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Consumer Policy

Personal Finance/Financial Education

As ERISA Turns 52, New Report Finds America’s Retirement System Has Left Millions of Workers Behind

By

Dallas L Salisbury
September 1, 2026
housing and residential brokerage services
Housing/Real Estate
Most Home Buyers And Sellers Are Routinely Charged “Junk” Fees That Sometimes Exceed $1,000
By
Wendy Gilch

Wendy Gilch

July 28, 2026
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Investor Protection
DOL Alternative Investments Proposal Threatens Americans’ Retirement Security
By
Barbara Roper

Barbara Roper

June 2, 2026
federal regulations and lacking consumer protection in genius act
Financial Services
Proposed Rules for Stablecoins Have Pluses and Minuses
By
Mark Budnitz

Mark Budnitz

April 7, 2026
price of oil and gasoline impacts
Energy/Environment
New Report Links Iran War To Both Oil And Earlier Interventions
By
Jay Hakes

Jay Hakes

March 23, 2026
federal regulations and lacking consumer protection in genius act

Release

Consumers Using Stablecoins For Payments Face Greater Risks Than Those Using More Conventional Payment Methods

By Mark Budnitz - October 6, 2025

Trump’s “Beautiful Bill” Hits the Brakes on Using Vehicle Efficiency Standards

By Jay Hakes - October 21, 2025

Release

housing and residential brokerage services

Buyer Agents Willing to Cut Rates for Home Sellers But Not For Buyers

By Stephen Brobeck - November 3, 2025

Release

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Opening the 1975 Food Time Capsule - Diet, Health & Food Industry

By Michael Jacobson -July 1, 2025

Release

How Consumer Cooperatives Help Preserve Our Civil Society

By Martin Lowery - September 22, 2025

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December 2, 2024
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By Paul Gillaspie
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December 2, 2024
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By Paul Gillaspie
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December 2, 2024
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By Paul Gillaspie
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December 2, 2024
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Experts

President, American Enterprise Institute

Stephen Brobeck

Policy Area
Personal Finance/Education AND Housing/Real Estate
Lowery
Consumer Cooperatives

Martin Lowery

Senior Fellow
President, American Enterprise Institute

Mark Nadel

Policy Area
Opportunity and Social Mobility
President, American Enterprise Institute

Brenda Cude

Policy Area
Opportunity and Social Mobility
President, American Enterprise Institute

Jack Gillis

Policy Area
Opportunity and Social Mobility
President, American Enterprise Institute

Mark Budnitz

Policy Area
Opportunity and Social Mobility
President, American Enterprise Institute

Bob Adler

Policy Area
Opportunity and Social Mobility
President, American Enterprise Institute

Martin Lowery

Policy Area
Opportunity and Social Mobility
President, American Enterprise Institute

Jay Hakes

Policy Area
Opportunity and Social Mobility
President, American Enterprise Institute

Mike Jacobson

Policy Area
Opportunity and Social Mobility
President, American Enterprise Institute

Carolyn Smith Dewaal

Policy Area
Opportunity and Social Mobility

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