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Writing in 1984 (“Subsidizing Egos”), Thomas Sowell observed how “thousands of poorly educated Mexicans cross the border... Read More

Victor Haghani shares investing lessons he learned when his hedge fund, Long Term Capital Management, collapsed. Read More

Closed borders will make America worse. Read More

Consider these strategies to avoid a retirement shortfall. Read More

Bull markets are like a cruise ship—once they get moving they are hard to slowdown and very hard to turn around. Read More

Conventional wisdom about the labor market may be misguided because it doesn't take into account the changes in immigration. Read More

Even if Congress lets fund fees disappear they'll still affect your returns. Read More

Data centers squander vast amounts of electricity, most of it as heat. The physical properties of diamond offer a potential solution,... Read More

President Donald Trump announced he will impose an additional 100% tariff on goods from China, on top of the 30% tariffs already in effect,... Read More

Domestic malaise is rising Read More

What the Kremlin is learning from the war in Ukraine. Read More

Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier fought the "Thrilla in Manila" 50 years ago. It's still viewed as the greatest and most brutal boxing match ever. Read More

The run-up in valuations is still grounded in strong profits and fortress-like balance sheets, not irrational techno-exuberance. Read More

Is stock market concentration here to stay? Read More

After more than three decades at the top, SPY has lost its crown in the S&P 500 Index wars. Now, VOO’s closest challenger is IVV.... Read More

Chances are that you never heard of Trilogy Metals before late Monday when the company announced that the newly named Department of War was... Read More

The average American invests $2300/year in the Magnificent Seven. Read More

Portfolio techniques that have a bad reputation Read More

I recently read that in the US, the top 20% of households by income account for more than half the consumer spending. Read More

Explore the risks and opportunities in the rapidly expanding private credit market.  Read More

The excesses of the 2000s subprime housing bubble financial crisis forced a fundamental reset in US homebuilding. Read More

There are three reasons why job growth is slow... Read More

Looking for the best stocks to buy before the end of 2025? These undervalued stock picks from Morningstar's analysts look attractive today. Read More

Japan gets a new prime minister as France unexpectedly loses one. Read More

Looking at annualized month-over-month growth rates shows that 60% of items in the CPI basket are growing faster than 3%,... Read More

Coming out of the COVID nightmare, people were spending like crazy, motivated by stimulus checks, cabin fever, and an unprecedented joie de... Read More