In a presidential campaign year, you hear the word “taxes” bandied about quite a bit. Everyone has a strong interest in Mitt Romney’s taxes, others are concerned by changes to the tax structure, and still others are resolved to vote only for candidates who make a “no new taxes pledge” and stand by their promise. … Read more
Once you get past the typical chatter about social media networks—it’s a fad that will pass, everyone thinks that they are interesting and want to Tweet about it, Facebook just aggravates me—you can use your analytical mind to figure out if the explosion of this media can actually help you in making investment decisions. Once … Read more
The 1%, which is the moniker for the uber wealthy whom have allegedly stolen their lot from the 99%, has received extreme criticism in the past couple years. The Occupy Wall Street protests brought this socioeconomic class into mainstream scrutiny. Granted there are some real crooks that fit into this group, but lets not throw … Read more
In case you haven’t noticed, the U.S. Economy has been quite heavily dependent on the People’s Republic of China’s purchase of U.S. Treasury bonds to finance the interest on our federal budget deficit. If the Chinese ever stopped buying those bonds, the U.S. economy would suffer a huge blow. But, then again, so would the … Read more
Advancement in payment processing technology is rapidly outdating traditional paper and postage billing system. As a consumer, I personally have come to expect at least some form of digital payment from service providers and even tend to look down on those that don’t offer online bill pay options. While the convenience of technology helps to … Read more