Brian Carus

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Economic Prosperity Is a Prerequisite for All Other Kinds of Prosperity

03/25/2021 Mises Wire Brian Carus

Listen to the Audio Mises Wire version of this article. Recently, while reading Liberalism: In the Classical Tradition, written by Ludwig von Mises in the year 1927, I noted a striking passage, right...

How the Fed’s Inflation Is Driving Stock Buybacks

03/13/2021 Mises Wire Brian Carus

Listen to the Audio Mises Wire version of this article. Senator Elizabeth Warren appeared on CNBC last week, sparring with hosts Becky Quick and Joe Kernan over stock buybacks. Both sides here either...

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Economic Prosperity Is a Prerequisite for All Other Kinds of Prosperity

03/31/2021 Brian Carus

Both Ludwig von Mises and Abraham Maslow understood that unless we first secure the benefits of economic progress, it becomes impossible to pursue higher human wants and needs.

How the Fed’s Inflation Is Driving Stock Buybacks

03/20/2021 Brian Carus

An explosion in the money supply has driven many corporate managers to turn to stock buybacks as a safe alternative to holding on to depreciating cash. This means many companies are decapitalizing.

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