Personal finance: How much do you need to retire?
"Experts" say you need at least $1M+ to retire, yet real world data says that is probably not true. Dueling experts go at each other on the topic.
Business, Policy: Today’s Tariffs are for restricting trade
Tariff increases are a sign of less global trade in the future and are being enacted as a new Cold War tool against China. Consumers will come out losers.
Demographics: Gen Z entering work force at “perfect time”
Low unemployment, labor shortages, low fertility rates - best time ever to be starting careers.
Demographics, Economy: Impact of falling U.S. birth rates
America’s shrinking population: Economic impact of falling U.S. birth rate (cnbc.com)
Economy: Are American retirement prospects really worse than ever?
In spite of media doomerism, American's prospects for retirement have held pretty steady for a long time.
Demographics, Economy: Gen Z doing better than media doomerism implies
Gen Z income doing better than prior generations, contrary to the constant doom and gloom in the media.
Media: Time for the periodic “paycheck to paycheck” stories
The Business Insider morons run the same annual story claiming things are worse when data shows they are actually better!
Economy, Demographics: Gen Z employment opportunities look to be very good
Contrary to the doom and gloom, Gen Z employment options look to be the best ever, moving forward, thanks to the demographic collapse.
Economy: If only we were more like Europe, we would be better off…
Or maybe not, by one important measure.