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How feeling rich helps the economy: An explainer

by Paddy Hirsch
Mar 14, 2014
When we feel wealthy, we spend more. It’s called the wealth effect.
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What is wealth? A tutorial

by Paddy Hirsch
Mar 6, 2014
A lot of people think that wealth is money. But that's only half the story.
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The magic of compounding: An explainer

by Paddy Hirsch
Feb 27, 2014
Compounding is one of the best tools out there to build wealth.
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How borrowing money can create wealth: Explainer

by Paddy Hirsch
Feb 5, 2014
There are a million get-rich schemes out there, but here's one of the oldest: borrowing.
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Explainer: Why can't we cap CEO pay?

by Paddy Hirsch
Jan 15, 2014
Switzerland recently toyed with the idea of capping CEO pay at 12 times the amount of the lowest-paid worker.
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Explainer: the charitable tax deduction

by Paddy Hirsch
Dec 26, 2013
If you give $1,000 to charity, that reduces your taxable income by $1,000, because there’s less for the government to tax.
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Investors love government floaters

by Paddy Hirsch
Dec 2, 2013
What are floating-rate notes? And why are investors excited for the Treasury to start issuing them?
The U.S. Treasury will start issuing floating-rate notes next year.
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How QE keeps your mortgage interest rate down

by Paddy Hirsch
Nov 21, 2013
Keeping rates low is all about supply and demand.
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Forget Dow 16,000. Here's the number you should care about.

by Paddy Hirsch
Nov 18, 2013
It's much smaller than 16,000.
The trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
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Explainer: Fiscal hawks vs. fiscal doves

by Paddy Hirsch
Nov 14, 2013
Why are those who want to fight inflation called 'fiscal hawks'?
The Federal Reserve's most recent policy move is simply a way of driving down interest rates. But how does it work? Sr. Producer Paddy Hirsch explains Operation Twist with a simple analogy.
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