This past Thursday, during a financial briefing to a primarily military audience, Commissioner Atkins of the SEC responded to Jim Cramer’s comments about manipulating the stock market and calling the SEC stupid. Cramer’s comments were made during a Dec. 06 interview, but were recently picked up by large media outlets such as NY Times, USA [...]
March 2007
Breaking that 120 days down, the Tax Foundation estimates it will take:
* 43 days of work to pay off federal, state and local income taxes
* 30 days to pay off payroll taxes (for Social Security and Medicare)
* 16 days to pay off sales and excise taxes
* 14 days to pay off corporate income taxes (This assumes that a tax on a business is passed on to its customers, employees and shareholders in terms of higher prices, lower paychecks and less shareholder value.)
* 12 days to pay off property taxes
* 4 days to pay off other taxes (e.g., customs duties)
* 1 day to pay off estate and gift taxes
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My wife and I recently made two phone calls which will net us a savings over over $1,000 per year. That’s right, I saved $1,000 with two phone calls. How? By doing 2 simple things everyone should do – calling my cable/internet company about the rates, and calling my county auditor’s office about property taxes. [...]
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My neighbor just told me how he purchased his new vehicle and I had to share how he did it. First, he did his research for what he wanted to buy and how much it should cost (all the usual places, Consumer Reports, Edmunds.com, etc.). Then, he went to the dealership at the end of [...]
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CNN Money has an article today about selling through smelling – using scents in advertizing. Real estate agents have long recommended baking cookies or bread when showing your home to prospective buyers because these smells make people feel like they are already at home. But now marketers are taking things one step further. CNN reports that [...]
Mr. Paul Atkins, the Commissioner of the SEC is giving a speech at our local military installation this Thursday, March 29th. The topics will include personal investing, recovering from credit card debt, avoiding predatory lending, and more. His presentation is to be followed by a Q&A session. His prepared speech seems to be high level [...]
If you’ve read my article TSP – A Great Retirement Vehicle, then you know that I believe the TSP is a great way for many government employees to invest for retirement. However, there are also several drawbacks to investing in the TSP. Drawbacks to investing in the Thrift Savings Plan Limited investment options. The first, [...]
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