President Kennedy’s tax rate reductions were a big success. Sadly, very few modern Democrats share JFK’s zeal for pro-growth tax policy. …
New Houses Are Getting Smaller — But They’re Still Much Larger Than What Your Grandparents Had
The average square footage in new single-family houses has been declining since 2015. House sizes tend to fall just during …
Government Programs Lure Older Workers into Idleness and Dependency
When I write about Social Security, I normally focus on the program’s huge fiscal imbalance ($44 trillion and climbing) says Dan Mitchell. …
Policing For Profit: How Civil Asset Forfeiture Has Perverted American Law Enforcement
Picture this: You’re driving home from the casino and you’ve absolutely cleaned up – to the tune of $50,000. You …
What It Takes to Become a Millionaire
What’s the difference between America’s millionaires and the rest of us? Chris Hogan, author of Everyday Millionaires, and his research …
More Evidence for Private Social Security
The world is in the middle of a dramatic demographic transition caused by increasing lifespansand falling birthrates. One consequence of …
Everything you need to know about the HARMFUL effects of FEMA and Federal Disaster Relief
by Dan Mitchell With Florence hitting the East coast, it’s time to preemptively explain how the federal government makes damage …
Government benefits you might not know about – and be entitled to
Tax filing – Earn under $54,000 or are disabled? Get help filing taxes from the IRS. If you are 60 or older, …
An Amusing Examination of Socialism
I’m a big believer that some images do a great job of capturing an issue. The essential insight of supply-side economics. The …
Scam Alert: Work from Home Business
Would you be tempted by an online business training program that promises you could earn thousands of dollars a month …
Why the U.S. is Consistently the Most Generous Nation in the World
Years ago, an MBA student of mine had immigrated from Albania after growing up under Communism. She shared with her …
Are stock buybacks really that bad?
If you look around, the economy is growing faster than most economists predicted just last year. Layoffs are rare and …
Jobs for retirees
Many of us still need to work when we retire. Some for financial reasons, some for social ones. I’ve been doing …
Income tax: Less than half of our tax burden
You probably know about property, payroll, and sales taxes, but there are also lots of hidden taxes. Kristin Tate reports …
John Locke’s 3 Tips for Raising Financially Independent Children
Compared to general life expectancy standards, my paternal grandfather died at quite a young age. I was only four when …
Jeffrey Tucker | Bitcoin and Blockchain Explained
EVERYONE is talking about Bitcoin and Blockchain, but does anyone understand how it really works? Here is a technical description, …
Couples Don’t Need Wedding Loans. They Need More Modest Weddings
I just saw this great article over on www.acculturated.com by Jennifer Graham It’s about the fashion for massive, expensive weddings. I worry …
What Will You Do When Social Security Runs Out?
Do you have a backup plan if there’s no Social Security funds when you retire? It’s never too late to …
The Equifax Breach – What every American needs to do NOW!
More from the social media stream called Reddit. This is from their you Should Know section (YSK) This thread addresses …
Will I have enough to retire? Five mistakes that are slamming your retirement savings.
One of the hardest financial questions you will ever face is figuring out how much money you will need in …
4 ways the government can take your Social Security
For many seniors, Social Security is their primary source of income during retirement. So if it is interrupted or garnished …
Protect Your bank account from getting robbed or seized
There’s an odd sense of fear going around the financial world. It’s almost as though no one can believe that …
10 Most Common Asset Protection Blunders
By Rick Durfee #1 — Driving with your eyes shut –Be Aware of dangers –Open your eyes. –Eyes closed makes …
Sovereignty requires a Gold Standard
Many mainstream economists, perhaps a majority of those who have an opinion, are opposed to tying a central bank’s hands …
Lessons from the Reagan Tax Cuts
In a column in the New York Times, Steven Rattner attacks Trump’s tax plan for being unrealistic. Since I also think the proposal …
At New Highs, Bitcoin Is a Global Safe Haven Asset
The market cap of Bitcoin surpassed the $14 bln margin for the first time in history, breaking its all-time record high …
Bitcoin Is Less Volatile than the Euro
Bitcoin volatility has fallen since 2011 and compared to the U.S. dollar currently sits at about 3-4 times higher than the Japanese …
Debt poses risks to financial security for Americans reaching their golden years
(BPT) – Americans now retire with far more debt than previous generations. This can pose a significant risk to retirees’ …
2007 to 2016: The lost decade of growth, worst ever
The past decade, the U.S. suffered the worst ever average annual economic growth rate of 1.3316 percent a year. That …
Steve Forbes on the Flat Tax
Steve Forbes — a very nice gentleman. If you ever attend FreedomFest you’ll know that he has no airs and …