Last week, I sent you a chart of the weekly jobless claims at 3.3 million -- dwarfing prior recessions. Yesterday, the latest week's report doubled that at 6.6 million in new claims. I didn't bother with updating the chart because prior recessions are so low compared to today that they...
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The Things You Can Control
Alright, the stock and bond markets have been getting all the attention recently. So this weekend, let's take some time to refocus on a number of financial planning matters. The actions I'll discuss below have every bit as much impact, and more, on your financial success as ruminating over the stock market does -- with...
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Shutdown, again.
Last Friday, the Senate failed to reach an agreement to pass a continuing resolution, which has led to another -- the second one in my career -- federal government shutdown.
Since October 1, 2017, Congress has passed a series of temporary continuing resolutions that extended government funding for periods of roughly 30 days at...
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Tax Law Summary
