Biden’s Budget Would Raise Taxes On Top .1%, Cut Them For Many Others
According to a new analysis by the Tax Policy Center, President Biden’s fiscal year 2024 budget would raise average after-tax incomes for low-income…
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Senators Draw Attention to the Sky-High Salaries of Medicare Advantage CEOs
Sens. Elizabeth Warren (MA) and Jeff Merkley (OR) are calling attention to the massive profits and “exorbitant” executive salaries of top Medicare Advantage…
Looking for Dividends? Start in the Energy Sector
Many of you know me as the dividend guy. I literally wrote the book on dividends. (In fact, I just did it again….
Dude, Where’s My Yield?
A few weeks ago, I received an interesting email. Hello FireCracker & Wanderer, I’m an investment workshop alumni and longtime blog follower, but…
Marc’s Most Important Lesson: What Is Compounding?
Basic financial skills are not taught in schools. And it’s a problem. Reading, writing and arithmetic are important, no doubt. But if…
The One Stock to Buy Amid the Banking Panic
My highest-conviction investment idea during the COVID-19 crash was the American banking sector, specifically the SPDR S&P Bank ETF (NYSE: KBE). American banks…
Report Shows Social Security Expansion is Affordable
Congress Can Strengthen Medicare and Social Security Without Cuts “Today’s reports show once again that Social Security’s Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) Trust…
Kaiser Health News: Congressman Seeks to Plug ‘Shocking Loophole’ Exposed by KHN Investigation
A U.S. lawmaker is taking action after a KHN investigation exposed weaknesses in the federal system meant to stop repeat Medicare and Medicaid…
Why This “Dividend Guy” Relies on Bonds
If you’ve read my Safety Net column or my other work on Wealthy Retirement, you know I’m the dividend guy. I believe so…