A couple of times recently, I’ve encountered people who argue you or I should not invest any part of a portfolio in bonds. Or who argue only a small … [Read more...] about Why Bonds Matter for Your Portfolio
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Rethinking Retirement for Lower Real Rates of Return
The recent research paper, “Long-run Trends in Long-maturity Real Rates 1311-2021,” from economists Kenneth S. Rogoff, Barbara Rossi and Paul … [Read more...] about Rethinking Retirement for Lower Real Rates of Return
Inflation Reduction Act: What Every Real Estate Investor Should Know
On Sunday morning, the U.S. Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376). Assuming the House passes an identical bill this Friday (and Nancy … [Read more...] about Inflation Reduction Act: What Every Real Estate Investor Should Know
Tax Strategy Tuesday: Real Estate Professional Tax Strategy
A few weeks ago, I talked about one way to get big real estate tax deductions onto a tax return, the vacation rental tax strategy. This week, I … [Read more...] about Tax Strategy Tuesday: Real Estate Professional Tax Strategy
Tax Strategy Tuesday: Avoid Real Estate Net Investment Income Tax
Are you a real estate investor? And, just to get the awkward part over, have you been pretty successful with real estate? I thought that might be … [Read more...] about Tax Strategy Tuesday: Avoid Real Estate Net Investment Income Tax
Biden Capital Gains Tax Planning
As you may know, President Biden proposes changing the tax law in a bunch of areas, including ratcheting up the capital gains tax that some investors … [Read more...] about Biden Capital Gains Tax Planning
Updating your Financial Game Plan for Low Interest Rates and Equity Returns
A couple of times over the last few months, I've read good academic papers about the impact of historically low costs of capital. So, the impact of … [Read more...] about Updating your Financial Game Plan for Low Interest Rates and Equity Returns
How to Inherit a Million Dollars
Over the last year, I helped several families administer a large-ish estate and disburse decent-sized inheritances. Which was fun and interesting … [Read more...] about How to Inherit a Million Dollars
Sobering Up About Qualified Opportunity Zones
You probably need to prepare for the holidays you and your family celebrate. Or maybe start work on some year-end accounting. Accordingly, I want … [Read more...] about Sobering Up About Qualified Opportunity Zones
Planning for the Warren Wealth Taxes
Normally, we don’t blog about proposed tax legislation. Especially something like Elizabeth Warren’s wealth tax proposals. She hasn’t even won her … [Read more...] about Planning for the Warren Wealth Taxes