by Robert Bartley | Sep 2, 2025 | Legislation, Robert Bartley, Taxes
We will be writing more about this in the coming months. The bottom line is that most taxpayers win, especially seniors. I have linked a couple of brief articles below. Much of what you heard in the news and in campaign promises are in the bill. The campaign promises...
by Robert Bartley | Dec 5, 2024 | Financial Planning, Legislation, Robert Bartley
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s (Fincen) Beneficial Ownership Information Report (BOIR) Filing Requirement BREAKING NEWS: FEDERAL COURT IN TEXAS BLOCKS BOIR REQUIREMENT (This means that at this time, there is no obligation to comply with the reporting...
by Robert Bartley | Oct 5, 2023 | Legislation, Markets, Robert Bartley
The eye-popping excess spending/annual budget deficits and US public debt are staggering. That is bad enough but the politicians in Washington continue to double down on stupid (more). This is how bad is it?: $1.5 trillion deficit for fiscal year 2023. Yes, that is...
by Robert Bartley | Nov 1, 2019 | Financial Planning, Legislation, Markets, Robert Bartley
What’s the connection between government deficits and inflation? I recently wrote regarding a Wall Street Journal headline about continued trillion dollar federal government deficits. (Click here to see the post.) The graph below from Dr. John Hussman...
by Robert Bartley | Aug 6, 2019 | Financial Planning, Legislation, Robert Bartley
The Secure Act passed overwhelmingly by Congress but hasn’t made its way through the Senate. Here’s a look at the Pros and Cons of the SECURE Act legislation. The 5 Major Pros to the SECURE Act Increasing the age for Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) to age...
