Hedge Fund Fees

While hedge funds, and other alternative assets, offer many potential benefits, one of the key drawbacks is the high level of fees they charge. For more on this, check out this article, WSJ.

Fiscal Stimulus

April sales experienced the largest monthly drop on record (-16.4%). However, following the fiscal stimuli, May sales posted the largest monthly increase (17.7%). This result illustrates the positive (short-term) impact of stimulus, but there is much more debate surrounding the long-term implications of the increase in government debt necessary to support the stimulus. For more, see this article (Yahoo!).

Unemployment Statistics

With the recent COVID-19 pandemic and related fallout, unemployment has been a hot topic, and there is much debate about the accuracy of the numbers. This stems from defining the participation rate and other factors that are subject to change. Check out this article (Yahoo!) for some additional insight.