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2017 Tax Tables
If you’re doing some tax planning this year, here is a quick guide to the brackets.
Benjamin Graham on Individual Stock Analysis
“I am no longer an advocate of elaborate techniques of security analysis in order to find superior value opportunities.”
Q&A: What’s My Roth Conversion Limit?
The legal answer to this question is: there is no limit. The practical answer is: it depends on a number of things.
One Example Of What Is Wrong With Commission Based Investment Advice
There is a large difference between the motives and incentives of the sales person and those of the service person.
When Partial-Year HSA Contribution Limits Don’t Apply
Under the “last-month rule,” you can contribute the full amount even after a partial year assuming you meet the “testing period.”
Using Factor Investing To Boost Country Specific Returns
The rough idea is that the stock price of companies that are profitable are more likely to appreciate than companies which are not profitable.
Radio: Why Corporate Tax Rates Should Be Lowered
David John Marotta was interviewed on radio 1070 WINA’s Schilling Show discussing corporate tax rates, and why they should be lowered.
Investing Mistake: Confusing A Promising Company With A Good Investment
A good narrative describes what happened in the past. And even though past earnings may have something to do with current share prices, they don’t have anything to do with future share prices.
There’s Still Time for Charitable Giving
Instead of giving cash, there are two ways you may be able to give so more of your money goes to charity instead of the IRS.
Factor Investing: Small and Value Factors
Factor investing “tweaks the idea of asset allocation and diversification by seeking out types of securities that have been shown, by decades of academic research, to offer positive return premiums over time.”
Retirement Plan and Health Savings Plan Limits for 2017
Every year the IRS releases new limits for how much you can contribute to Individual Retirement accounts and Health Savings accounts for the tax year.
Mailbag: Can I Contribute To An IRA The Year I Turn 70 1/2?
Even though you are required to start taking RMDs you can still take advantage of significant tax planning strategies.
2017 Estate and Gift Tax Limits
Neither party has to pay taxes on gifts up to this gifting limit, and the limit remains unchanged from 2016.
Can I Continue Retirement Saving Past Age 70 1/2?
The rules for post-70 ½ IRA contributions depend upon whether the account is a traditional IRA, Roth IRA or SEP IRA.
Radio: Why is the Media Liberal?
Listen to a discussion on why journalists are usually liberal-leaning and what that means for reporting the news in America.