Good vs Bad Debt
Good and Bad Debt You’ve probably read articles that talk about ‘good’ and ‘bad’ debt, but what, exactly, is the difference? The simple answer is that good debt is borrowing … Read More
Good and Bad Debt You’ve probably read articles that talk about ‘good’ and ‘bad’ debt, but what, exactly, is the difference? The simple answer is that good debt is borrowing … Read More
The U.S. military budget just keeps going up, year after year, as a percentage of the U.S. economy, and the amount of support the U.S. is sending to Israel and … Read More
Last year, stocks were buffeted by the Federal Reserve Board’s aggressive rate hikes (the fastest since the 1980s stagflation era) and the reverse of the QE policies which, for a … Read More
The Internal Revenue Service has (finally!) released the tax brackets for 2024, which are annually indexed for inflation. The top bracket is always the strangest; you would think that the … Read More
If you’re even a casual social media browser, you’ve probably seen pitches talking about ‘year-end tax planning,’ or ‘things to do before the end of the year for your finances.’ … Read More
Monthly Market Commentary Asset class returns declined broadly for the third consecutive month in October. Treasury yields continued to climb and put pressure on both equity and fixed income assets … Read More
The Bumpy Part of the Roller Coaster We never recommend that you watch the market movements on a daily basis, because it’s one of the few certain recipes for heartburn. … Read More
If you donate money to somebody in need, you can write off that gift on your tax returns, right? Would that the charitable contribution laws were that simple. The actual … Read More
If ever there was a time when we would expect the collective market sentiment to suddenly decide that stocks are overvalued and cause a bearish plunge in stock prices, it … Read More
Nobody is talking about the fact that the tax provisions in the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act of 2017 are due to revert back, after December 31, 2025, to what … Read More