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Passing and Preserving Family Land Using Conservation Easements
You can manage forests for climate and water with timber and timber products as complementary goods if you shift the economic drivers. Conservation easements realign those economic forces for landowners, and the more you protect the public trust, the more money you as a
Should You Have Gold In Your Portfolio?
Gold is a way of going long on fear, and it has been a pretty good way of going long on fear from time to time. But you really have to hope people become more afraid in a year or two than they are
The Banker’s Bunker: Where Banks Save Their Money (Part 2)
“Put simply, BOLI is attractive to the banks because it can produce better returns that the banks couldn’t otherwise achieve.” – Fool.com, “Bank Owned Life Insurance: A Little Known Way Banks Make Money” In Part 1 of “The Banker’s Bunker,” we introduced the phenomenon
The Banker’s Bunker: Where Banks Save Their Money (Part 1)
“…The banking industry – one of the most powerful and influential industries in the United States – has a deep affection for cash value life insurance and treats it like a golden asset.” – Barry James Dyke, “Cash Value Life Insurance: Contempt Prior to
Student Loan Strategies to Save You Thousands! (Part 2)
“Funding Nemo: A Pixar movie about Marlin trying to put his son through fish college.”– Twitter joke seen on Buzzfeed.com No one told Heather Jarvis she couldn’t afford to go to Duke University, even though her modestly paid executive assistant mother and often-unemployed Shakespearean
Tax Deductions You Should Claim (And Five You Can’t!)
“People who complain about paying their income tax can be divided into two types: men and women.” — Anonymous ‘Tis the time of year when some Americans await refunds, while others groan, procrastinate, and start getting their receipts in order… tax time! Unless you
If You’re Going to Invest in the Stock Market… (Diversification Strategies)
“One of the funny things about the stock market is that every time one person buys, another sells, and both think they are astute.” – William Feather The stock market has been feeling VERY bullish lately, hitting 10 new highs in the last 10
Too Old for Life Insurance? Why Seniors Are Getting New Policies
“Old age isn’t so bad when you consider the alternative.” – Maurice Chevalier “Am I too old for life insurance?” We get this question a lot, surprisingly, often from people who are only in their 50’s or 60’s. But even if you are in
Shortcuts to Prosperity: Our Favorite Money Hacks (Part 2)
“You’ve got to do fewer things more effectively.” – Adam Urbanski, business and marketing coach In part one of “Shortcuts to Prosperity,” we examined 12 financial hacks organized under the first four of our Principles of Prosperity™. We continue now with the remaining three