The Medicaid Extension Debate
Since the Supreme Court published its decisions regarding the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, there’s been far more discussion over the option to reject the Medicare expansion plan than the mandate that all Americans must purchase health insurance. [...]
Female Influence
Traditionally, we’d hear about the “woman behind the man.” But these days, women seem to be emerging more front and center as we read daily news about their roles in consumer spending, corporate boardrooms, driving economic expansion as small business [...]
Health Insurance for All
The much-awaited ruling finally came as the Supreme Court determined that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is for the most part constitutional. The biggest question was whether or not the federal government could mandate legislation requiring that [...]
Organic Growth
We often read about how large American corporations have done such a great job of cutting back expenses and strengthening their balance sheets. And yet, our economy continues to languish. Many attribute this lack of growth to unemployment and unwillingness [...]
A Post-Apocalyptic World
Perhaps the U.S. subprime mortgage debacle that kicked off economic recessions, debt crises, and job losses all over the world can’t quite be described as an apocalypse. However, the world may seem a bit apocalyptic if you’ve lost your house [...]
Let’s Talk Pensions
It used to be (just a few years ago) that if you worked for a company that offered a pension, you were one of the lucky ones. That retirement income was reasonably secure compared to workers contributing to a 401(k) [...]
Euro Blues
This line was recently floated across social media sites: “Greece is collapsing, Iran is getting more aggressive, and Rome is in disarray. Welcome to 450BC!” Indeed, the similarities are interesting to note. And with the 2012 Olympic Games in London [...]
Good News in Real Estate
Hope…it may be the most powerful force in the universe. Evidence shows time and time again that when people receive just a glimmer of hope that they may be able to achieve something, that hope is the driving force that [...]
Lower Cost Health Care in Sight?
While there is ongoing debate over whether The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act can mandate that every American must purchase health insurance, just about everyone from insurers to employers to health care providers to patients can agree that the [...]
Newton’s Law of Economics: The Power of Sentimental Investors
Newton’s Third Law of Motion (for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction) may well apply to the correlation between investments and investor sentiment. For example, the nation’s largest bank, JPMorgan Chase, recently announced that instead of [...]