This stock market is like a beauty contest where the recognizable names get all the attention. So far this year Apple, Google, and Microsoft account for about a third of the return for the S&P 500. Worse yet, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook and Amazon account for about two-thirds of the return for the S&P 500. […]
Taxes on Dividends
Is there any doubt taxes on dividends are too high in the U.S.? This from the Tax Foundation: Another area of the U.S. tax code that has higher rates than most of the developed world is the taxation of dividends. When a corporation distributes its profits to U.S. shareholders as dividends, the shareholders are taxed […]
Survey: Wealthy Investors Fear Becoming a Burden
The #1 fear for wealthy investors is becoming a burden to their children according to a survey from UBS and described here by Financial Advisor magazine: Wealthy investors’ greatest fear could become their children’s worst nightmare. Investors with at least $1 million in assets worry most about becoming a burden to their children, but are […]
Gear Up: Water Filter Showdown
Writing at Loadout Room, Erik Meisner compares the performance of two popular water filtration systems, LifeStraw Mission five-liter water filter and the MSR AutoFlow Microfilter. Meisner writes: With the water filtration battle heating up, it’s time to pit two of the top contenders against one another and determine who will reign as heavyweight champion. It’s going to […]
Buchanan’s Take on China
Is China our business? Pat Buchanan puts forth some hard-hitting questions here: First, why is this our quarrel? We have no claim to any of the Spratly or Paracel Islands in the South China Sea. Yet, each of the claimants — Beijing, Taipei, Manila, Hanoi — seems to have maps going back decades and even […]
Why Ted Cruz Won the Debate
You could see the momentum shift his way, the key to win any election, as Ted Cruz stole the show last night by calling out the elephant in the room–the three CNBC moderators. That’s moderators with an “S” for S-M-U-G. “The questions that have been asked so far in this debate illustrate why the American […]
How High are Your State’s Corporate Income Taxes?
Do you live in a bustling corporate tax paradise like Texas? Or are enduring a confiscatory nightmare like the small business owners of Washington D.C.? This map from The Tax Foundation lays out the details on where in America you can go to find the most favorable tax rates for your small business.
The Next 5,000 Points for Stocks
I have no idea if the next 5,000 points for stocks will be up or down. But I do know your ability to stick with your plan will be tested in a 5,000 point drop. Don’t forget how easy it is to lose money. It may have been a while since some of you have […]
Taxes: The 10 Worst States for Retirees
Kiplinger has released an interactive map of the country ranking the states by their tax-friendliness to retirees. The 10 worst states for retirees are: 10) New York 9) New Jersey 8) Nebraska 7) California 6) Montana 5) Oregon 4) Minnesota 3) Rhode Island 2) Connecticut 1) Vermont See the interactive map here. Kiplinger explains the […]
Bill Gross of Idealab
Bill Gross is the founder of technology incubator Idealab and 100 companies in the last 30 years. This week he was Tweeting from the Wall Street Journal’s 2015 global technology conference held at the Montage, in Pasadena, CA. I believe there’ll be $1 trillion of value created every 5 years, 1/2 from existing companies, 1/2 […]
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