A Wealth of Common Sense

The economy is a weird thing because no matter what happens to GDP growth, inflation or interest rates there are bound to be pros and cons, winners and losers. There’s no such thing as equilibrium in the economy. Inflation was low in the 2010s which consumers liked. But economic growth was slower and wage growth stalled out. People didn’t like that. Economic and wage growth have...

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There are 137,000 households in America that control 15% of household wealth. The average wealth of this top 0.1% is around $200 million. According to The Wall Street Journal, the wealth for this group has risen nearly $15 trillion this decade alone. The rich are getting richer, as always. The good news is that so is everyone else. Owen Zidar and Eric Zwick show there is a larg...

Today’s Talk Your Book is brought to you by Benefit Street Partners, a Franklin Templeton Company: To learn more click here: http://www.credopp.com/ On today’s show, we discuss: How real estate credit could offers more cushion than equity today How rising rates could cause a wave of refinancing and capitulation ahead The bifurcation emerging between prime assets and older...