There is a funny libertarian bumper sticker that reads: "Don't Vote. It Only Encourages Them." How true. There seems to be no end to new laws and regulations. At what point does the State's regulation of a person's life end? Lightbulbs are being...
I suppose the simple answer would be to avoid buying munis or other municipal revenue bonds. But what would be the fallout? Meredith Whitney, famous for accurately analyzing and predicitng in 2007 the troubles that would befall Citigroup, now runs...
Well, now that I am back from vacation, I'd like to share with you this somewhat entertaining item from the New York Post. Apparently, BoA has bought more than 400 domain names. One it purchased? salliekrawcheckblows.net. Other potential critical...
Our sister publication, Trusts & Estates describes the recently enacted cost/basis rules and what it means to financial advisors. The upshot: the burden is on you. The IRS will begin phasing in the regs the day after you and yours are screaming...
Right now, we're closing the January issue of the print edition of Registered Rep. In short, I am swamped. So, being a typical lazy journalist, I thought I would publish in whole an interesting summation of what the tax bill means to your clients ...
Okay, this is completely off topic, but in late September I spoke to the Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood about his new record, "I Feel Like Playing." My article was published in a magazine for vinyl lovers called, The Goldmine. ...
Well, that was fast. Just two years after Wall Street almost bought the farm and had to be bailed out by taxpayers, Wall Street firms are raking in the dosh. In fact, revenues are at record levels in the first three quarters of the year...
