On Tariffs

Tariffs are bad. All sane economists know they are bad. Bad for the country that imposes them, bad for the country they are being imposed on, bad for global trade, they make the world poorer, they make the world less safe. And it is not like they haven’t been tried before. Economists widely believe thatContinue reading “On Tariffs”

If You Don’t Know How Much To Save, You Won’t Save Enough

Let us use saving for retirement as an example. The first thing you would want to know is the amount you would spend in the first year of your retirement. You’d then want to inflation-adjust that amount each year through retirement. You’d then want to know how long retirement will last. A 100-year life expectancyContinue reading “If You Don’t Know How Much To Save, You Won’t Save Enough”