Category: Asset Protection
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Broken Dreams – How Tax Non-Compliance Can Destroy the American Dream of Undocumented Immigrants – Part 1
The U.S. Presidential Elections have shifted into overdrive with both the Republican and Democratic holding their conventions over the next two weeks to select Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton as their party’s candidates respectively. Viewed in tandem with Britain’s departure from the European Union and recent acts of terrorism in France and Belgium, the political…
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Should you hoard cash during election uncertainty?
Is Hoarding Cash The Prudent Move As Market Awaits Election Results? Could cash stuffed into a Mason jar and buried in the back yard be the best investment hedge against the unpredictable future that this year’s presidential election will bring? While no one actually encourages burying money, some financial watchers have suggested that hoarding cash…
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World Out Of Whack: The Shifting Zeitgeist
Market dislocations occur when financial markets, operating under stressful conditions, experience large widespread asset mispricing. Welcome to this week’s edition of “World Out Of Whack” where every Wednesday Capitalist Exploits take time out of their day to applaud insanity, laugh, poke fun at and present to you absurdity in global financial markets in all it’s glorious insanity.…
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Gold Price and the Fear Response
Q: The recent murder or execution of five Dallas Texas police officers has not affected the gold price. I expected at least a small daily bump up on a fear response. What do you think? A: Events do not move markets. It’s the human emotions response to events that do. And moreover, I do not…
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Split to Be Tied!
Looking Beyond the Morrissette Decision and Around the Corner for Inter-Generational Split Dollar I have had the opportunity throughout my career to know top life insurance agents as well as several top estate planning attorneys. In my view, the best life insurance salesman are the best salesman for any product or service. After all, it…
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3 Tips To Help You Navigate The Treacherous 401(k) Waters
A 401(k) is the primary retirement-savings vehicle for many Americans. But despite the 401(k)’s importance, the average participant’s only investment strategy is to plow money into the accounts – then do nothing. They rarely if ever make changes to the investment selections their plans offer. “I’ve known people who had the money in the same…
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3 Key Writers of the Declaration of Independence
Historian Richard B. Morris in 1973 identified the following seven figures as the key Founding Fathers: John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and George Washington. Adams, Jefferson, and Franklin worked on the committee to draft the Declaration of Independence. Hamilton, Madison, and Jay were authors of the The Federalist Papers,…
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The Greatest Misallocation of Capital (BUBBLE) in Financial History
Sometimes it’s critical to look clearly at the big picture. The big picture is that the financial world has allocated capital… trillions of dollars of capital, based on Central Banks trying to corner the bond market. [box size=”large” style=”rounded”]In the current debt-based monetary system, sovereign bonds are the bedrock of finance.[/box] Every other asset under…