The optimum asset allocation to physical gold and silver is 0%. Instead, we recommend you use resource stocks as an inflation hedge.
Perhaps we would be economically better off with global trade, but do we have an obligation to maintain a higher moral standard?
Have you ever wondered why the CPI, GDP and employment numbers run counter to your personal and business experiences? The problem lies in biased and often-manipulated government reporting.
“Why Buffett thinks investing in gold is stupid”
President’s proposal comes with silver linings for shrewd advisors
$3 million today has the same buying power as $500,000 in 1970.
David John Marotta was interviewed on radio 1070 WINA’s Schilling Show discussing Margaret Thatcher and her economics.
If you like stable governments, low crime rates, socializing, great food, wine, culture and the dependability of developed countries, this list is for you
A dollar saved on taxes is worth more than a dollar earned. If you earn another dollar, they will just tax you again.
America will continue to lose jobs where we don’t have a comparative advantage and gain jobs where we do. This change should be welcome.
Let me tell you how it will be: There’s one for you, nineteen for me. Should five per cent appear too small, Be thankful I don’t take it all.
“The way to crush the bourgeoisie is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation.” – Vladimir Lenin.
Without any authorizing legislation, the U.S. government has quietly taken more value than Cyprus tried and failed to confiscate.
Securing your retirement financially is too important to leave the process up to chance and guessing.
As one of Forbes’s 25 largest fictional companies, Stark International could avoid $4 billion in U.S. corporate taxes with this one simple technique.
David John Marotta was interviewed on radio 1070 WINA’s Schilling Show in March to discuss balancing the national budget, and whether raising taxes is a good method to increase revenue to match spending.
Average Americans think about trade imbalances the wrong way. They have it exactly backward.
A blended investment style for all markets can lead to high returns with low risk.
All I want is a simple cup of coffee near where I work. Is that asking too much of free trade?
David John Marotta was interviewed recently on radio 1070’s WINA Schilling Show discussing property rights and their importance for a free society.
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If you could only pick one, would you like to buy a ripe tomato or a local one?
If Bogle is against ETFs, why does Vanguard run so many of them?
The only two ways to balance the federal budget are to spend less or to collect more. Spending less is the preferred method, but that is just not happening. As a result, politics is pushing many in Congress to try to balance the budget by raising taxes.
Maybe it is time you checked up on your favorite charities before making your next gift.
Do any of these ideas suggest any incentive for the highly productive to continue producing?
Even to conservative political parties, starving the beast is not the ideal solution.
“Until the deficit is eliminated from our budget, … there is no end to inflation; there is finally no end to taxation; and the eventual result would, of course, be catastrophe.”
Studies suggest that $1.5 trillion is wasted on public sector rent-seeking.
Even if democracy is the principal objective, encourage the rule of law.
Presenting to the American Association of Independent Investors, February 2013.
Property rights are among the characteristics most correlated with high levels of per capita gross domestic product (GDP).
Does a property owner have the right to use and dispose of his property as he sees fit even if that means he is being irrational, arbitrary, capricious, even unjust?
David John Marotta was featured on Radio 1070 WINA’s Schilling Show, discussing the coming year and what it looks like from a financial standpoint.
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Claims of “fair” or even “regressive” or “progressive” depend very much on what is used as the denominator.
Mid-cap value should be part of any U.S. stock allocation which wants to remain invested in the markets, but is worried about potential corrections.
You should claim your own Social Security account online and give it a secure password before someone else does.
Follow-up information for 2013 AAII presentation “Dynamic Portfolio Construction in the Context of Comprehensive Wealth Management.”
The income tax penalizes productivity, discourages hard work, and suppresses investment.
The political party platforms on gun control and gun rights for 2012.
Currently homicides are largely committed by minority men age 18 to 39 with criminal records in urban areas killing others in the same demographic.
Here are the 2008 party platforms on the environment
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The maximum income for a couple is not double what it is for a single person. Your spouse’s income can disqualify you from credits you could have received if you had not been legally married.
The maximum income for a couple is not double what it is for a single person. Your spouse’s income can disqualify you from credits you could have received if you had not been legally married.
The worst marriage penalty is for couples earning between $26,000 and $60,000 who have three or more children.
Asset Allocation means always having something to complain about.
Stewardship suggests limits on how people ought to rule over their environment. It is not a justification for bureaucrats’ limitless rule over people.