Politics

Government accountability with political futures

By Philip McBride Johnson | September 30, 2013

As we approach two potential national crises — a government shut-down and a default on federal debt — fertile minds will shift toward whether there is a financial tool to alleviate those risks. Futures contracts and options have long served as mitigators of risk. Why not here?

Energy outlook clouded by political risks

By Phil Flynn | September 30, 2013

Forget all those worries about war and the rumors of war — that was yesterday’s news. After the UN passed a resolution on Syria’s chemical weapons, the risk is all political.

Two charts illustrate how to “follow the money”

By Frank Holmes | August 6, 2013

Too often investors get caught up in political parties, focus on the negative and lose confidence in stocks. As a result, they can miss great bull markets. When it comes to finding opportunities, it’s not about the political party, it’s about the policies.

Over the putting cliff

By Philip McBride Johnson | February 19, 2013

Two F-16 fighter jets scrambled on Sunday when several small civilian aircraft wandered into restricted air space over where President Obama was playing golf with Tiger Woods in my adopted state of Florida. Our tax dollars at work.

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