SOMETIMES THE LAST SHALL BE FIRST

“Ok, kids, Line up in alphabetical order.” I cannot say how many times I have heard that schoolteacher’s call. Perhaps we were heading out for recess. Maybe we were lining up for the field trip bus. It may have been the lunch line and we were selecting white or chocolate milk. This scenario continued into…

TAX CODE CHANGING? PAY ATTENTION INVESTORS

The massive spending bill just signed into law, I will call it the “ACT”, contained several changes to the federal tax code. Though the general definition of a tax is a fee imposed by government on its members to cover expenses, the purpose of taxation goes far beyond the funding of government. Were it not…

AMERICA’S FINANCIAL ILLITERACY

Research by a major financial firm revealed that teenagers today are much less prepared than their parents were to make good financial decisions. The study showed that parents are not teaching their children about money, nor is there much effort in public schools to do so. The research is discouraging because poor financial skills can…