A recent article in The Wall Street Journal reviews a new book about John Maynard Keynes, best remembered as “an economist who made the case for governments to spend their…
Tag: Economic History
Byron Wien Says Bull Market Has Staying Power
In a recent article for Barron’s, veteran investment strategist Byron Wien argues that the current business cycle, although aging, can continue for several more years because the “usual factors that…
Secrets from the Richest Man in History
At the time of his death in 1525, German banker Jacob Fugger was worth $400 billion, which represented a whopping 2% of Europe’s GDP at the time. This according to…
