief Investment Officer, Jonathan Treussard, … Read more

Short-sellers Are Outsmarting Warren Buffett In 2014

Short-sellers Outsmart Warren Buffett in 2014 by Adam Kommel, President of ActivistShorts.com New York – October 27, 2014 When short-sellers … Read more

This Overlooked Ratio, Large Funds And Hedge Funds Can’t Use, Gives You Higher Returns

This Overlooked Ratio, Large Funds And Hedge Funds Can’t Use, Gives You Higher Returns by Quant Investing Do you think … Read more

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Fannie Mae: Sen. Mark Warner: Bureaucrats over Shareholders

Fannie Mae: Sen. Mark Warner: Bureaucrats over Shareholders by Investors Unite Sen. Mark Warner: Bureaucrats over Shareholders Virginia Senator Mark … Read more

Building A Solid Strategy For 2015 Fed Rate Hikes

By Lee Levy The Federal Reserve (FED) Bank’s unprecedented stimulus program is ending in October, and investment experts – and the … Read more

The U.S. hedge fund manager backing a major newspaper merger

Amid a business presentation heavy on numbers, Steven Shapiro slipped in this tidbit about what made a struggling U.K. bank an attractive investment to a hedge fund that specializes in distressed assets. “And then it emerged that the bank’s chairman, an ordained minister, was caught buying drugs, earning him the nickname the ‘Crystal Methodist’,” Shapiro told…

Obamacare Is Not a Revolution, It Is Mere Evolution

Obamacare Is Not a Revolution, It Is Mere Evolution The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act focused the attention of … Read more

Why Money Doesn’t Measure Value

Why Money Doesn’t Measure Value by Robert P. Murphy, Ludwig von Mises Institute Reprinted from Mises.ca Anyone who knows him … Read more

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Fannie Mae: What Happened In Vegas Does Not Stay There

Fannie Mae: What Happened In Vegas Could Impact the Entire Country by Investors Unite What Happened In Vegas Could Impact … Read more

Accelerating Auto Loans Leave Canadian Banks At Risk: Moody’s

Canadian banks have been hitting the gas on auto loans, leaving consumers and the financial institutions more vulnerable to risk if the economy takes a sudden turn, according to a new report from Moody’s Investors Service. Growth in auto loans has outpaced that of mortgages, credit cards, and personal lines of credit over the last seven…

Berkshire Hathaway And Coca-Cola: Deja Vu All Over Again

Berkshire and Coca-Cola: Deja Vu All Over Again by Lawrence Cunningham, Concurring Opinions Lawrence A. Cunningham, author of the best-seller, … Read more

Evaluating Ebola as a Biological Weapon – Stratfor Analysis

Over the past few weeks, I’ve had people at speaking engagements ask me if I thought the Islamic State or … Read more

Fannie, Freddie To Accept Lower Down Payment Mortgages

CHICAGO — Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are close to allowing consumers to buy a home with as little as a 3 percent down payment and still have the mortgages backed by the two agencies. More details are expected to be announced in coming weeks, but the move from a 5 percent down payment could increase…

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