William Pottenger

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State-sponsored Capitalism

The United States' economy does not obey the laws of traditional free market capitalism because of the outsized role that the government plays. Unions...

All that glitters is not gold

According to the latest quote from Nasdaq, Gold is currently selling at 1231 dollars per ounce. Just last week it was priced above 1240...

Poker Hand: limping with Aces

The following hand takes place on "High Stakes Poker" where the blinds are 400/800 with a $1600 straddle. Eric Boneta limps under the gun for...

Nicaragua's Canal

For the past couple years, Chinese billionaire and CEO of Beijing Xinwei Telecom Wang Jing has been planning a lucrative infrastructure project in Nicaragua....

Responsibility for the Financial Crisis

Over winter break, I watched a lot of films, and one of my favorite was Adam McKay's "The Big Short." It told the story...

Consolidating Financial Regulation

Examining the "super-regulator", which has been proposed by China to monitor its financial markets.

Welfare States

Analyzing the positive and negative effects of governmental policies.

Central Bankers

Taking a look at the policy of central bankers.