Medicare Advantage plans have seen big changes over the past year, and that has resulted in retirees being less satisfied with these plans, according to J.D. Power’s latest annual U.S. Medicare Advantage Study. During the past 12 months, major shifts have impacted outpatient care costs, out-of-pocket prescription costs and provider networks. J.D. Power says that, as a result…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on July 23, 2026 in New York. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images Treasury yields were higher on Monday as traders looked ahead to the latest FOMC minutes due later in the week. The 30-year Treasury yield, which is typically sensitive to…
For a while now I have noticed people quoting me from my books. At first it was just charming and brought a smile to my face. But then, as they continued and became more common, the number of quotes grew. I began to regret I hadn’t thought to collect them. Ah well, no going back……
We acknowledge the financial support from Fondazione Cariplo and University of Milan. The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the University of Milano (Parere 7/25), and the Homewood IRB at Johns Hopkins University (HIRB00015374). We thank seminar participants at the Università di Verona, Université de Lausanne, Florence Behavioral Economics Conference, RFBerlin Migration Forum,…
Retail prices make poor targets for excise taxAn excise tax is a tax imposed on a specific good or activity. Excise taxes are commonly levied on cigarettes, alcoholic beverages, soda, gasoline, insurance premiums, amusement activities, and betting, and typically make up a relatively small and volatile portion of state and local and, to a lesser extent, federal…
Inflation data for July takes center stage in the week ahead, as second-quarter earnings season winds down. Another factor that could influence the market action: updates on the Iran war. Though Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said early last week that a deal may be coming , that news never materialized. That’s not to say a…
As human beings, most of us have a hard time letting go, especially in cases where we have held something for a long time and formed a personal attachment to it. From the treasured (blue) coffee mug, to the t-shirt we got at that concert, to the higher-stakes situations like the family home we’ve lived…
