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Want to Enjoy Your Retirement? Consider Delaying It

The bad news is that most of us will need to work longer. The good news is that, if we do it right, most of us will want to. Retiring at 65 or even 67...

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Bloomberg

Allison Schrager

Too Many Passive Investors? There’s No Such Thing

US markets are doing much better than markets everywhere else, but no one seems to know why. Yes, there are theories: Perhaps it’s the promise of...

18.04.2024 30

Bloomberg

Allison Schrager

The Four-Day Work Week Is Decades Away

Billionaires and Bernie Sanders agree on at least one thing: They see a four-day work week in America’s future. Hedge fund manager Steve Cohen is...

09.04.2024 20

Bloomberg

Allison Schrager

Wall Street Just Doesn’t Get Retirement

As a retirement economist — not to be confused with a retired economist, which are rare — I often find myself talking to Wall Street types who...

04.04.2024 10

Bloomberg

Allison Schrager

What Are the Odds of Enjoying March Madness Now?

Like many Americans, I love March Madness. I still consider the night of March 22, 1990, when my local college team won one of the greatest victories...

26.03.2024 6

Bloomberg

Allison Schrager

Investors Can’t Always Trust the Data, and That’s OK

I was attracted to finance because it promised some order amid chaos. Here was this market, with billions of transactions a day — and yet it managed...

25.03.2024 7

Bloomberg

Allison Schrager

What the US Economy Needs Is a Cheap Date

Please indulge me in some taxi-driver reporting (or, in this case, ride-share driver reporting): A few months ago, traveling in a city cheaper than...

11.03.2024 5

Bloomberg

Allison Schrager

It’s a Good Time to Be a Working Woman

The pandemic was so bad for working women, especially mothers, that it was known in some quarters as the “she-cession.” But the recovery — and...

05.03.2024 10

Bloomberg

Allison Schrager

Go Ahead and Break Up With Your Realtor

When I was looking for an apartment in Manhattan, my broker was my best friend. Not only did I tour scores of places with him (this was during the...

29.02.2024 6

Bloomberg

Allison Schrager

Is TikTok’s Financial Advice Any Good? As an Economist, I Say Yes

TikTok stands accused of poisoning the minds of Gen Z, making them hate America and giving them a distorted view of history. Without getting into all...

09.02.2024 8

Bloomberg

Allison Schrager

Markets Don’t Know What to Expect Anymore, and That’s Good

When it comes to financial markets, nothing is certain. For much of the last few decades, however, it was easy to convince yourself otherwise:...

02.02.2024 2

Bloomberg

Allison Schrager

Crypto Is Going Mainstream, Which Means It’s Over

Two big things have happened in the crypto world this month: a public validation and a semi-private snub. Both of them bode poorly for its future. The...

26.01.2024 8

Bloomberg

Allison Schrager

The Introverts Have Taken Over the US Economy

A hip and sophisticated friend, a longtime New Yorker, complained to me recently about a potential date. “He wanted to meet at 6 o’clock for...

22.01.2024 6

Bloomberg

Allison Schrager

The Virtue Economy Is Over

The virtue bubble has not only peaked; it is starting to deflate. For the last few years, the ESG movement has affected both how people invest and...

16.01.2024 6

Bloomberg

Allison Schrager

What’s Bad for Harvard Is Good for America

Regardless of your perspective, Harvard looks bad right now — and that’s good for America. The resignation of Claudine Gay as president has...

04.01.2024 3

Bloomberg

Allison Schrager

2024 Will Mark the End of the Post-Pandemic Economy

Economists did not believe it was possible, but they’ve been wrong a lot lately, and in their defense it has only ever happened once (or maybe...

03.01.2024 6

Bloomberg

Allison Schrager

Three Myths About Investing for Retirement

Whatever you’ve been told about your retirement, odds are that it’s wrong. Saving enough for your retirement, and investing the right way, are...

27.12.2023 8

Bloomberg

Allison Schrager

Generation Z Is Getting a Bad Deal on Housing

Becoming a financially secure adult is hard. Establishing yourself in your career, securing a home, starting a family … it’s a struggle as old as...

14.12.2023 7

Bloomberg

Allison Schrager

Constitutional or Not, Wealth Taxes Are Bad Economics

The US Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday over a dispute over a $14,279 tax bill — and the slightly more consequential question of what counts...

06.12.2023 4

Bloomberg

Allison Schrager

AI’s Rise Will Make a Humanities Degree Even More Important

The humanities and social sciences are failing. Their popularity in the US has been waning in recent years, as many students enter STEM fields to seek...

29.11.2023 10

Bloomberg

Allison Schrager

Inflation Could Come Back When You Least Expect It

The latest inflation report, showing that price increases slowed in October, suggests that the US just might get the “immaculate disinflation”...

21.11.2023 7

Bloomberg

Allison Schrager

What Is the Goal of the 60/40 Portfolio?

I am not a fan of one-size-fits-all financial strategies. Yes, I see the value of making investment as simple as possible, but the right balance of...

10.11.2023 10

Bloomberg

Allison Schrager

The Tech Gold Rush Is Over. Where’s the Next One?

I remember the exact moment in 2007 when I knew the financial industry was headed for a reckoning. There was no data point that tipped me off, no...

03.11.2023 6

Bloomberg

Allison Schrager

Why No Recession Yet? Thank the US Consumer

The US economy is being kept afloat with lawnmowers, cars and vacations. US consumers have kept buying these things despite high inflation and the...

27.10.2023 2

Bloomberg

Allison Schrager

America Is No Longer Raising a Nation of Risk-Takers

Like many people my age, I look back fondly on my free-range childhood. Now many of my generation have become neurotic helicopter parents — and...

23.10.2023 6

Bloomberg

Allison Schrager

Why climate-swap debt is a bad idea

Last month, the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investing movement got a hard reality check about one of its favorite financial tools....

14.10.2023 10

New York Post

Allison Schrager

The US Economy Is Dynamic Again, But Will It Last?

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13.10.2023 2

Bloomberg

Allison Schrager

Private Equity Won’t Diversify Your Portfolio

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22.09.2023 5

Bloomberg

Allison Schrager

The Future of Unions Looks Very Different

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14.09.2023 10

Bloomberg

Allison Schrager

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