Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Alaska v. Alaskans
November 21, 2025
Recently, we were in a discussion in which a participant argued that there is no basis for concern about the Alaska economy (nor, by…
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Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: The PFC’s “Maginot Line” investment strategy
Brad Keithley January 2, 2026
In the news deadzone of Christmas week, 84 days after the close of the fiscal quarter, the Permanent Fund Corporation (PFC) finally posted its "Investment Management Fee Report" for the first quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2026. The report revealed that the PFC has...
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: They don’t really object to “free money;” they just want more of it to flow to their pockets instead
Brad Keithley
December 15, 2025
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: How the Legislature is deepening the disconnect between Alaska and Alaskans
Brad Keithley
November 28, 2025
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: The appearance of self-dealing
Brad Keithley November 14, 2025
One of the things that has intrigued us most over the years is the extent to which the economic interests of most of Alaska’s…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Alaska is the California and New York, combined, of regressive tax rates
Brad Keithley November 8, 2025
Earlier this week, while working through some data on states that use a flat-rate income tax to raise...
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: The impact of using PFD cuts, compared to alternatives, by House District
Brad Keithley October 31, 2025
Recently, we have been spending time diving into Census Bureau data to better understand the...
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Three things
Brad Keithley October 24, 2025
This week’s column addresses three separate issues that have arisen over the past few weeks.
The first, raised in a column written…