you have a hundred million dollars in undisclosed assets. And what I'm asking is are any of those with uh this outfit that invests in um uh companies affiliated with President Trump or his family companies that have facilitated money laundering, Chinese control companies or financing vehicles set up by Jeffrey Epstein. It's a yes or no question.Uh, Senator, I have worked tirelessly with the ethics officials at the office of government ethics and you have not come to an ethics agreement and have agreed, sena ...

So let me be very clear. Monetary policy independence is essential. Monetary policy makers must act in the nation's interest.Their decisions the product of rigor, deliberation, and unclouded decision-making. And as Senator Warren said, I do not believe that independence of monetary policy is threatened when elected officials state their views on rates. Fed independence is up to the Fed.That has three implications. First, Congress is tasked with the mission to ensure price stability. Inflation is the Fed's c ...

the risk of sounding a little dramatic, I think that we could experience a dead internet outcome in the next 3 years. I do think it's possible, maybe not likely, but you know, what does that mean. It means that in a world where humans just speak to AI to get the responses that they need, the incentive to publish content diminishes to the point of zero.We underestimate just how much we rely on first-party reporting to feed the information that AI uses to answer questions or to feed the information that appea ...

In these unusual and exigent circumstances, I saw the Fed and its people at their very best. But I also witnessed an institution that was tempted to play a larger role in the economy and society. So let me be very clear.Monetary policy independence is essential. Monetary policymakers must act in the nation's interest. Their decisions the product of rigor, deliberation, and unclouded decision-making.And as Senator Warren said, I do not believe that independence of monetary policy is threatened when elected o ...

I'm sure many of you use or hear your children using the teenage slang going around today. Words like low key, bet, or bruh. Well, in my family, those words don't get laughs.They get push-ups. If my brothers or I slip up, it's 20 push-ups on the spot. We'll be mid-con conversation.My dad storms in like a drill instructor, shouting, "Drop and give me 20." As you can guess, I come from a family forged by the sea. My dad served the Navy for over 20 years. First as a submariner and then as a surgeon.My uncle wa ...

So, Donald Trump has made clear that he does not want an independent Fed. In fact, he has said, and I quote, "Anybody that disagrees with me will never be Fed chairman." And he's made clear that you are his sock puppet, saying last week that interest rates will drop. Quote, "When Kevin gets in, yeah, I think they do." Not when economic conditions change, we'll get lower rates.Not when the economy needs it. Nope. He said, "When my guy Kevin Walsh is in there, we'll get the interest rates that I, Donald Trump ...

I want you to imagine an 11-year-old girl's room. The door is slightly a jar and from the hallway you can see her bed lined with lovingly placed stuffed animals and her white desk covered with halfish drawings and piles of books. The afternoon sunlight spills across the oak floor and there she is sitting on her bed staring at a piece of paper in her hands.That girl, me and the paper, my X-ray, my spine curved into the unmistakable shape of an S. Coming home from the doctor's office that day, I was shocked, ...

My twin brother Jack and I were both born weighing 1 lb 11 oz. If you were to hold about four sticks of butter in your hand, that's how much we weighed. We were the miracle babies.This is Jack at two weeks old wearing my mom's wedding ring around his arm. We both survived despite our lungs and heart being undeveloped. Right after this picture was taken, Jack had a brain bleed which caused him to develop cerebral palsy.Cerebral palsy is an injury to the brain that affects movement, speech, and coordination. ...

adults, raise your hands if you had a job when you were in high school. Now, teenagers, raise your hands if you are in high school and you currently have a job. Wow, look at how many more adults had a job when they were in high school compared to teens today.The US Bureau of Labor Statistics found that over the past 50 years, the amount of teens participating in the workforce has dropped over 25%. Getting a job is like a compass. Once you pick it up, it guides you in the right direction and you get closer t ...

In a documented physics experiment, a single domino was shown to knock over another domino 50% larger than itself. When you repeat this pattern, by the 30th domino, it would be long enough to topple the Empire State Building. The small but mighty power of this plastic tile encapsulates how compounding growth works.Now, what if I told you that money can grow the same way. When I first learned this, it completely changed how I thought about investing. It made me realize that wealth is not a question of luck o ...