When does it make sense to use debt to finance higher education? Did the 42 million American who have borrowed $1.63 Trillion make the right decision? Is there a way up front to know if borrowing to finance college is a good idea?
Scammers bought us flowers to build trust. Building trust is the best method to perpetrate a scam. Unfortunately, it is really easy to simulate building trust. This is an existential problem of our society. It affects how we respond to politics, investment opportunities, and our relationships with friends and family.
A tiny tweak that transforms federal income tax system could lift millions of lives, and it’s so easy it would be hard for anyone to argue with
You have probably seen the memes questioning the sense of Nike manufacturing in USA. Commentators presume Nike will be forced to do so because of the newly announced Tariffs. Are they right? Does US Policy end up taking jobs away from Asian factory workers? Let’s see if we can untangle the issues and shed some light on Nike’s likely strategy.
Everyone has an opinion on the tariffs, their purpose, whether they make sense, and ultimately, their effects. How can we navigate these issues effectively when so much political emotion is wrapped in those opinions? Returning to first principles and a grounding in the basics helps us all sort out the signal from the noise.
CEW introduced its College Payoff Report in 2011. They established that, on average, higher education pays off with substantially higher lifetime earnings than those without college credentials. It has been a mainstay support in the argument over higher education value. Why then the growing skepticism, did they get it right?