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Recommended by Larry Pollack

I seek the best ways, without appeal to simplistic labels, that government, private businesses, charities, you and I can help every person achieve maximum potential.

Intelligent, thoughtful, thought-provoking, experienced, humble economist with lots to say about the state of the world

- Larry Pollack

Known Unknowns

By Allison Schrager

how risk drives our world, the macro economy, and markets. and pensions too.

Pension geek, financial economist, always something interesting to say and she says it well

- Larry Pollack

Laissez-Faire, Laissez-Passer w/ Alex Nowrasteh & David Bier

By Alex Nowrasteh

Thoughts on immigration, economics, social science, public policy, and more

TheAltView

TheAltView gives a (needed) skeptical take on Alternative Investments. We also show ways to make better high-level investment decisions. That may sound arrogant, but the approach is grounded in humility.

STUMP - Meep on public finance, pensions, mortality and more

By Mary Pat Campbell

Public finance, pensions, mortality trends from the perspective of Meep (Mary Pat Campbell), a life-annuity actuary. Less frequent topics: data visualization, actuarial politics, literature, opera, and sumo.

Fellow actuary (no pun intended), clear-thinking, mortality expert, amazingly prolific, fighting the good fight on public pensions -- and you'll learn a lot about sumo!

- Larry Pollack

Little-Known Facts

By Andrew Biggs

Much of what we think is true just isn't. And there's data to prove it. Writing mostly about retirement security, with occasional side-trips.

Clear thinking about Social Security and retirement policy

- Larry Pollack

Investing in Financial History

By Mark Higgins

This newsletter provides commentary on current financial events by explaining them in the context of financial history. The newsletter draws from the book "Investing in U.S. Financial History," which arrives in bookstores in February 27 2024.

Puts into historical context a lot of what is happening in markets today, especially pertaining to alternatives like private equity. I've learned a lot from it. Plus, financial history is just fascinating.

- Larry Pollack

Long Story Short

By Liz Farmer

The world of government taxes and spending is weird and complicated. I explain it all here--in tasty and easily digestible bites. (Opinions are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer.)