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Social Security For The Young

…than they expect. The second hardest part would be keeping up with inflation. And the third hard part would be not losing it all to a bad investment or just…

QE2 and the Laffer Curve.

…which were not controversial until this year. First that the effects of a shift in monetary policy peak after roughly 6 months. Second that it acts through investment and especially…

What more can the Fed do ?

…is low and presumably short term rates will return to normal some time in the next 10 years. Second the interest rate that matters for private sector fixed capital investment

Hot TIPS tips !

…price and drive down the return. This should stimulate investment. I wonder if a campaign to promote TIPS would do more to stimulate investment than the recent Fed Quantitative Easing…

Thinking about Performance

…to get around 17-18 mpg (city). Now it’s closer to 15-16. It would require an investment of capital and labor to get it completely repaired. Being liquidity-constrained, I’m not going…