Charles Evans

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  Sheila Bair: Low Interest Rates Hurting Economy

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  April 17, 2013

  Former FDIC Chairwoman Sheila Bair is the latest high-profile official to voice concern over the Federal Reserve’s low-interest-rate policy.

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  Americans Raiding Savings, Retirement Accounts

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  January 17, 2012

  In a move that may be a bad sign for the economy, Americans are spending more, and raiding their savings, college and retirement accounts to do so even as they take on more credit card debt.

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  Fed’s Bernanke Sympathizes With Occupy Wall Street as Economic Growth Stays Fragile

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  November 2, 2011

  Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke says he sympathizes with the frustration of Occupy Wall Street protestors as U.S. jobs market weakness persists and the nation’s unemployment rate remains elevated. The Fed left its monetary policy unchanged.