The Best of Recent Economic Research

The six academic papers cited here identify several points where, even when we don’t realize it, macroeconomics and personal finance intersect.

No Quick End to Fiduciary Rule Story

The DOL wants your comments again. It wants to know how much companies have spent on adapting to the rule, and whether it would be cheaper to abandon the sunk costs. Or maybe it's all a charade, leading to a preordained decision.

‘We’re the Kasparov Inside’

‘I’ve been on the bleeding edge as much as I’ve been on the leading edge, and it’s not always a comfortable place to be,’ said Judson Bergman, Chairman and CEO of Envestnet (above).
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The Best of Recent Economic Research

The six academic papers cited here identify several points where, even when we don’t realize it, macroeconomics and personal finance intersect.

DOL Hears Public Comments on Fiduciary Rule (Again)

Brokers and insurance agents told the Department of Labor to kill the fiduciary rule, but robo-advisors such as Financial Engines and Betterment still favored it, as did private citizens, in over 200 comments on the DOL website this week.

The Dollar as Reserve Currency: Benefit or Burden?

Should the dollar abdicate its role as the lingua franca of money? In this exclusive interview, economist Barry Eichengreen of the University of California, Berkeley offers some much-needed perspective.
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No Quick End to Fiduciary Rule Story

The DOL wants your comments again. It wants to know how much companies have spent on adapting to the rule, and whether it would be cheaper to abandon the sunk costs. Or maybe it's all a charade, leading to a preordained decision.