

Building Wealth During Covid
File under, The Rich get richer… From Oxfam Richest 1% bag nearly twice as much wealth as the rest of Continue reading

Data That Matters November 2022

Income And Wealth Inequality – 2022
No surprise, there is income and wealth inequality. Also no surprise, little is changing it. Wages in the US are Continue reading
US Upward Immobility
Conventional wisdom, at least in the US: Work hard and get ahead in life. The data says: If you start Continue reading

Data That Matters June 2022
US inflation reached 8.6% in May 2022, which is high but still below the 14.8% in 1980. Within one year, Continue reading
Inflation Rises
Inflation is up! That’s the big news in the US. Inflation reached 8.6% in May 2022, dramatically higher than its Continue reading
More Money Means Smarter Kids
A recent study demonstrated that common-sense notion that being richer makes it easier to be smarter, or at least perceived Continue reading