Policy and business circles these days buzz about something called modern monetary theory (MMT). Many claim it explains why budget deficits do not matter and why monetary ease, “printing money,” can ...

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Investing can often feel like navigating a maze of endless options and ever-shifting market conditions. This is where the Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) comes in, offering a roadmap for making smarter ...

When Donald Trump signed a huge corporate and upper-income tax cut into law in December, it seemed like there was one small bright spot. With the GOP-backed bill projected to increase the national ...

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Our nation will run a huge federal deficit in 2020. This comes as economic theory has lagged events for more than a decade. It is at a time when the Federal Reserve has kept interest rates extremely ...

Pre-occupation with quantitative analysis in the financial markets has not necessarily served us well, says Mark Arnold. He explains how and why modern portfolio theory has failed long-term investors.

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about economic policy for the 21st century. There is a very long history of this in economics. Much of Keynesianism since ...