Bonddad Friday Linkfest

We'll be doing our regular Monthly economic review on Thursday, April 28th at 3PM CST.  You can sign up at this link.

• Political ideology, free trade and the minimum wage (BB)
• When will student debt be paid off?  No idea (BB)
• The rise of the 1099 economy (The Nation)
• Dividends are beating buybacks (CNBC)
• UK production down .5% in Feb (ONS)
• See Also -- Markit number for UK Manufacturing (Markit)
• Active managers still not beating the market (FT)
• Corporate defaults hit 7-year high (FT)
• Worst earnings season since crisis coming up (BB)

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