If the US debt clock unnerves you, it should. Take action by visiting Harvard Professor Lawrence Lessig’s site: fix congress first for political reform we desperately need.
If the US debt clock unnerves you, it should. Take action by visiting Harvard Professor Lawrence Lessig’s site: fix congress first for political reform we desperately need.
How do other American states compare with other countries? The Economist takes the nearest equivalent country from 2009 data and reveals some surprises.
So, which countries match the GDP and population of America's states?
The best investment you can make this year is an investment in your physical well-being, your health. As life gets busier and more demanding, taking care of your mind, body and spirit often gets put on the back burner. Yet health must always come first. There is absolutely nothing more important or vital than your health.
Health is wealth.
Out of my many annual rituals that I engage in right after the New Year, one of my all time favorites is listening to the classic Stephen Covey book: The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.
In particular, Habit 7 has always been my favorite. Habit 7 is: Sharpening Your Saw. If you haven’t read or listened to the book, here’s a brief summary of what Covey means by this phrase.
So what can you do?
For the investor that loves a high degree of uncertainty, these are the best of times. More volatility offers more opportunity to make money. For the investor that prefers calmer more predictable markets, these are stressful times indeed.
Yet the truth is that even the most detailed, well thought out investment plan I could possibly develop for a client could go kaput next week due to a million reasons beyond our control.
Should you choose a ROTH IRA or a Traditional IRA? That’s a tax planning question that deserves much scrutiny. First thing you need to do is find out if you’re eligible to contribute to a Roth IRA. Here’s a link that can help determine the answer: Roth IRA Income Eligibility
Let’s say for argument sake you’re eligible to contribute to either a Roth or a Traditional IRA. If you take the Traditional IRA route, you’ll deduct the IRA contribution from your reported income which will have the effect of lowering your income tax bill.
