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16 Sep: Polls & Opinions VS. The Odds

If presidential polls are to be believed, it would be President Hillary Clinton preparing for the next election and not President Trump. The polls before the 2016 election all pointed to a Hillary landslide, but things didn’t exactly turn out…

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11 Sep: Run From The Stock Market Zombie!

You’re probably asking yourself why I’m calling the stock market a zombie. After all, the stock market has made an amazing comeback after shedding nearly a third of its value in March due to COVID-19. We should all be celebrating…

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28 Aug: Tax-Free Investing In Alternatives

Uncle Sam favors innovators and entrepreneurs. The tax code is one prime example – with deductions and benefits sprinkled throughout its pages to encourage entrepreneurship vs. punching a clock. With the right planning, an investor looking to maximize income while…

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19 Aug: How To Be A Great Passive Investor

“Every battle is won before it’s ever fought.” – Sun Tzu Michael Jordan is considered the greatest basketball player of all time with skills and abilities rarely seen in the NBA before or since his time on the court. Everyone remembers…

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23 Jul: Wall Street Bankruptcies: The Sequel

What do the following two lists have in common? List 1 Lehman Brothers Washington Mutual General Motors CIT Group Chrysler Thornburg Mortgage General Growth Properties Lyondell Chemical Colonial BancGroup Capmark Financial Group List 2 The Hertz Corporation LATAM Airlines Group Frontier Communications Intelsat…

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17 Jul: Investing For The Next Generation

Have you had wealthy friends or family members pass away and later on you find out the only thing they left their heirs was debt? It’s more common than you think and it could have been avoided with simple planning….

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08 Jul: How Inflation Impacts Your Investments

Broadly defined, inflation is the increase in prices over a period with the underlying premise that a specific amount of currency (i.e., the dollar) will be able to buy less than before. In an inflationary environment, a loaf of bread…