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Policy and Regulatory Commentary
At This Point, Do Deficits Matter?
Last week, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) – the nonpartisan federal agency within Congress that provides budget and economic information to lawmakers and is tasked with providing an analysis of the impact of every bill Congress enacts on the national budget – released a report that projects the U.S. annual budget deficit will exceed $3.3 trillion by the end of fiscal year 2020. That’s the end of this month.
Policy and Regulatory Commentary
A New Monetary Policy
Last Thursday, while almost 24 million Americans were gearing up to watch President Donald Trump’s Republican National Convention speech and the literal fireworks that followed, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell gave an historic speech of his own that sent rockets around the monetary policy world.
Policy and Regulatory Commentary
An Update on the Federal Government’s Business Relief Programs
While it may seem hard to believe that March was just five months ago – not five years ago – that’s when Washington created two loan programs that were supposed to help struggling businesses keep doors open and employees on the payroll.
Alternative Investments
All Options on the Table: Holistic Investment Strategies for a Volatile, Low-Yield World
In the 10-part module-based video education series, All Options on the Table: Holistic Investment Strategies for a Volatile, Low-Yield World, gain practical insights on the due diligence and portfolio implementation of options and option-based strategies. The modules allow professionals to dive into the subject matter they desire at their own pace. Member and non-member registration for the first-of-its-kind course can be found here.
Policy and Regulatory Commentary
The Women Who Came Before
Tonight, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) will take the “stage” at the Democratic National Convention to accept the party’s nomination for vice president of the United States.
Policy and Regulatory Commentary
An Unusual Election
In a year defined by turbulence, one thing has remained constant: Americans’ belief that they should be able to vote by mail in Election 2020.
Policy and Regulatory Commentary
The Veepstakes
John Adams—the United States’ first vice president—called his role as second-in-command to President George Washington “the most insignificant Office that ever the Invention of Man contrived or his imagination conceived.”