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  Wall Street Strategists Update Their U.S. Stock Market Forecasts
May 23, 2013

How have their recent predictions fared and how likely are their new ones to be correct?
  States are More the Problem Now with Estate (and Inheritance) Taxes
May 3, 2013

Hungry for tax revenues, more states are targeting modest estates for taxation
  Is Gold a Buy Now That the Price Has Plunged 30 Percent Since 2011 All-Time Peak?
Apr 23, 2013
A simple historic valuation system suggests where future price likely heading
  An Inside Look at the Real Financial Health of the American Consumer
Mar 15, 2013
What the latest credit card data tell us about consumer’s debt loads and payment abilities
  How Can U.S. Stock Prices Keep Advancing After GDP Data Showed a Fourth Quarter Stall/Decline?
Feb 13, 2013
Are stocks setting up for a fall and what is propping up U.S. stock prices?

 
  Understanding the Tax Law Changes from the Conclusion of the “Fiscal Cliff” Negotiations
Jan 3, 2013
A summary of the key provisions of the “American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012”
  Update: The Latest Twists and Turns in the Fiscal Cliff Negotiations
Dec 31, 2012
What’s next in the fiscal cliff debate and what is the likely outcome
  What is the Current State of U.S. Government Spending and Tax Collections?
Dec 1, 2012
The fiscal cliff, tax and spending debate and memories of Simpson-Bowles
  An Assessment of Challenges Facing the U.S. and Global Stock Markets
Nov 14, 2012
What would cause the recent stock market correction to worsen and turn into a bear market?
  Election 2012 Results: Analyzing the Results at the Federal and State Levels
Nov 9, 2012
Was anything accomplished and what if anything will change affecting the economy, taxes and financial markets?
  Update: A Look Inside the European Union: What Countries Are Succeeding Economically?
Oct 26, 2012
What defines the best countries from the rest and how have investments fared in those countries?
  Election 2012: The Current State of the Political Races After Three Debates
Oct 16, 2012
An updated look at the Presidential, Senate and House of Representative races
  The Intersection of Politics and the Economy: Political Control of the Economy
Oct 4, 2012
How the government can influence the economy and impact election outcomes
  Update: Occupy Wall Street at One Year: What Impact Has the Movement Had?
Sep 24, 2012
The likely impact on the 2012 election, the economy and stock market
  Are We, Are You Better Off Than Your Were Four Years Ago?
Sep 11, 2012
Do most Americans care who is elected President and what will likely determine the outcome?
  With Monster Federal Deficits, What Really are the Options for Income Tax Rates?
Aug 30, 2012
Who will pay more and who will pay less with coming tax law changes
  The Selection of Congressman Paul Ryan as Republican Vice Presidential Candidate
Aug 14, 2012
What impact will this have on the U.S. economy, financial markets and your retirement?
  Update: How and Why Canada's Economy is Surpassing the U.S. Economy for Jobs and Wealth Generation
Jul 18, 2012
A surprising economic data point and review of their different economic approach in recent years
  Is America Already Europe in Spending, Debt and Progressive and High Taxation?
Jul 9, 2012
Is the U.S. already too far down the road to European style socialism?
  Differing Opinions on Which Way the European Sovereign Debt Crisis Will Go
Jun 27, 2012
An analysis of two opposing views and which one is likely to be correct
  President Barack Obama Says: "The Private Sector is Doing Fine"
Jun 13, 2012
Paul Krugman helps the President clarify his message and identify the "real" U.S. economic problem
  Update: Romney Tax Plan and Economics: My Days at Bain & Company with Mitt Romney
May 23, 2012
The inside story about what Bain Capital really does with companies and their employees
  How Did a "Socialist" Get Elected President of France and Defeat a "Conservative" Incumbent?
May 7, 2012
What do the recent elections mean for the EU and global financial markets? 
  Why Not Just Raise Taxes on the "Rich," Especially if it Doesn't Affect Me?
Apr 26, 2012
What the history of taxation tells us about targeting the highest income earners
  Update: Republican Presidential Nomination Prospects
Apr 25, 2012
Where does the race really stand? What's ahead in November, for the economy and the U.S. government deficits?
  MSNBC's Chris Matthews Wants a Dishonest Republican to Oppose President Obama
Apr 11, 2012
The state of American politics and pundits who cover it and the effect on our economic discourse
  Surprise: Greece's Debt is Upgraded by Major Rating Agency
Mar 13, 2012
JP Morgan and Wells Fargo boost dividends but Citigroup and three other large banks fail government stress test
  Would Higher Tax Rates on High Income Earners Help Reduce the U.S. Federal Deficit?
Feb 29, 2012
What does the public think and what does past experience suggest?
  New Jersey Governor Chris Christie Offers Warren Buffett Some Tax Advice
Feb 22, 2012
Could the billionaire investor pay more in taxes now if he wanted to? (FREE)
  Looking Inside President Obama's Proposed 2013 Federal Government Budget
Feb 14, 2012
Major tax law changes and their likely impact on the economy and financial markets
  Does it Really Matter Who is Elected U.S. President in the 2012 Election?
Feb 7, 2012
A veteran money manager's wisdom about the 2012 election and the financial markets
  Tax Reform, the "Buffett Rule" and the Sluggish U.S. Economy
Jan 26, 2012
Why the Federal Reserve's promises to extend low interest rates aren't fostering faster U.S. economic growth
  Update: Mitt Romney Comes Roaring Back After Losing Frontrunner Status in South Carolina
Jan 24, 2012
How a man worth nearly a quarter of billion dollars is having money troubles
  Making Sense of the Major Change in the Republican Primary Field
Dec 30, 2011
Gingrich is slumping now while Romney surges...
  Update: State Budget Crises: Weighing on Muni Bonds and Possibly Stocks
Dec 19, 2011
Fresh warnings abound: How bad is the problem now and is it likely to get?
  Update: Making Sense of the Political and Social Upheaval in the Middle East, Europe and Elsewhere
Dec 8, 2011
Impact on local and global financial markets and economies
  Update: Herman Cain's Candidacy Flames Out
Dec 5, 2011
Is his 9-9-9 tax plan a sign of likely future tax reform and what are its chances of passage?
  Super Committee Dithers Over Cutting Deficit by $1.2 Trillion Over 10 Years
Nov 21, 2011
Citizen led group develops recommendations to cut deficits by $9.7 trillion yet gets little media coverage
  Update: The Romney Factor: Can the Former Massachusetts Governor Beat Obama in 2012
Nov 10, 2011
Would Mitt Romney be positioned to lead the U.S. out of its current economic problems?

  Update: Ron Paul, Head of the House Financial Services Committee Wants to End Federal Reserve and Calls Ben Bernanke Delusional
Oct 21, 2011
An examination of Paul's comments and impact on the Fed, the Economy and Markets
 
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