Raising Taxes Is Now A Common Sentiment
In prior generations, the concept of raising taxes was anathema to the American electorate. That’s one of the reasons why politicians who otherwise cannot agree on anything will agree on tax cuts. Burdening the hard-working citizenry is tantamount to political...
Tax Reform Gives Back Some of the Tax Man’s Taking
Filing your taxes for 2018 is still a few months down the road, but it would be prudent to stay up to speed on any impact The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) and upcoming Tax Reform 2.0 will have on your wallet. For a large portion of taxpaying citizens, the...
Trade War CHICKEN: Don’t BLINK!
HITTING WHERE IT HURTS: Will the U.S. Suffer the Most from Tariffs, or China? Dear Reader, It’s been in the news constantly: the dreaded T-word, tariffs. Taxes on imports, especially when they target a particular country, can be used as an economic weapon of war,...
Why The California Exodus Will Continue
Earlier this year, CNBC reported on a seemingly unusual matter: the California exodus. According to information provided by the Census Bureau, the Golden State lost just over 138,000 people in the 12-months ended July 2017. So what’s causing this mass migration from...
Core Money: Gold and Silver’s Value Universe
I personally own precious metals because it's the sensible thing to do. With the national debts of all modern nations, from Australia to Japan, the entire continent of Europe, Canada, and the granddaddy of all debtor nations, my native U.S. of A. ballooning into the tens of trillions, it's not even an option to have only fiat digits in your asset portfolio. Educate yourself on the all-important attributes of precious metals investments!