William Jennings Bryan

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  9 Crucial Eras in U.S. Income Tax History

  By Dan Berman, AdvisorOne  |  October 25, 2012

  Listen to Obama and Romney debate tax policy today and you'll hear echoes of the past, all the way back to the Civil War.

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  Furious at Finance

  By Kenneth Silber, Research  |  March 1, 2011

• Excavating Finance’s Past

  By Kenneth Silber, Research  |  December 1, 2010

  For the past three years, Research magazine has been running "Historical Research," a regular feature on financial history. We've covered topics ranging from the dot-com...

• The Gleam of Gold

  By Kenneth Silber, Research  |  March 1, 2010

  Gold's appeal as an investment is bound up with its historic role as a form of money and linchpin of the monetary system. Gold prices...

• When Florida Sizzled

  By Kenneth Silber, Research  |  August 1, 2009

  During the winter of 1925, visitors to the new Florida town of Coral Gables were treated to a curious spectacle. There was former Secretary of...

• Bulls, Bears & Presidents

  By Kenneth Silber, Research  |  March 1, 2008

  It was a tumultuous election year. The incumbent president, having served two terms, was not running. His party faced what looked like an uphill fight...