Generation X is earning more but ends up having less
By Noah SmithBack in the 1990s, Generation X was made fun of. Today, they earn more than their parents did at the same point in their lives.
July 10, 2015
Saving Medicare, starting with the hips and kneesHere's how it works: Medicare will pay a fixed amount for all the care provided within 90 days following a hip or knee surgery.
July 09, 2015
Why work-life balance is the wrong ideaWe should drop the idea that work and life are somehow separate. Theyre not.
July 09, 2015
Why work-life balance is the wrong ideaWe should drop the idea that work and life are somehow separate. Theyre not.
July 09, 2015
Less competition in health insurance isn't always bad: editorialCase by case, a balance has to be struck enough consolidation among insurers to drive down costs at the provider level, but not so much as to put buyers of insurance at a disadvantage.
July 09, 2015
Less competition in health insurance isn't always bad: editorialCase by case, a balance has to be struck enough consolidation among insurers to drive down costs at the provider level, but not so much as to put buyers of insurance at a disadvantage.
July 08, 2015
Are Flat Fees Really Better for Clients—or for Advisors?When someone explains something to me starting with statements that strike me as patently ridiculous, I tend to discount the rest of their thinking.
July 08, 2015
Are flat fees really better for clients — or for advisors?The current "all or nothing" thinking that advisors have to be either 100 percent flat fees or 100 percent AUM fees obscures the advantages of both.

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