Monthly Archives: June, 2020

Why Is This Professor so Terrified of Low Cost Online University?

Michael D. Smith, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University, shares in The Atlantic, why he is both afraid and invigorated by America's recent experiment...

Blue State Governors Punish Working Class with Severe Lockdowns

Coronavirus Infects Stock Market: Part LIX Severe lockdowns in blue states are driving unemployment to Depression Era levels, and devastating the finances of working-class residents....

Free Trading Comes at a Cost

Retail investors flocked to markets during coronavirus volatility. Many were lured to trading by platforms like Robinhood, offering "free" trades. It turns out that...

How to Invest Today

It’s time for a change in pace. Since the end of March, the Dow has exploded from about 18,500 to over 25,000 as June nears...

Your Retirement Life: A Grizzly Yellowstone Trip

You can still have the retirement life you deserve, it just takes a little more time and patience. I think you'll like these pics...

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Spain Blames Generation Loss for Worst Blackout in Years

Rodrigo Orihuela, Joao Lima, and Thomas Gualtieri of Bloomberg report that a...

Top 10 U.S. Cities Where Home Prices Are Dropping Fastest

Andrew Shilling of MarketWatch reports that despite U.S. home...

US Ethane Production and Exports Reach Record Levels in 2024

In 2024, US ethane production, consumption, and exports reached...

The Power of a Compound Interest Table

Compound interest was described as the greatest mathematical discovery...

Got Water?

When the you-know-what hits the fan, water is the...

Vanguard Wellesley (VWINX) vs. Wellington (VWELX): Which Fund is Best?

The Vanguard Wellesley (VWINX) and Wellington (VWELX) funds are both...

The Mysterious ALS Cluster in the French Alps: Is It Linked to Toxic Mushrooms?

Terence Monmaney of Popular Science reports that in Montchavin,...

Gasoline Leads Drop in U.S. Fuel Imports

In 2024, US petroleum product imports fell by 210,000...

The Rise of Healthy Sodas: Fizz Meets Wellness

Deena Shanker of Bloomberg reports that a new wave...

Storage Dips After Harsh Winter

The 2024–25 winter saw colder-than-normal temperatures in January and...