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US Infrastructure Development: A Case for Public Private Partnerships

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A nation is nothing without infrastructure. It is the literal blueprint which allows education, healthcare, commerce and trade to expand and progress within rural and urban areas alike. A country is identified and remembered by its most outstanding infrastructure, from longstanding historic monuments to major highways. Thus, it goes without saying that it must be […]

Financial Policy Best Practice Framework

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On March 18th 2014 the US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen stated the need for “reasonable confidence” in order to effectuate a more conservative monetary policy focusing on interest rate raise. Chair Yellen has indicated four macroeconomic factors that need to be further monitored. The labor market with further unemployment rate decline; A continued rise […]

Why Financial Education?

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It is a sad fact today that most people starting with students are financially illiterate. Here are some sobering facts: The average score on a freshman “financial literacy exam” was 59%, according to the JumpStart Coalition. The average student has roughly $23,000 in student loans, $4,000 in credit card debt and four credit cards. An […]