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Judge Smails: Ty what did you shoot today? Ty: Oh Judge, I don’t keep score. Judge Smails: Then how do you measure yourself with other golfers? Ty: By height. From the 1980 film Caddyshack Are you one of the countless people that have a difficult time understanding what the so-called wizards of smart in main-stream-media […]
Rather than do what I usually do during my Fraud Files columns, where as I grab a stack of stories from around the country and report on various instances of malfeasance. Instead, I decided that this time I am going to do more of what one might call a think piece. Every day, I print […]
I am starting to realize that the years are starting to add up. One of the first signs was when I started using the vernacular decades ago to date certain points in my career rather than years ago. My eyesight is starting to wane. However, the most annoying age-related issue that I am whining about […]
An eye-opening financial report recently released concerning private colleges stated that 25% of all private colleges spent more than they earned in 2017 despite the overall increase in tuition revenue. (They must be taking a cue from Uncle Sam.) Where in the name of beer bongs, tapestries and safe spaces is all that money going? […]
In 1980, the British band the Buggles declared that “Video Killed the Radio Star.” In 2018, one could say that the free market and a growing GDP is killing Obamacare. Outside of the Trump Tax Reform’s move to kill the Obamacare requirement that individuals must purchase health insurance, we are witnessing GDP growth and a […]
Something smells really bad. It’s called the Stop Bad Employers by Zeroing Out Subsidies Act and it is the latest brain fart from the man, the myth, the legend Senator Bernie Sanders. This bill which could have come straight out of Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged would tax corporations with more than 500 employees at 100% […]
Edward Jones, the brokerage that likes to market itself as your “hometown, folksy, everyone knows your name” firm is joining the ranks of the other big brokerage firms in segregating their smaller “less worthy” clients and sending them off to some sort of call-center hell. Edward D. Jones & Co is acknowledging that some of […]
It is not a matter of if. It is a matter of when. Fire up the Flux Capacitor and the DeLorean, we are going on a trip. Warning this trip might be very uncomfortable for many. It could bring back memories of strife, anxiety and possibly remind us of some really regretful choices we had […]
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives have unveiled their tax reform bill, claiming that it will aid economic growth. A recent Politico Morning Consult poll shows that the plan has garnered mixed support, mostly from small businesses, which are set to benefit from the proposed corporate tax rate reduction, and from parents, who are […]
We don’t have to worry about robots replacing us any time soon, if Google’s self-driving car project Waymo is any indication of what the future holds. These cars have been involved in several crashes due to their failure to handle intersections like human drivers do. And it’s not just cars experiencing technical difficulties. Earlier this […]
Chris Markowski, founder of Markowski Financial Investments in Tampa, Florida, and host of the radio program “The Watchdog on Wall Street,” says he is regularly called upon to weigh in on TV and radio shows about changes in the market. “It’s almost like they want you to come on and scare everyone,” he says. Taking […]
In an overwhelming majority, Puerto Rican citizens recently voted in favorof becoming the 51st U.S. state. According to poll results, nearly 97 percent of Puerto Ricans were in favor of statehood. Puerto Rico’s governor, Ricardo Rosselló, declared the results a clear victory in favor of becoming a state — the solution he preferred. In a televised speech […]