One of the most important events happened this week, and it was not Taylor Swift Attending a Kansas City Chiefs game; it was COP 28. For those who do not know what COP 28 is, it is the 28th meeting of the United Nations Climate Change Conference. This conference’s goal…

I have been delighted to see the first part of what I hope is a more rational policy and humane treatment for Central and South America. The Biden Administration pursued a deal with Venezuela that would see an easing of sanctions with a promise to conduct free and fair elections…

The Michigan House recently passed a provision to repeal the 2013 law known as the Freedom to Work Law. While the name is catchy, its primary goal was not to increase your freedom to work, as it is a law targeted at union funding. The law prohibited closed shops or…

The season is changing, and warmer weather is ahead. As we head into spring, it is common practice to make changes and evaluate your relationships, habits, and clothes, and maybe you should look at your finances too. Financial checkups are a good tool for maintaining your financial stability. Most financial…

Republican lawmakers attacking Social Security have put a key policy difference between the two parties in the news again, and Democrats should use it to their advantage. While the focus is on Social Security, we need to be honest. The solvency of Social Security is in jeopardy. By the Social…

Environmental justice relates to the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of people, regardless of race, color, national origin, or income, regarding implementing and enforcing environmental laws and regulations. Sadly that does not happen in the US. Too often, policy decisions are made by those with power and influence against those…

If you are a younger investor seeing the market right now, you are likely thinking one thing. I wish I invested in Meta, Tesla, and Warner Brothers; the list of investments you could have made money on is countless. When you see gains like this in the market, especially when…

ESG investing has returned to the headlines as a bipartisan group of Senators, including all of the Republicans joined by Joe Manchin, are attempting to block Biden’s reversal of Trump’s restrictions on ESG investing in 401ks, but what does all this mean? First, what is an ESG investment? ESG stands…

After witnessing the brutal murder of Tyre Nichols by police, attention has again returned to police reform, and as a Black man, I am disappointed. We seem stuck in a cycle of outrage, and failed negotiations, then we move on. …