Monthly Archives: July, 2017
Three Serious Problems with Using AI for Investing
Here is a must read from the WSJ on the pitfalls of automated investing. James Mackintosh explains the pitfalls of algorithmic trading and the problems...
Are EnerVest Investors at Risk?
The energy hedge funds of private equity firm EnerVest are said to be worth "essentially nothing" to its investors by the Wall Street Journal....
Are Low Rental Sales Signaling the End of the Auto Boom?
After plunging during the financial crisis, sales of automobiles had been accelerating right up into December 2016. Since then they've tailed off. And now...
The Minimum Wage Debate Goes off the Rails
Here The Economist reports on the minimum wage debate. Some in the academic community have managed to convince themselves that unlike any other market,...
Why Don’t the Pro-Tax Rich Pay More Voluntarily?
Dan Mitchell of the Cato Institute shines a spotlight on politicians and activists who advocate for higher taxes but don't voluntarily pay the rates...