For the first time since the data has been recorded, sales at restaurants and bars in the United States have …
Chances of Defaulting Decreases with Larger Loans
It seems counterintuitive, but the less debt a student leaves school with, the greater risk they are of defaulting on …
Does Singapore Provide Better Health Care Than the United States?
Singapore is an Asian country with twice the population of Chicago. The country has one of the highest GDP Per …
How Legislation Killed the Community Bank
The total number of banking companies in the United States has significantly decreased in the past couple decades. At the …
Nobody Really Saw What Happened in The Super Bowl
Some things need to be put into perspective. The Super Bowl is small potatoes compared to other sporting events outside …
Thanks A Lot, Obama?
Mr. President is back in the nation’s good graces. Can his approval rating be tied solely to prices at the …
2015 Big Mac Index
The Economist has updated their “Big Mac Index”. The index is a creative way of showing vales of goods and …
Home Spreads are Normalizing
It has been 6 years since the end of the Great Recession. During which, the economy has slowly recovered. In …
Crowdfunding
In 2014, there was a boom of what is called ‘Crowdfunding’. Using the power of the masses, individuals and start-ups …
Measuring Risk Tolerance
by Jeff Schlegel Much like happiness or wealth, investor risk tolerance is hard to quantify. Risk and investing are inseparable, …