The tax implications of taking a distribution from an IRA can be significant. In most cases, these distributions are considered to be ordinary income, taxed at your ordinary income …
The best money managers ten years from now are paying their dues today. Historically, it is hard to find a more difficult time to be involved in the markets. Generations past had …
JUST NOT MEANT TO BE
If you are a sports fan, you know that some teams are said to have other team's "numbers". Regardless of talent level, one team just matches up better and often comes out on top. …
Warm Place, No Memory
If I am ever channel surfing, I can never surf past The Shawshank Redemption. My favorite part is when Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins), tells Red that he wants to live out his life on …
The Way Glenn Miller Played
In All in the Family, Archie Bunker lived at 704 Howser Street in Queens. Archie had a simple life: Schlitz, Work and his Chair. He paid his bills and burned his mortgage. Guys …
Take Gains, Minimize Losses
This is a very, very dangerous market. The Federal Reserve announced additional measures they will take to make sure the markets can function. The market went lower on that news. …
BLOOMBERG NEEDS TO RIDE THE BULL
Someone please give Mike Bloomberg one of the taller cans of Red Bull on his way to the Democratic debate tonight. Of all the people left in the race for the nomination, he is the …
To Hold Or Not to Hold….
To Hold or not to hold through earnings, that is the question. What to do? What to do? Let's take, for example, Roku (ROKU:NASDAQ). Roku reported after the bell yesterday. For …
Cheggin Along….
Chegg, Inc (CHGG:NYSE) was founded in 2003 and operates a direct to student learning platform. They offer solutions to allow students to pass tests, pass classes and, maybe most …
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I never liked Kobe Bryant. I thought that he was arrogant and aloof, a product of his privileged upbringing. I don’t think that he was ever a “Philly guy”, but none of that is …
Bed Bath and Beyond
The stock market loves its retail store darlings. Five Below (FIVE:NASDAQ), Target (TGT:Nasdaq), Lululemon (LULU:Nasdaq) all have experienced meteoric rises in the their stock …
New Tax Form For Senior Citizens
The new tax reporting system was billed as "so easy it can be done on one page". They conveniently left out the fact that there were six schedules that you needed to complete in …