In principle there are only three main components of spending that much matter to monetary policy: consumer spending business investment and exports and trade.

I don't want to get into the 'who's a hostage-taker' discussion here but what is the estate tax? It's a double tax on death. Economists will tell you that it's really not a tax that soaks the rich but it's a tax on capital that deprives business investment and therefore job creation.

Sometimes your best investments are the ones you don't make.

Experience taught me a few things. One is to listen to your gut no matter how good something sounds on paper. The second is that you're generally better off sticking with what you know. And the third is that sometimes your best investments are the ones you don't make.

An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.

European investment in Texas alone exceeds all U.S. investment in China and Japan put together.