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• Stop Worrying About The Repo Market

  By Ian on September 25, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  A little known facet of the banking system has been circling the news media this month, and it’s been throwing the financial world for a loop. People who are extremely well-versed in how the banking system works have been left… Read More ›

• Is This Full Employment?

  By Ian on October 25, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  The economy is doing well. Our last quarter’s annualized GDP growth was 4.2%, inflation has stayed moderately high, but below 3%, and foreign investors continue to pour capital into U.S. markets. We have even begun to see wage growth previously… Read More ›

• Currency Adjustments and “Contagion”

  By Ian on September 18, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Today I want to talk about debt. Not the kind you think about when you see headlines about student loans, credit cards, or the federal budget. No, this is a very special kind of debt, a kind you likely will… Read More ›

• Fiscal Policy Part 2 – A Primer on Tariffs

  By Ian on July 10, 2018 • ( 4 )

  

  If you haven’t been living under a rock for the past half year or so, you likely saw some variation of this headline on the news: “Trade war heating up with China and/or the EU and/or Canada and/or Mexico!” “Trump… Read More ›

• To Insure Promptitude, Not Wages

  By Ian on July 3, 2018 • ( 2 )

  

  Tipping was never originally intended to replace a fair wage. So why does it now? And what happens when service employees are paid the same, or more, than everyone else?

• Volatility, Fundamental Analysis, and the Bear Market of 2018

  By Ian on March 25, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  The week of March 20 – 24 2018 was the worst week for the American stock market in over two years. Both the Dow and the S&P declined over 5% in a week, entering correction territory, and concerns are mounting… Read More ›

• Gun Violence: An Economic Problem with an Economic Solution

  By Ian on February 18, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Guns in America are a uniquely polarizing issue. Some people are repulsed at the very sight of a gun, while others are in love with them and the culture they represent. Surely they have important importance throughout our history, but… Read More ›

• Pulling Money Out of Thin Air? Some Due Diligence on AMD

  By Ian on January 20, 2018 • ( 11 )

  

  I was getting bored in class the other day, so I did what I usually do when I start to research a stock; I went to the SEC company database and looked up their financial statements. I then proceeded to… Read More ›

• Personal Finance; Start 2018 Off Right!

  By Ian on January 5, 2018 • ( 2 )

  

  For the first post of 2018, I thought we could switch things up a bit. Chances are, if you read this blog on a regular basis, you are already financially oriented and likely have a solid hold on your personal… Read More ›

• Analysis of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017: Businesses

  By Ian on December 30, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Welcome to Part Two of my analysis of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. The first post on this new tax law focused on individual changes, and this post will focus of business-side changes. There are way too… Read More ›