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Surprise! California’s 40 Qs of Rising Minimum Wage & Fast Food Industry Growth (Beating USA)

The Big Picture

To prove their point, a number of friendly commentators, academics, and hired guns all wrote endless white papers, Op-Eds and commentaries. But they made one super-sized mistake: they cheated with the numbers. They donated money to the usual suspects to make the case that this would soon lead to devastation in employment and wages.

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10 Biggest Ideas in “How NOT to Invest”

The Big Picture

The challenge in writing How NOT to Invest was organizing a large number of ideas, many of which were only loosely connected, into something coherent, understandable, and, most importantly, readable. What does the endless stream of news, social media, TikToks, Tweets, magazines, and television do to our ability to make good decisions?

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RIA Edge Podcast: Schwab’s Jalina Kerr on How Resilient RIAs Can Turn Market Volatility Into Growth

Wealth Management

Number 8860726. David Armstrong , Executive Director, Content and User Engagement at WealthManagement.com June 10, 2025 Economic uncertainty, heightened volatility and on-again, off-again trade policies are challenging for investors. In 2016, AZ Business Magazine recognized Kerr as one of Arizona’s Most Influential Women.

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10 Weekend Reads

The Big Picture

Pour yourself a mug of coffee, grab a seat outside, and get ready for our longer-form weekend reads: • The A to Z of economics : Economic terms, from “absolute advantage” to “zero-sum game”, explained to you in plain English. ( The weekend is here! was responsible for two phenomenally destructive innovations.

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10 Weekend Reads

The Big Picture

It’s the intersection of business, people, psychology, sociology, and numbers. Hakai Magazine ). • One of TikTok’s Biggest Stars Roasts Dudes for Their Misogyny, Racism, and Fatphobia Drew Afualo is using trolls’ tactics against them and giving her 7.5 It’s just inherently fascinating. ” ( Compound Manual ).

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It’s Crunch Time For Many Policyholders

Wealth Management

Number 8860726. What’s more, they’ll know that in light of today’s political and economic conditions and circumstances, they’ll have far more success with clients if they position the “explore the options” project in terms of current and projected cash flow savings rather than future estate tax savings or liquidity.

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10 Monday AM Reads

The Big Picture

You can build a record when in terrible years you’re up zero to five (per cent) and then throw a couple of 50s and 60s and the numbers look pretty good over time … ( Financial Times ) • The Line Is Blurring Between Remote Workers and Tourists : Economic development has fundamentally changed.

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