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Category Archives: Government Category
How To Understand Capital Gains & Losses On Your Taxes and What To Do With Them After…..
There are two types of income, both required to be reported on your income tax return. Come “tax time” these are better known as ordinary income and capital gains. Ordinary income includes dividends and interest you receive. Capital gains are … Continue reading
Posted in Financial Category, General, Government Category, Life Category
Tagged audit, Blankenship Financial Planning, bonds, capital asset, capital gains, capital losses, Capital One Bank, deductions, dividends, financial planning, income, income taxes, inheritance, interest, IRS, Jim Blankenship, Kay Bell, long term gains, Mickey Konson, Money, mutual funds, paycheck, profit, real estate, retirement, short term gains, stocks, tax law, tax rate, witholdings
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RIA’s Being Set Up
This article confirms how brokers are setting up RIA’s to be able to claim that they are providing fiduciary services not because they are committed to acting as a fiduciary on behalf of their clients, BUT because they feel it is … Continue reading
The Fiscal Cliff
Keep your parachutes packed. We didn’t need them on January 1st, but we will probably still need them on March 1st. The Federal estate tax exemption was made permanent at an inflation-adjusted $5 million. The Department of Revenue has confirmed that this … Continue reading
Posted in Financial Category, Government Category
Tagged automatic sequestration, budget, budget problems, debt ceiling, debt commission, department of revenue, estate tax exemption, fiscal cliff, fiscal house, goverment, government debt, government spending, inflation, medicare, payroll taxes, simpson/bolwes, social security, super committee, tax law, wisconsin estate tax
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What’s Not to “Like”? Government Gone Amok
Testimonials can be powerful marketing tools. The recently concluded political season saw numerous t.v. ads which included statements from individuals explaining that they supported a particular candidate, why, and encouraging you to join them in their support. Most types of … Continue reading
Posted in Financial Category, Government Category, Marketing Category
Tagged advertising, candidate, facebook, fiduciary standard, financial services, government, influential, investment advisors, marketing tools, politics, prospective clients, SEC regulations, social media, testimonials, violation, websites
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US Debt and the Future for Interest Rates
Many investment professionals believe interest rates on US Government debt are too low given the current budget deficit and the future fiscal drain of Medicare and Social Security as presently constituted and the risks these problems present relative to our … Continue reading
Posted in Financial Category, Government Category
Tagged bond funds, budget deficit, debt, developing market countries, economy, election, financial, financial outlook, financial state, government, Government bonds, interest rates, investment outlook, politics, stock market, US bond prices
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