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Feb 06

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 astrophysicists--- it's something that's there but...

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Sep 05

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 into a life insurance policy so we can take it out...

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Jan 05

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 fall. Could you suggest a good investment against...

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Apr 04

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 using the property tax dollars to purchase a second...

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Dec 03

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 is the federal income tax on the return earned...

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Oct 96

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 election. They could then sell it off slowly after...

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