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Social Security COLAs and Medicare Premiums Nov. 02, 2016
If I am reading national polls correctly, the majority of Americans claim they want smaller governme... Read More
The Real Existential Threats of 2016 Aug. 16, 2016
On Sept. 30, the end of fiscal year 2016, the national debt is projected to reach $19.3 trillion. Wi... Read More
The Donald/Bernie Show: Shades of Hugo Chavez Apr. 15, 2016
Does this sound familiar? "They wanted something new, something fresh, and they found in this man a ... Read More
The Fed Freaks Out About the Markets -- Because It's Misreading the Situation Jan. 30, 2016
Early in the new year, on Sunday, Jan. 3, Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer delivered a ... Read More
Working Seniors May Get Social Security Increase Dec. 02, 2015
I get lots of questions from working senior citizens who wonder if the Social Security payroll taxes... Read More
The Surprising Disappearance of Inflation Oct. 22, 2015
In a world in which the Cold War is a fading memory, North Korea and Cuba endure as museums of commu... Read More
Fed Right, Trump Wrong Aug. 20, 2015
Just-published minutes from the Federal Reserve's July 28-29 meeting indicate that most officials sa... Read More
Move at the Pace of an Injured Snail Aug. 15, 2015
Pretty much everyone in the world wants the Federal Reserve to begin its "rate liftoff." September i... Read More
Inflation and Interest Rates Sep. 17, 2014
Dear Mr. Berko: In early March 2012, I asked you about a maturing $30,000 certificate of deposit in ... Read More
Where's That Inflation I Was Promised? Jul. 17, 2014
There is a point at which firmness of conviction becomes obstinacy, and there is a point at which ob... Read More
TIPS and Interest Rates Jun. 18, 2014
Dear Mr. Berko: I have a $40,000 certificate of deposit coming due next month, and my wife wants to ... Read More
The Price of Money Jun. 10, 2014
What makes interest rates move up and down? That's not a question for your Econ 101 final exam. It's... Read More
Is There Wage Stagnation? Mar. 19, 2014
Many economists, politicians and pundits assert that median wages have stagnated since the 1970s. Th... Read More
Nest Heads
Mar. 04, 2014
Bitcoin Is Not Real Money Mar. 01, 2014
Just before the bankruptcy of the Mt. Gox bitcoin digital-money (or virtual-currency) exchange, Japa... Read More
A New Way to Buy Gold Feb. 18, 2014
There's a new way to buy gold and diversify your exposure out of the dollar. It comes in the form of... Read More
A Reagan Moment Sep. 01, 2011
No sooner had President Barack Obama shocked the political world with a gloomy economic forecast &md... Read More
