Marotta On Money

This Is What An Early Industrial Revolution Looks Like

Bangladesh is "still a desperately poor country, and we shouldn’t minimize what a job with a steady paycheck means to a poor woman."

Marketplace Fairness Act Burdens Businesses with State Compliance Audits

Compliance isn't just a technical burden. It is a threat of legal liability. The bill allows state tax audits by any state against any online vendor.

Gold, Silver and Resource Stocks

The optimum asset allocation to physical gold and silver is 0%. Instead, we recommend you use resource stocks as an inflation hedge.

Naming A Foreign 401(k) Beneficiary? ($ ?s)

You should have no problem naming your nephew as your beneficiary, but accessing the money from India after your death is more complicated.

Three Ideas for Improving Annual Shareholder Meetings

Most annual shareholder meetings are nothing more than a required dog-and-pony show. Genworth Financial’s annual shareholder meeting held on May 15, 2013, was no exception. Several improvements could be made to make these meetings more inviting.

Help Recent Graduates Find a Fulfilling Career

This kitten knows his area of genius. Be more like this kitten.

Tax Planning

A dollar saved on taxes is worth more than a dollar earned. If you earn another dollar, they will just tax you again.

How much life insurance does a parent need? ($ ?s)

Some suggest using ten times your take home salary as a rough rule of thumb when determining life insurance. Like all such rules, this rough guide is found lacking in many situations.

Marketplace Fairness Act Adds Automation to Tax Confusion

It is not a new tax. It is simply a tax that nearly everyone currently reading this column is successfully evading without prosecution.

This Is What An Early Industrial Revolution Looks Like

David John Marotta

May 23, 2013 Leave a Comment

Bangladesh is “still a desperately poor country, and we shouldn’t minimize what a job with a steady paycheck means to a poor woman.”

Three Ideas for Improving Annual Shareholder Meetings

Matthew Illian

May 22, 2013 Leave a Comment

One Successful Way To Find Happiness

Megan Russell

May 21, 2013 Leave a Comment

Some struggles are inevitable, but others are decided by who you marry. This kitten married well.

Marketplace Fairness Act Burdens Businesses with State Compliance Audits

David John Marotta and Megan Russell

May 19, 2013 Leave a Comment

Compliance isn’t just a technical burden. It is a threat of legal liability. The bill allows state tax audits by any state against any online vendor.

Businesses Must Use Revised I-9 Forms Or Face $1,100 civil monetary penalties per employee

David John Marotta

May 19, 2013 Leave a Comment

And yet we wonder why small businesses disregard so many government regulations.

Government Regulations And Compliance Do Not Make Us Safer

David John Marotta

May 19, 2013 Leave a Comment

The coercive power of government is more dangerous than the free market. Special interests use it to circumvent both the law and economics.

Protecting Your Identity: Credit Reports and Credit Freezes

Austin Fey and David John Marotta

May 18, 2013 Leave a Comment

Even if you think you have good credit, periodically check the facts on your credit report anyway. Your credit report will outline your full credit history. And it can help you verify you have not been the victim of identity theft.