Suzanne McGee
The Guardian
Providence, RI, United States
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What to do as the markets plunge amid coronavirus? Establish emotional distance
Don’t panic! Take a step back and distance your emotions from the market’s gyrations with this generational guide → Read More
Trump's corporate tax plan will add trillions to US debt, report finds
Trump has argued that a lower tax burden will help create more jobs. But a new study argues reducing the corporate tax rate is unnecessary and costly → Read More
Good for the rich, bad for the poor: Trump’s healthcare plan is a lot like his tax plan
Republicans believe a health savings account will benefit many Americans. But what applies to big-screen TVs doesn’t apply to cardiac surgery → Read More
Financial nominees prove just how disconnected Trump is from reality
Steve Mnuchin and Wilbur Ross are competent and knowledgable – they just don’t sound like they will lead the type of upheaval that Trump promised → Read More
Donald Trump's talk of 'draining the swamp' rings hollow
A selection of Goldman Sachs brass past and present as well as some unqualified (and wealthy) nominees leaves one to wonder how long his honeymoon with his working-class constituency will last → Read More
Analysts fear 'volatile' economy – and perhaps recession – under Trump
The US position in the global financial world, and the fact that many investors have bet on Clinton, means a Trump election could bring a cataclysmic shock → Read More
Why did AT&T and Time Warner unveil merger mid-election? Panic, perhaps
Denunciations of the deal by politicians may have weighed less than fear that rivals might pre-empt them with synergy of content production and distribution → Read More
Despite a wall of worry, now is the time for investors to scale up
Amid political uncertainty and concerns about the Federal Reserve’s policy it may seem paradoxical but analysts are advising loading up on US stocks → Read More
How a power trip could doom the agency that took down Wells Fargo
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s critics want to shut the agency down and claim its structure is ‘unconstitutional’ and ‘unaccountable to the public’ → Read More
Millennials could be millionaires – if they start investing instead of saving
In a new poll, 64% of working millennials said they couldn’t see themselves ever becoming millionaires – but it’s a much more reasonable goal than many realize → Read More
Markets fear Trump's economies with the truth but Clinton isn't a cure-all
Sunday’s debate will affect the Monday morning stock market – watch for fluctuations if Trump does well. But there are clouds on the horizon regardless → Read More
Wells Fargo banking scandal a financial crisis we can finally understand
Only insiders could decode 2008’s fallout, but the bank’s latest offense is a clear example of what Americans face – and one regulators will be forced to address → Read More
Is profit-sharing an economic plan that suits all Americans? Clinton says, yes
There are two reasons why these ideas are creeping back into public discussion and the presidential candidate is banking on them winning over voters → Read More
Trump's business motives are what would make him a dangerous president
As seen during the first debate, Trump seems to put a priority on serving himself rather than serving others, and enriching himself rather than sharing his riches → Read More
Why financial security should be addressed in the first presidential debate
Trump and Clinton’s plans to prevent or respond to another financial crisis are an integral part of national security. But they probably haven’t even considered that → Read More
Wells Fargo's toxic culture reveals big banks' eight deadly sins
Tough Senate questioning of John Stumpf led by Elizabeth Warren tore the lid off a company that cheated ordinary Americans – with the mantra ‘eight is great’ → Read More
Elizabeth Warren is still mad about the financial crash, and we should be too
As we pass the eight anniversary of the crash, the senator is rightly demanding that the government explain why it has failed to prosecute those responsible → Read More
America is finally back on its feet but the poor are being left behind
The latest Census Bureau report has much to cheer but a deeper look at how we measure poverty shows how much more needs to be done → Read More
Millionaires' new challenge: they're not rich enough for private banking
JP Morgan Chase is increasing the minimum asset level for such services as big banks focus on their richest clients – and the rest of us are underserved → Read More
Trump finally got it right on the Fed's 'false economy' – but will we listen?
GOP nominee correctly pointed out that the Federal Reserve’s policy of flooding the market with cheap money is creating a speculative stock market bubble → Read More