Fienup: Federal Reserve actions diminish economic future
By Matthew Fienup For years, we have been critical of Federal Reserve policy and the significant impacts that it is having on the U.S. economy. As we wrote in 2017, “U.S. monetary policy is among the greatest of internal risks to U.S. economic growth.” And in 2018, “Extraordinary policy experimentation undertaken by the Federal Reserve Read More →
Farhad: Tourism is the lifeblood of Solvang
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Apfelthaler: Trade war is bad for the economy
By Gerhard Apfelthaler It’s back! After months of negotiations with China, the pause button has been released and the nation finds itself back in the trade war. Fact is, it never went away. Ask, for instance, the folks at Volvo’s plant in Ridgeville, S.C., which is running at a fraction of its capacity. Or ask Read More →
Plan before claiming Social Security benefits
By Chia-Li Chien Our thriving society causes us to feel entitled to certain levels of service and benefits. For example, after I became a regular Uber and Lyft passenger after my near-death car accident in 2014, I became spoiled by the convenience of using Uber or Lyft to travel to airports, events or business meetings Read More →
Puls: Invest in children by reading to them
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Military leaders are good choices for president
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Vo: Patents not the key to attracting investors
By Dan Vo One challenge faced by many entrepreneurs is to convince the investors, mostly angels and venture capitalists, that their startup is investment worthy. A lack of track record obviously does not help. So, it is often the case that when it is time to attract external investors, entrepreneurs look for possible ways to Read More →
