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Step one: Abolish the estate tax. No, really. Read More

A real-world example shows taxes eat into marginal income, steering workers toward lower-paying, but more pleasant, jobs. Read More

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What it will take to gain the advantage over China. Read More

LLMs aren't trained on the "vast majority of speech," experts warn, a major blind spot that could have sweeping consequences. Read More

Licensing rules, staffing mandates, and red tape limit supply and push prices higher, leaving families with fewer affordable options Read More

Moral advocates and special interests engineer the tax code to reward those best equipped to navigate complex rules. Read More

Tax Day marks the end of many Americans’ annual tax stress, but for high-income taxpayers with complex returns, the 2026 anxiety season... Read More

For decades, April 15 has been a day of mourning for America’s blue-collar and middle-class families — the day the taxman takes... Read More

In a predictable turn of events, the Trump administration appears to have fallen far short of its promise to increase American... Read More

All economic thought with any pretense of seriousness is all about removing all barriers to production. No doubt taxes are a barrier, as are... Read More

It’s tax time, and talk of budget reconciliation is in the air on Capitol Hill. There is no better time than now to tackle one of the... Read More

The federal government confiscated $5.23 trillion of Americans’ money in fiscal year 2025.  Read More

In thirty years of reviewing fixed-income allocations for single-family offices, I have seen the same mistake repeated with impressive... Read More

S&P has recouped its losses since Feb 28.  Read More

The fighting in the Gulf and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz are holding back much of the fertilizer that will help grow the food needed... Read More

Everybody knows Communist countries can’t get rich. Read More

The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Health is holding a series of hearings on health care affordability, each one... Read More

Italian city’s flat tax rate is attracting the wealthy after conflict in the Middle East Read More

In a recent interview with former U.S. Comptroller General David M. Walker, he made something clear: Social Security is under serious... Read More

Roughly 1 in 4 Americans say this is a ‘burning’ question they have about retirement: “what if inflation rises when... Read More

Your time horizon is more important than your ability to forecast market turning points. Read More

Cli­mate act­iv­ism is in retreat. Read More

Apple isn't burning mountains of cash to buy GPUs for the sake of training AI models and processing prompts. Read More

The investment beliefs we hold should underpin any decision we make, without them it becomes incredibly difficult to make coherent choices... Read More

The headlines remain volatile, but there are some clues that the worst could be over for the sell-off around the war in Iran. Read More

The wealth tax debate is shaped more by moral intuition than by evidence. A new paper on the Norwegian emigration wave suggests both sides... Read More

Why not pay $7500 rent and retire at 55? Read More

Uncovering where stablecoins are held and how they are used in the financial ecosystem provides three key insights: stablecoins are rarely... Read More

5 key takeaways for stocks, bonds, and international diversification from 2025’s market results. Read More

War is unpredictable and can rattle markets. Is there an ideal portfolio or hedge? Read More

The S&P 500 has closed higher 8 of the last 9 days. Read More