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investment · personal finance · retirement
Last week, I blogged about the unreliability of long run stock market returns. And to provide an angle, I talked about and around the long run stock market return chart[…]
A myth about long run stock market returns exists. A powerful, but maybe dangerous, myth. That myth goes like this: Over the long run, because much of the up and[…]
This week’s blog post discusses five flaws I see in the Bogleheads investment philosophy. Two are pretty significant, I think. The other three flaws? Well, the other flaws are me[…]
In a couple of discussions last week—one with an IRS agent and one with another CPA—it became clear to me that real estate investors often struggle with counting real estate[…]
Corporate taxation · management
Can we talk about something that’s a little bit awkward for small business owners? Specifically, can we discuss the “why file out of state tax returns” issue? You know what[…]
Most Amazon FBA businesses have a riddle they wrestle with—which is the Amazon FBA sales tax question. Specifically, do you, if you’re an Amazon FBA business, need to collect and[…]
I’ve been binge-watching David Rubenstein’s excellent TV show where he interviews news makers. And let me say that if you haven’t seen the show, check it out. It is really[…]
investment · management · personal finance · retirement
I’m slightly hesitant to talk about modeling portfolio leverage. The topic, in terms of personal safety, sort of resembles a discussion about how to support your teenagers’ use of fireworks.[…]
Okay, an important first stipulation. I totally understand the allure of the financially independent retired early strategy. Further, I totally agree with the idea that if you can truly arrange[…]
Need a small business fringe benefits package to attract and retain good employees? Hey, me too. But it’s tough, right? We small business owners need to have good fringe benefits[…]
Buried at the heart of every personal financial plan is a critical percentage: an average retirement savings return estimate. And that leads to problem, frankly. That average retirement savings return[…]
business taxes · individual income taxes · management · Strategy
A couple of times recently, I’ve talked with taxpayers about their business education deductions. And they have questions. Some small business owner spends money on an MBA program—and she wonders[…]
Bookkeeping · business taxes · individual income taxes
Taxpayers always wonder about whether or not they can deduct expenses when they don’t have a receipt. Generally, yes, you can… but you want to proceed with caution if you’re[…]
individual income taxes · personal finance
Earlier this year, the tax court issued a decision about the real estate professional loophole. A dentist, one Dr. Zarrinnegar, had used the real estate professional loophole to deduct large[…]
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