Last week, the United States celebrated the 80th anniversary of the ratification of the Social Security Act, the law that created one of the most important government programs in our country today.
The Act was a direct response to the economic disaster of the Great Depression. Unemployment surpassed 25%, forcing...
Wall Street’s markets have been in full-fledged panic mode since yesterday morning. The Dow shed 1.3% on Tuesday, and dropped another 1% at the start of trading Wednesday. Presidential candidate Donald Trump was quoted as saying the potential fallout could ‘devastate’ the United States.
It’s all a reaction to a series...
The long debate over conflicts of interest on Wall Street will reach its boiling point this week, when the Department of Labor (DOL) hosts numerous hearings over the proposed fiduciary rule.
All sessions will be conducted at DOL headquarters in Washington, D.C., and will feature numerous participants representing opposing sides...
The financial story of the summer has been trouble overseas—specifically, a debt crisis in Greece and a market crash in China.
But a story developing this week may have the greatest impact on United States markets and citizens.
As of Monday morning, Puerto Rico officially went into default when the island...
If you tried to describe 2015 on Wall Street to this point, the best word might be ‘volatility.’ We’re not even at the end of July, and the Dow Jones Index has already fluctuated between positive and negative year-to-date numbers 21 times—an all-time record.
But as inconsistent as the American...
On the surface, foreign currency trading looked like an ideal post-recession activity for “Too Big To Fail” banks.
The exchanges offered the possibility of considerable returns on investment, coupled with a low risk environment. Those two factors made the exchange market the perfect business venture for an industry reeling from...
Late in 2014, the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College reported that the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) trust fund would be completely drained by the year 2033.
As daunting as that report was, it now appears that the problem may have been understated.
Ivy League researchers have now discovered that...
General Motors became an enduring symbol of the financial crisis back in 2009, when the company was restructured after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Now, that filing has directly saved the corporation from a series of ongoing lawsuits stemming from years of negligence.
Judge Robert E. Gerber of the United...
In less than two weeks on the job, the 114th United States Congress has taken major steps towards undoing one of the most important pieces of financial legislation this decade.
Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick (R-PA) is a member of the House Financial Services Committee. Last week, Rep. Fitzpatrick introduced a bill...
