Thing One What Is Seen and What Is Not Seen: A Lesson for Today’s Policy Debates The 19th-century French economist Frédéric Bastiat offered a timeless warning about how we evaluate economic policy. In his essay What Is Seen and What Is Not Seen, he wrote: “...In the economic sphere an act, a habit, an institution, a law produces not only one effect, but a series of effects. Of these effects, the first alone is immediate; it appears simultaneously with its cause; it is s

Thing One The $2.7 Million Opportunity Most Parents Might Miss (More On The Trump Accounts) ( The following is a synopsis of insights shared in article summarized by financial advisor Fran Walsh, CFA, co-founder of Opulus LLC) Parents are always looking for ways to give their kids a financial head start. According to financial advisor Fran Walsh, one new savings vehicle could potentially grow into millions for children who start early. Walsh recently highlighted the p

Thing One Play The Long Game In early 2009, the world felt like it was coming apart. The financial crisis was in full swing, major banks had failed, unemployment was rising, and fear dominated every headline. The S&P 500 had fallen nearly 50% from its highs. It didn’t feel like an opportunity. It felt like the end. But history tells a different story. If you had invested $1,000 into a simple S&P 500 index fund at the market lows in 2009 and done nothing but reinvest the div