Thing One A Minimum Wage Metaphor Imagine for a moment that you are in need of a new pair of running shoes. You know of a strip mall that has two shoe stores, so you get in your car and make the short drive. The first store, Uncle Sam's Sports, is closer to where you parked, so you start there. When you walk in, you're greeted by the manager who asks if he can help you. You politely tell him that you're looking for a pair of running shoes, but you also indicate that you'd

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