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• Finding hidden positives

  TEMPE, Arizona. Edward C. Prescott stands quickly, walks to his blackboard, and writes an equation for growth. The last item in the equation is "plus residual." He underlines it with his chalk. The word "residual" is to economists as dark matter is to... Posted Feb 26 2006, 04:57 PM by scottb with | with no comments Filed under: Financial Planning, Government, Taxes & Other Disasters, Social Security

• Taking Missed Fortune to the Reality Lab

  The premise of "Missed Fortune 101", a popular insurance book, is that all of us would be better off with no equity in our homes and no money in traditional IRA's or 401(k) plans. We can do a whole lot better, the book asserts, by putting lots of cash... Posted Sep 06 2005, 11:31 AM by scottb with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Financial Planning, Government, Taxes & Other Disasters

• Defending Yourself from the Declining Dollar

  Q. It seems the dollar may have a long drop ahead as our government continues to ignore the burgeoning federal and trade deficits. With war costs mounting and the Chinese and Japanese moving away from the dollar, I am wondering how to hedge against a... Posted Jan 27 2005, 11:25 AM by scottb with | with no comments Filed under: Financial Planning, Government, Taxes & Other Disasters, Q&A (from print)

• A Life Insurance Policy To Die For

  Q. A Houston Insurance Agency advises clients to take advantage of a section of the Texas Property Tax Code. It allows those over 65 to defer property taxes at 8 percent interest. This money can be used in anyway the taxpayer chooses. The agency proposes... Posted Apr 01 2004, 10:27 AM by scottb with | with no comments Filed under: Financial Planning, Government, Taxes & Other Disasters, Q&A (from print)

• The Second Largest Tax Investors Pay

  Allow me to introduce a new concept. I call it the Voluntary Graduated Financial Service Tax. It is one of the three taxes we pay on our savings. Most readers are well aware of the other two taxes on our savings, both of which are involuntary. The first... Posted Dec 09 2003, 02:14 PM by scottb with | with no comments Filed under: Financial Planning, Government, Taxes & Other Disasters

• A Government Funded Bull Market? No Way.

  Q. I love conspiracy theories and just came up with this one. What would prevent the incumbent federal government from buying just enough stock on a daily basis to keep the market from taking a nose dive and perhaps driving it up just a tad before the... Posted Oct 28 1996, 08:13 AM by scottb with | with no comments Filed under: Financial Planning, Government, Taxes & Other Disasters, Income Investing, Q&A (from print)