Most countries compete for investments from abroad, whether the investment is made directly in the form of new ventures or indirectly through the shares of existing firms that are publicly traded. Both higher returns and lower volatility can attract a higher market share of global stock...

Many advisors struggle to get clients to focus on long-term investing and ignore the constant short-term noise spewed by the media. This paper provides a series of easily understood tables and figures that should help clients realize why financial advisors must use appropriate time horizons when...

Many economists find it necessary to forecast inflation locally or nationally based on the annual Consumer Price Index (CPI) value before the figures are released from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. There is no regular “official release date,” although the BLS usually targets the 20th of...