Author Archives: Danielle Park

The Current looks at seniors working

“Freedom 55” was a marketing slogan from the financial sales industry that arose during the late, great secular bull that ran from 1982-1999 and encouraged people to spend too much and save too little while banking on risky financial bets … Continue reading →

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Senator Warren on need for fiduciary standard in finance

Many good points made in this speech. What is missing in the history recited (as usual), is the reality that the credit bubble first ballooned housing and financial assets to unsustainable levels that encouraged households and pensions to undersave and … Continue reading →

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Apprehension of bias: civil service to personal riches

In the two years between April 2013 and March 2015, senator and secretary of state Hillary Clinton collected $21,667,000 in “speaking fees.” We have so far not been allowed to see what words of wisdom Clinton shared. But thanks to … Continue reading →

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