Indecent Proposals: The IRS and You
During the first week of March 2014, two major revisions to the tax laws were proposed.
One was by Dave Camp, the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, the official tax-writing committee of the...
The Uncertainty in Investing: Learn to Protect Your Assets and Hedge Inflation
For the last five years, I have attended an Investor Summit at Sea on a cruise ship as a speaker.
This year, I was also able to bring my wife and two boys, as it happened to be on our kids’ spring break ...
Trōv: Tangible Wealth Management
There is “significant value” locked up in the information about things that people own and are acquiring, says Scott Walchek, chief executive at Trōv.
Trōv describes itself as a private cloud-hosted “dig...
The Importance of Watching Currency, Interest Rates and Inflation
I don’t know about you, but when I was younger I couldn’t imagine a more boring subject than learning about currency, interest rates and inflation.
What I have come to realize is that I should have learn...
Signaling the Future: Reading the Signs in the Intention Economy
Most of us consumers would agree that life might be easier if we could have access to precisely what we need at just the time we need it, and at a price we really want to pay.
Imagine if you could signal...
A New Currency Emerges: Global Investors Seek out Rare and Unique Ultra-Luxury Real Estate
When the cracks began to show in the seemingly unbreakable boom that was the U.S. housing market, smart money – as is often the case – ran for shelter in an effort to insulate itself from the coming doom.
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Profiting From an Aging Population: It’s Time to Educate our Youth
There has never been a more important time in our history for the financial education of our youth.
We need to make sure the next generation is financially literate. One of the biggest advantages you can...
Immediate Gratification or Long-Term Vision: How Patience Pays Off
Many wise leaders over the centuries have believed that impatience, or the impulsive desire for immediate gratification, has cost many people their financial fortunes, degrees of fulfillment and even their ...
The Real Tax Issue in 2013: How to Protect One’s Assets from Unfavorable Resident Tax Trends
Phil Mickelson recently created a media stir with his comments regarding the excessiveness of the federal and state tax issues facing a number of professional athletes and wealthy Californians in 2013.
W...
Predicting the Future: Start by Studying the Present
Demographic changes in the United States and elsewhere have major implications for all investment risks and returns.
This is certainly no secret. The more information about demographics such as populatio...