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The article discusses aspects of the final-salary pension schemes for the public-sector employees wherein the employers have to contribute to the employee's pensions in the U.S. It highlights the increase profits and dividends of the businesses in the country. It also notes that the pension funds or endowments have a high share of yields in the investment returns.

The article discusses one of the most important step of economy which is data-gathering. It focuses on the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) working paper submitted by five economists in 2017. It states that the authors have offered new basic economic facts that will help in answering economic questions, reshaping the understanding of how economics work.

The article looks at the performance of hedge funds during 2012. Suggested reasons for poor hedge fund performance include the economic instability in the eurozone, choppy markets affected by politics rather than economics, and governments' monetary policy. Topics include the huge assets hedge funds manage, their long-term stability, and how to diversify a portfolio away from turbulent markets.

The article discusses the economic aspects of investing in efforts to mitigate climate change and global warming. The 2006 review of the worthwhileness of environmental investments by British economist Lord Nicholas Herbert Stern is mentioned, noting that other economists have questioned Lord Stern's usage of a near-zero discount rate in his calculation of the benefits of such investment.

The article focuses on competition in the commodity trade finance industry due to European banks shifting their activities on activities that produce the highest returns for the least capital. It states fines for abetting suspect transactions and new regulations that cap leverage at banks have limited how large bank balance-sheets can grow. It reports vetting new customers to comply with money-laundering laws can reach 75,000 dollars. It mentions institutional investor financing of commodities.

The article focuses on a paper published in the periodical "Journal of Portfolio Management" on the momentum effect, which describes the increase in the market value of a stock due to its popularity. Topics include the dangers of investing in momentum stocks, the annualized return on popular stocks, and trends in securities investment.

The article focuses on the financial benefits of college degrees and factors that impact that benefit. It states the value of a college degree depends on supply and demand for skilled employees. It presents a chart showing wealth disparities between college graduates from 25-34 years of age and 55-64 years of age for eight nations including the U.S., Britain, and Japan. It comments on the importance of the name of the institution behind the degree for financial returns and the degree's subject.

The article focuses on investment funds of hedge funds and investment funds of private equity firms in the U.S. in 2014. Topics include the specialization of funds of hedge funds, the financial performance of both investment vehicles, and the compliance costs of the investments. Information is provided on the investment returns of the products.

The article looks at the investment return afforded by commercial property when interest rates are low, as in June 2013. Topics include the relationship between rental yields and the property investor's cost of finance, the lack of liquidity offered by real estate investment, and how continued global economic recovery would only increase the return on investment that property offers.

The author offers opinions on international finance and international economic relations. It is argued that although there are risks for economic development in the situation in 2012 in which interest rates offer a negative rate of return, central banks have no alternative but to maintain extremely low interest rates due to the ongoing weakness in the economies of many countries.

The article discusses corporate profits. The rally in stock prices which began in March, 2009 is not likely to continue unless corporate profits recover from the effects of the global financial crisis and recession. Economist Tim Lee forecasts that corporate profit growth will be slow through at least 2013 due to lagging overall economic development.

This article discusses the link between high raw-material prices and bond yields. The common thread linking rising bond yields and commodity prices is growth. Despite healthy growth in the world economy, long-term interest rates seem stuck. Bond yields have begun to rise, sending returns for bond and commodity investors in opposite directions. To a certain extent, this rise in bond yields is a return to normality after the period when bonds failed to respond to tighter monetary conditions.