By Kevin Judge | April 30, 2019 According to a professor I had in graduate school, most of what you need to know about investment can be illustrated by two very old proverbs: A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush: This actually illustrates two critical concepts in investing, the time value… Read More »
by Richard Brody | April 08, 2019 After well over a decade, as a Real Estate Licensed Salesperson, in the State of New York, I have observed, that the vast number of individuals, pay, far too little attention, to one of the most significant parts of a house. While it may be, more fun, and more enjoyable, looking… Read More »
By Jasmine Harris | April 05, 2019 As millions of people tune in to watch the Final Four, much of their focus will be on the numbers on the scoreboard. But a March 2019 report from U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, a Democrat from Connecticut, calls attention to numbers of a different sort. The report –… Read More »
By Christopher Foster and Shamel Azmeh |March 15, 2019 At the heart of the current US trade war with China is tariffs on imports like steel, sorghum and silicon chips. But, with the growing role of data and digital technology in the world economy, a new arena of digital trade conflict is on the cards. Rapid… Read More »
By Richard Brody | March 13, 2019 One of the main, principles, of selling real estate, is, It’s all about price. Although, that’s a rather, simplistic, under – statement, there is no doubt, pricing a house, is, perhaps, the most significant aspect, of getting it sold, at the best possible price, in the shortest period of time, and with a… Read More »
By Ross Guest | March 13, 2019 The great British economist John Maynard Keynes said he longed for the day when economics could be thought of as a “matter for specialists – like dentistry”. It’s easier to become an economist than a dentist, or a doctor or a lawyer. For those and other professions you… Read More »
By Thomas Adam | March 13, 2019 Vietnam seemed like the perfect place for Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un to meet in late February for their latest summit on denuclearization. At Hanoi’s posh Metropole Hotel, Trump hoped to convince Kim to abandon nuclear weapons in exchange for lifting U.S. sanctions against… Read More »
By Michael Plouffe | March 12, 2019 The US has published its objectives for a proposed trade agreement with the UK – and its thinking highlights just how weak Britain’s bargaining position will be in the post-Brexit global economy. The US trade representative outlines many of the usual ways to increase trade between the two… Read More »
By Jimmie Lenz | March 11, 2019 New findings from the New York Federal Reserve reveal that millennials have now racked up over US$1 trillion of debt. This troubling amount of debt, an increase of over 22 percent in just five years, is more than any other generation in history. This situation may leave you… Read More »
NewsUSA | March 8, 2019 When it comes to saving, a Roth IRA may be a Millennial’s best friend. Unlike traditional IRAs or even workplace 401(k) plans, Roth money is tax-free in retirement. And even as the account ideally grows fatter over the years -helped in part by a wondrous thing called compound interest –… Read More »