Politics has subdued corporate boardrooms and hampered investment returns. Some asset management firms have lost focus on maximizing retirement plan returns and have become addicted to the public relations scam of "environmental, social, and governance" standards. Investment advisers such as BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street (the Big ...

As energy prices remain elevated, the Securities and Exchange Commission is moving forward with a rulemaking that will push the United States away from affordable energy production and toward expensive energy sources that take years to develop to scale. The SEC's burdensome rule is chock-full of costly disclosures based on unreliable climate ...