Economics gets its fair share of ribbing, including snark along the lines of "if you're so smart why aren't you rich"? Yet economic concepts can help with financial decisions. Economic reasoning does ...

When an investor is analyzing and comparing options, opportunity cost reflects the potential benefits that the investor gives up by electing against some of the options. Read on to learn about the ...

Broad majorities of Americans say college simply costs too much and doesn’t provide enough benefits to be worth the effort — ...

Labor Day has become a government-sponsored PSA that unions use to take credit for every worker gain and offer unionization as the answer to every worker complaint. Near the top of their annual ...

President Donald Trump is returning to the White House with the strongest economy in the world; unemployment is low, inflation continues to trend downward and growth is accelerating. Yet, Trump is ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

In the new report “The Opportunity Costs of Socialism,” President Trump’s economic team tries to debunk the notion that the Nordic countries — Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden — should be ...

Opportunity cost is the missed gain from not choosing a better option. Calculating future investment opportunity costs is complex and not always precise. Consider opportunity costs to optimize ...

Labor Day has become a government-sponsored PSA that unions use to take credit for every worker gain and offer unionization as the answer to every worker complaint. Near the top of their annual ...