Demystified Blog Archive #42 - Mid-Year Tax Planning
Sunday, July 08
Today, I will keep this intro brief. Consider mid-year tax planning. Period.Here are a few mid-year planning ideas your CPA should be asking you about.Do you need to add an entity or change how an entity is taxed? Now is the time to begin looking at adding an entity or changing how one of your ...
Demystified Blog Archive #41 Does it make sense to sell your real esta
Sunday, July 01
Demystified Blog Archive #41Does it make sense to sell your real estate?Vancouver is infamous for its astonishing real estate bubble, which the government has tried to slow by slapping a nasty transfer tax on certain property transactions. In London, prices are 15% higher than the previous real...
Demystified Blog Archive #40 - Mind Your Own Business (Part III)
Sunday, June 24
The city of San Diego has a $6.25 billion shortfall on obligations promised to current and retired employees.The State of New Jersey has $90 billion in unfunded pension liabilities. And of course, Social Security and Medicare has unfunded baby boomer liabilities totaling over one hundred trillion...
Demystified Blog Archive #39 – Mind Your Own Business (Part II)
Sunday, June 17
Demystified Blog Archive #39Mind Your Own Business (Part II) Stock markets around the world are at all-time highs. Bond markets are at all-time highs. Real estate is at all-time highs. If you own assets you’ve done extremely well. But if you’re in the rapidly deteriorating middle class, espe...
Demystified Blog Archive #38 - Mind Your Own Business (Part I)
Sunday, June 10
We’ve all seen the headlines: the middle class wage earner in the United States (and much of Europe for that matter) has been in decline for years.CNN May 18, 2018: “Almost half of US families can’t afford basics like rent and food”Marketwatch June 2, 2018: “50 million American households can’t e...