Year 2026

PMA highlights articles that we think provide useful insights into finance, business, the economy and current events. Select from those listed to read on-line.

June

Posted on June 15, 2026

A Century of Stock Market Winners—and Why Most Stocks Failed to Deliver
Larry Swedroe, Wealth Management

From the Telegraph to the Smartphone: How Information Technology Unified a Nation
John Steele Gordon, The Wall Street Journal

The Melt-Up
Ben Carlson, A Wealth of Common Sense

Kevin Warsh on the Fed, in His Own Words
Caitlin Ostroff and Nick Timiraos, The Wall Street Journal

May

Posted on May 7, 2026

An All-Time Bull Market
Ben Carlson, A Wealth of Common Sense

Why aren’t Americans working as hard as they used to?
Allison Schrager, Yakima Herald-Republic

The Record Stock Market Rests on Some Big One-Offs
James Mackintosh, The Wall Street Journal

4 Financial Scams Targeting Seniors to Watch For
Lori Ioannou, The Wall Street Journal

April

Posted on April 8, 2026

March

Posted on March 6, 2026

Some Things That Didn’t Happen
Ben Carlson, A Wealth of Common Sense

The 1950s: A Not-So-Golden Age
John H. Cochrane, Coolidge Review

inCAPEable
Wes Crill, PhD, Dimensional

February

Posted on February 12, 2026

The Middle Class Is Shrinking Because of a Booming Upper-Middle Class
Stephen J. Rose and Scott Winship, The American Enterprise Institute (AEI)

The Probability of Loss in the Stock Market
Ben Carlson, A Wealth of Common Sense

Trump Picks a Reinvented Warsh to Lead the Federal Reserve
Catarina Saraiva, Wealth Management

How to Spot and Avoid Online Scams: Protecting Yourself from Modern Fraud
Pam George, AAA

January

Posted on January 8, 2026

We Live Like Royalty and Don’t Know It
Charles C. Mann, The New Atlantis

The Bond Market Will Not Be Fooled
Allison Schrager, Bloomberg

5 Ways the Markets Surprised Us in 2025
Dan Lefkovitz, Morningstar

When the Crystal Ball Is a Little Cloudy
Wes Crill, Dimensional Investing