Free Markets

This article is a curated list of recent news about Taiwan.

The appeal to the Nordic countries from socialists is a false one. Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, and Norway are examples of market economies, not socialism.

An investment manager who is “at times a soft socialist” like Voss will be more likely to engage in active management, market timing, and gambling on individual stocks.

Turns out, Charlottesville is not the only area to have their recycling services change this year. In fact, the world’s recycling is affected.

Under one theory, changes in GDP or the rate of GDP growth precede and could cause stock markets to react and move in response. This is usually not the case.

I recently read a foolish article entitled “Call for a National Savings Plan” that assumed we haven’t tried a national savings plan already.

That is a tremendous advantage for businesses in states with less regulatory burden.

David Marotta was interviewed recently on radio 1070 WINA’s Schilling Show discussing some of the government’s broken promises

David John Marotta was interviewed on radio 1070 WINA’s Schilling Show discussing market volatility.

Is there something I need to do today or tomorrow?

Organic food has a reputation for being healthier than non-organic food, but neither of these claims should be taken at face value.

“The most important thing I learned from my research was never to attempt to forecast the price of oil.”

We can only afford to allow others the freedom to strive against death when we are not trying collectively to subsidize it.

“When institutions protect the liberty of individuals, greater prosperity results for all.” – Adam Smith

With as little as $25 you can begin loaning money to developing world entrepreneurs.

Even as recently as 2007, banks were paying 4% interest. Now you have to go to the hundredth decimal before you find your interest rate.

Economic freedom enriches society, lifts the poor out of poverty and respects the agency and dignity of human choice.

The portfolio of the five freedom countries has an annualized return of 11.06% over the past decade.

The adventure begins as a tale of interstellar travel, but quickly morphs into a space opera and post-apocalyptic survival story.

Economic Freedom is a good investing strategy.

Compliance isn’t just a technical burden. It is a threat of legal liability. The bill allows state tax audits by any state against any online vendor.

Is economic freedom related to other kinds of freedoms? Does economic freedom affect personal choice?

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.

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.

If you’ve disagreed with our most recent two articles on free trade, then I challenge you to respond to these questions. Anyone?

Average Americans think about trade imbalances the wrong way. They have it exactly backward.

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.

If you could only pick one, would you like to buy a ripe tomato or a local one?

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.

“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.”

Even if democracy is the principal objective, encourage the rule of law.

Property rights are among the characteristics most correlated with high levels of per capita gross domestic product (GDP).

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.

The recent AIG marketing campaign makes my skin crawl. In what they are calling “America’s Profit,“ AIG boasts that repayment of the bailouts created a positive return for taxpayers.

Claims of “fair” or even “regressive” or “progressive” depend very much on what is used as the denominator.

Follow-up information for 2013 AAII presentation “Dynamic Portfolio Construction in the Context of Comprehensive Wealth Management.”

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

The worst marriage penalty is for couples earning between $26,000 and $60,000 who have three or more children.

2012 has come to a close, and 2013 is off to a good start. For those interested in reflecting on the past year, we’ve collected some 2012 year-end market commentary by Marotta Wealth Management Staff.

Despite a steady diet of bad news, most markets around the world climbed the proverbial “wall of worry” to log strong returns. Major market indices around the globe delivered double-digit total returns.

Stewardship suggests limits on how people ought to rule over their environment. It is not a justification for bureaucrats’ limitless rule over people.

You cannot argue this increased tax is their “fair share” simply because they are married.

To fulfill the financial resolutions of spending less, living within our means, and paying off our debt, the country first needs to encourage production rather than discourage it.

Studies suggest that both a gambling addiction and success in politics correlate with psychopathic behavior. Had Dickens included a gambler personality in a Christmas Carol, it would have been a different story.