RichardApr 17, 20214 min readPlaying Calvinball with MMTersAs the US national debt rapidly approaches the $30 trillion mark, a new form of monetary policy, Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) has...
RichardApr 10, 20212 min readMarket bubble?Anyone who is evenly remotely following the stock market knows that the last several months have been extremely volatile. In the last 5...
RichardApr 3, 20212 min read"Fail early and often"In today's world, the term “failure” has a seriously negative connotation. But the reality is that failure is a regular part of everyday...
RichardMar 27, 20214 min readThe future of monetary policy?Over the last year, the Covid pandemic has caused a shock to the global economy with ramifications that will be felt for years. During...
RichardMar 20, 20212 min readApes Together StrongAs the controversy surrounding GameStop stock rages on, some members of the previously, relatively unknown subreddit WallStreetBets, have...
RichardMar 13, 20213 min readGamificationThe recent volatility of stocks like GameStop and AMC has led to increased scrutiny by both market regulators as well as elected...
RichardMar 6, 202114 min readThe Inception of Behavioral EconomicsSince time immemorial, there have existed markets, and even if early man was not aware of them, economic principles have governed those...
RichardFeb 27, 20213 min readThe lessons taught by COVIDSome people may be surprised to learn that the current COVID vaccine was created in January, 2020. Not only that, it was developed in one...
RichardFeb 20, 20213 min readGame Stopped?In the most recent development of the GameStop stock saga, the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing on February 18, in which...
RichardFeb 13, 20213 min readApes in the CityA couple of weeks ago, a subreddit called wallstreetbets (WSB) became the subject of much media attention. For those who are unaware,...
RichardFeb 5, 20216 min read"People aren't dumb. The World is hard". ~ Richard ThalerOften referred to as the “Father of Behavioral Economics”, Dr. Richard H. Thaler received his PHD in economics from the University of...
