In a sweeping move that sent shockwaves through the nonprofit sector, President Donald Trump issued a memo pausing federal funding for nonprofit organizations shortly after being sworn in as the 47th President. While the policy was temporarily halted by a court order, and ultimately rescinded by the White House, it [...]
Many of you have likely heard rumblings about changes that were made to Social Security in the final days of the Biden Administration. The Social Security Fairness Act, signed into law on January 5, 2025, eliminates two provisions—the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO)—that previously disqualified millions [...]
Hopefully you all had a wonderful holiday season filled with many of the traditions you and your family enjoy. One new holiday tradition that I can do without however, is the threat of a government shutdown that seems to come back every December as Washington struggles to pass an annual [...]
This past Friday, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics released its job numbers for September. To the surprise of many experts, the labor market added 254,000 jobs. This was substantially higher than the projected 150,000. Revisions to July and August numbers resulted in an additional 72,000 jobs for those months [...]
Two weeks ago I wrote about socialist thought creeping into our American life and psyche. One gentleman took my point about unconstitutional actions, like President Biden’s foolhardy and self-serving attempts to forgive everyone’s student loans, as a sign I disapprove of poor people. He proceeded to give me examples of [...]
One of the topics of American culture surfacing recently is that of increasing percentages of young people embracing socialism as a desirable policy for our future, as much as 40 plus percent. This is not terribly surprising to me since students do not most likely receive much if any financial [...]
Have you heard which party is serious about slowing down the rate of debt we owe? Trick question, right? You have not heard because the answer is, Neither one! Even though I am an optimist at heart, it is my realistic opinion that we have reached and passed the point [...]
Today I am writing more basic philosophical thoughts about investing. What are your goals for your money? One primary goal for most people is and will be to multiply your money for present and future financial needs and desires. But another goal may be to promote a particular area of [...]
One of the biggest stock market success stories of all time has been the rise of Tesla. From its initial public offering in the summer of 2010 to its high point in late 2021 the EV company stock value rose by an astounding 22,500% approximately. However, since that time the [...]
