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  • The Haves and the Have-Nots – NYTimes.com

    Link: The Haves and the Have-Nots – NYTimes.com Fascinating profile of cost-of-living adjusted wealth in the world.  As massive populations in China, India and Brazil start to have growing incomes, there may be some great ways for an American investor to profit as well. Read more

  • These are very seductive products, marketed very effectively,” he says, “but they almost

    The safety trap: Protect yourself against index annuities – Jan. 17, 2011 Read more

  • What the 2011 Tax Changes Mean for You – WSJ.com

    Link: What the 2011 Tax Changes Mean for You – WSJ.com Read more

  • Court: Medical residents not students : SCOTUSblog

    Link: Court: Medical residents not students : SCOTUSblog After a long time and a lot of uncertainty, the Supreme Court has given us a final answer.  Medical Residents are employees, not students.  The distinction is very important because it affects whether or not residents (and their employers – the teaching hospitals) have to pay FICA Read more

  • Goldman’s Mutual Friend – NYTimes.com

    Link: Goldman’s Mutual Friend – NYTimes.com An interesting NYTimes Blog post discussing Goldman’s investment of $450 million into Facebook – and what it costs Goldman (very little – they still get basically free money from us taxpayers) – what they may get from it (lots of stuff) and what we and other outsiders get from Read more

  • Tax Deal: What’s In It for You?

    Link: Tax Deal: What’s In It for You? A nice summary of the parts of the new tax cut deal which will likely affect most people.  In particular, the continued lower rates on income taxes, of course, as well as the continued lower rates on certain investment income (qualified dividends and long-term capital gains), as Read more