Pete the Planner: Life insurance is the foundation of almost every financial plan
Buying life insurance is not fun. It requires you to formally acknowledge your mortality, relinquish a few vials of blood, and part with dozens of dollars each month.
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Bohanon and Horowitz: Bernanke, other economists deserving of Nobel Prize
Specifically, the award to Bernanke “cited a 1983 publication establishing bank failures as key to the transformation of an economic recession into the most severe depression of the 20th century.”
Editorial: State’s occupational health agency must protect Indiana workers
A story released this week by The Indianapolis Star raises serious questions not just about whether the agency—known as IOSHA—adequately investigated COVID-related workplace complaints, but also whether it was even equipped to try.
Lesley Weidenbener: Here are three companies making an education for workers a priority
Cook Medical, the Indianapolis Airport Authority and Merchants Bank of Indiana are among 16 organizations honored as part of IBJ’s inaugural HR Impact awards. Their focus on education and training is especially important for the state.
Kim Dodson: High court case could strip rights from the most vulnerable
The case is rooted right here in Indiana. Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County, which operates 78 nursing homes throughout the state, is appealing a lawsuit about alleged mistreatment and abuse of a former resident, Gorgi Talevski.
Rick Perdue: ‘Dreamers’ are key contributors to US, Indiana economy
I encourage Sens. Todd Young and Mike Braun to work with their colleagues on both sides of the aisle to jump-start negotiations and establish a pathway to citizenship for DACA recipients, and all “Dreamers,” before it is too late.
Letters: Museum CEO lacks museum experience
Regarding Colette Pierce Burnette’s appointment to president and CEO of Newfields, I say congratulations to her.
Mickey Kim: Economic storms are inevitable; so are bold, unreliable forecasts
Two of the greatest minds in investing believe economic and market forecasts offer only the illusion of certainty and you should never base your decisions on them.
Kristen Cooper: How to keep women founders, investors from leaving
Indiana needs to allocate investment dollars specifically allocated for women similarly to how states like New York created a Minority and Women-Owned Business Investment Fund.
Cecil Bohanon and John Horowitz: It’s unlikely we’re heading for another Great Depression
During the Great Depression, real price-adjusted Gross Domestic Product (GDP) fell every year, for four years, from 1929 to 1933 and by a cumulative 26.3%.
Editorial: BMV is right to leave past behind, close more branches
Lots of work has been done over the past 30 years to cull the number of branches from 189 in 1988 to 124 today. But it’s clear that more trimming needs to be done for the sake of efficiency and financial responsibility.
Nate Feltman: Jim Brainard’s vision is crucial to Carmel’s success
Brainard believed that making investments in public infrastructure and livable neighborhoods would attract businesses and residents alike, as businesses would want to locate near their workforce or potential workforce.
Claire Fiddian-Green and Mario Rodriguez: Here’s a new approach to talent development
Employers looking to fill high-demand jobs, build a diverse workforce and create a pipeline of loyal future workers should consider youth apprenticeships.
Mark Isenberg: What’s really driving up health care costs in Indiana
Today, physicians manage the business of health care with the deck stacked against them. Just months after being lauded as heroes for their efforts in the pandemic, they are now not just fighting to save lives but fighting to keep their practices afloat.
Letters: RISE Indy has endorsed credible IPS candidates
We agree that in a district where 80% of students are non-white, the board should look like the families it represents: All three Rise-endorsed candidates this cycle are women of color.
Mike Lopresti: Celebrating Big Ten stadiums as Ohio Stadium turns 100
The league is the epicenter of football geezers.
Cecil Bohanon and John Horowitz: Economist’s work provides insight into housing trend
Developers like the higher density, which increases profits, and homeowners like the increased amenities, like community clubhouses and playgrounds and control over the neighborhood
How Indiana can make its next tech advance
What can Indiana do to compete and win on an international level?
Pete the Planner: A savings index sheds light on your spending
In order to account for both inflation and increased consumerism, I’ve decided to track my spending by actually tracking my savings. In other words, I took a look at what percentage of my income I was actively saving.
Editorial: IPS school board races need jolt of meaningful competition
Only four candidates are running for three open sets. Only one race—to represent District 3—is contested.