2007 September

I would like to illustrate how tax-deferred earnings work.
If you had the option, would you rather pay the same tax rate on the seeds or the harvest?
I would prefer not to be taxed at all, but that ain’t gonna happen. Well, it can, but that’s another post.
Farmers know the answer to this, and if [...]

Now that you have your Last Will and Testament in place and you’ve had a look at your budget, we are ready for the next steps. Let’s get to the heart of the matter. How to get your money in a position to make “retirement” comfortable and sustainable. Everyone is different, [...]

Late on Friday, Countrywide announced that it will cut 12,000 jobs in the next three months. And, with the additional news that mortgage foreclosures are at record levels, I think we will now see prolonged hand-wringing and knee-jerk reactions from Congress. Congress needs to step back and let the market sort [...]