The Widow’s Penalty: Why Tax Planning Matters
Guest Post: Amar Shah - ClientFirstCap.com. (Sign up for Amar's monthly newsletter here.) As if adjusting to the loss of your spouse isn’t difficult enough, the surviving widow or widower is often left facing an unexpected financial burden. Due to various tax laws,...
Retirees Going Bankrupt!
I hope you saw this video I posted this morning. The title is "This Proves Retirees Are Going Bankrupt". When you watch it you'll see that there is absolutely no evidence at all that retirees are going bankrupt. So why do I use a misleading...
Government Spending Does NOT Cause Inflation
Have I Lost My Mind? Everyone knows that government spending causes inflation, right? Printing press goes whirrr and stuff. As a reformed Friedmanite, I'd like to challenge your thinking on this. What evidence do you have to prove this is true? What evidence...
Electricity Use for a 1800 sq foot house in 1978
Electricity Use for a 1800 sq foot house in 1978 Article from Feb 10, 1978 Anderson Independent (Anderson, South...
How Much Energy Did a Refrigerator Use in 1976
Refrigerator kwh 1976 20 Apr 1976, Tue The Idaho Statesman (Boise, Idaho) Newspapers.com Refrigerator kwh 1976Article from 20 Apr 1976, Tue The Idaho Statesman (Boise,...
Why Would You Trust the Media With Your Retirement Plan?
The Media Lies. Hopefully this is not revolutionary information for you. From Walter Duranty to the Russian Dossier the media has proven itself time and again to be purveyors of false information. You think Walter Cronkite was better? Come on, now....
Don’t Overlook This Huge Tax Benefit for California…and 8 Other States
Watch My Video Here While the title might have kept you from watching, you're still going to want to understand the information because there is probably a good chance you've lived, or will live, in a Community Property state. In that video, I referenced a...
5 Reasons To Take Social Security Early (From ChatGPT)
I asked ChatGPT to give me 5 reasons to take Social Security early. In, literally, 10 seconds, this is what it said. Get used to AI, amigos. It's here and to be honest, it's pretty awesome! Guest Writer - ChatGPT! While the decision of when to take Social Security...