As of the third quarter of 2015, student debt in the U.S. has soared to nearly $1.25 trillion. That’s trillion with a “t.” As little as ten years ago it was only $350 billion, less than half the amount of credit card debt held by consumers. Today it’s 70% higher. Why is this happening and…
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Ever since the crisis of 2008 the Fed had been utilizing what’s been called “quantitative easing” to focus on commercial banks to stimulate the economy. This approach involved purchasing a significant volume of bonds to drive up bond prices and reduce interest rates, with the expectation that the lower rates would stimulate demand for more…
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In the past two months we’ve experienced one of the most volatile starts to a new investment year in history. Surely there must be a good reason why this is occurring. Is it a harbinger of a severe economic downturn? Recognition that stocks have been overvalued for years? A response to the fact that Donald…
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