Automation: Paradigm Shift or Jobs Crisis?
As technology enables more work to be completed by machines, jobs have and will continue to disappear. On the surface, this may appear distressing for the future economy, especially given [...]
The Fed: Stuck in the Middle?
The Fed faces a difficult challenge in the years ahead. Unemployment is at historic lows, inflation has been flat, and growth is on the upswing. These all sound like positive [...]
Better Measures for Economic Growth?
GDP has long been the standard barometer of economic growth or weakness. However, it does not tell you whether your economy is heading in the right direction. As technology makes [...]
Can Blockchain Disrupt the Financial System?
Staying abreast of technology developments is a necessary aspect of leadership and management today. I recently came across a compelling article on hbr.org about blockchain and bitcoin technology. […]
Shareholder Activism: A New Paradigm?
In the recent past, the ownership and management of publicly-traded companies were separate entities. Shareholders were often not large enough to make their voices heard through voting. If you were [...]
Women May Be Key to Increased US Growth
President Trump has promised to increase US economic growth to over 3%, up from 2%, where it has hovered for the past decade. However, with lower labor force participation and [...]
Are "Bionic" Advisors the Future of Financial Advice?
A year ago, the term “robo advisor” raised alarms on various financial news sites and blogs. Financial professionals feared that computer algorithms would replace human advisors in the advice space. [...]
Trust has become a high priority
Trust has become a high priority Trust.. it’s a high priority issue these days. Since the financial crisis of 2008, trust has catapulted into the limelight and the impact on [...]
Low Unemployment and Low Productivity: Warning Signs?
The Labor Department reported 4.3% unemployment in May, the lowest it has been since 2001. Productivity, on the other hand, remained flat during the first quarter. While that is an [...]
Is the Future Economy the Circular Economy?
image by Jack Moreh Humans create a lot of waste. Over the last century, as technology has provided us with machines to make our lives easier and many [...]