“Last year, Trump took decisive action to give the public more expansive investment choices in their 401(k)s. In an executive order, he directed regulators to open the door to private-market opportunities, which have long been reserved for institutional investors. The…
Read moreThe profile of private credit is more conservative than many critics acknowledge. The business development companies designed to offer retail investors access to private credit typically have a leverage ratio of about two times or less — much less than…
Read moreAs the lines at airport security get worse, frustrated travelers should know who’s to blame: Sen. Chuck Schumer. Democrats have refused to fund the Department of Homeland Security, producing a shutdown that now has dragged on for a month. TSA…
Read moreThe Point March 13, 2026 This massive expansion of deposit coverage for a few special interests is a Trojan horse for an unprecedented increase in banking regulation, which Senator Warren has been champing at the bit to implement for years.…
Read moreRoula Khalaf, editor of the Financial Times, leads one of the world’s most influential financial newsrooms. Her brother, Michel Khalaf, is president and CEO of MetLife, one of the largest life insurers in the U.S. The relationship is publicly known…
Read morePrivate credit funds offer a stable line of credit, especially when compared to the big banks. We need more of it, and the Trump administration ought to be even more aggressive in encouraging its adoption as a source of project…
Read moreWe are excited to welcome the Pinpoint Policy Institute to the Competitiveness Coalition,” said Competitiveness Coalition Chairman Ronna McDaniel, a former four-term Republican National Committee (RNC) chair. “Their relentless focus on preserving the rights of entrepreneurs and innovators will be…
Read moreThis week, Pinpoint Policy Institute joined Americans for Tax Reform and 30 organizations in sending a letter to President Trump asking the Administration to index capital gains to inflation. Read more here: https://atr.org/30-conservative-groups-back-trump-to-end-the-inflation-tax-on-capital-gains/ ATR_PPI_Capital_Gains_InflationDownload
Read moreThe Point February 18, 2026 “Expanding deposit insurance does not make sense. A proposed expansion might reflect the desire to avoid financial instability, but could backfire because of the reduced incentive to monitor banks’ riskiness. It could favor depository institutions…
Read moreThe Point February 9, 2026 Note: With the publication of a piece by Oren Cass in The New York Times last week attacking capitalism – titled, “How the Capitalists Broke Capitalism” – the University of Texas at Austin Civitas Institute…
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