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Commentary from Brain Wesbury, Chief Economist at First Trust. Friday's jobs report finally included what appears to be evidence of the long-awaited acceleration ...
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Here’s some good news: you can positively affect your level of economic success by planning for your future instead of “winging” it. Without ...
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Brian Wesbury, Chief Economist for First Trust coined the phrase "Plowhorse Economy" to describe the sluggish economy from 2008 to 2016. He's now ...
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The recently passed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is the most extensive and far-reaching change to the tax code in more than thirty ...
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With year-end tax planning looming in the next few months, we are bringing you two ideas for donating to charity that could save ...
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The Wall Street Journal reports that "America’s biggest companies are reporting some of the strongest earnings growth since the recession, boosted by lowered ...
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A Reader Asks: “Should I use annuities as a temporary investment?” ...
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Brian S. Wesbury, Chief Economist at First Trust commenting on economic growth. Paul Krugman, Larry Summers and Bob Gordon have some 'splainin to ...
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The press and members of both parties have attacked President Trump for his words during the press conference at the summit with Putin ...
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Ordering Off a Menu with 25,000 Options When you sit down in a restaurant and the waitress offers you a menu with a ...
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Do-It-Yourself Retirement Planning? A report recently published by the Federal Reserve Bank on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households, discusses what people have ...
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First Trust Chief Economist Brian S. Wesbury on the job report: The U.S. labor market is going from strength to strength. Like with ...
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The press has been busy warning about the devastation that is coming if there’s a trade war. References to Smoot-Hawley and the Great ...
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The Wall Street Journal announced that GE will be replaced by Walgreens in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA). GE was the only ...
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A young professional asks: “I am 27 years old and have finally worked myself into a well-paying job. I want to make the ...
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Concern about the growth of the U.S. government’s debt is a perennial issue.  An essay by Brian Wesbury of First Trust Investors provides ...
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Financial peace arrives when you no longer have to worry about your income being sufficient to cover your expenses.  It’s a great feeling ...
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Trump Follows Through - Now What? President Trump fulfilled another campaign promise by withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal,  officially titled the "Joint ...
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Finding Clarity in a Murky Field Economics, "the dismal science", is hard for most people.  It’s even hard for economists who rarely agree ...
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Negative Reactions The stock market reacted negatively when the yield on the 10-year U.S. Government bond reached 3%. There was a major one-day ...
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When Crying Wolf is Profitable I was listening to the car radio the other day and hear an ad by someone who was ...
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Who Might Have My Number? I wanted to pass the following story along as a warning to people who are approaching Social Security ...
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From our favorite economist - Brian Wesbury: An entire generation of investors has been misled about interest rates: where they come from, what ...
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At work: President of Korving & Company, a financial planning and investment management firm focused on helping families plan for a secure retirement ...
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