David John Marotta was interviewed recently on radio 1070’s WINA Schilling Show discussing property rights and their importance for a free society.
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If you could only pick one, would you like to buy a ripe tomato or a local one?
If Bogle is against ETFs, why does Vanguard run so many of them?
The only two ways to balance the federal budget are to spend less or to collect more. Spending less is the preferred method, but that is just not happening. As a result, politics is pushing many in Congress to try to balance the budget by raising taxes.
Maybe it is time you checked up on your favorite charities before making your next gift.
Do any of these ideas suggest any incentive for the highly productive to continue producing?
Even to conservative political parties, starving the beast is not the ideal solution.
“Until the deficit is eliminated from our budget, … there is no end to inflation; there is finally no end to taxation; and the eventual result would, of course, be catastrophe.”
Studies suggest that $1.5 trillion is wasted on public sector rent-seeking.
Even if democracy is the principal objective, encourage the rule of law.
Presenting to the American Association of Independent Investors, February 2013.
Property rights are among the characteristics most correlated with high levels of per capita gross domestic product (GDP).
Does a property owner have the right to use and dispose of his property as he sees fit even if that means he is being irrational, arbitrary, capricious, even unjust?
David John Marotta was featured on Radio 1070 WINA’s Schilling Show, discussing the coming year and what it looks like from a financial standpoint.
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Claims of “fair” or even “regressive” or “progressive” depend very much on what is used as the denominator.
Mid-cap value should be part of any U.S. stock allocation which wants to remain invested in the markets, but is worried about potential corrections.
You should claim your own Social Security account online and give it a secure password before someone else does.
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The income tax penalizes productivity, discourages hard work, and suppresses investment.
The political party platforms on gun control and gun rights for 2012.
Currently homicides are largely committed by minority men age 18 to 39 with criminal records in urban areas killing others in the same demographic.
Here are the 2008 party platforms on the environment
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The maximum income for a couple is not double what it is for a single person. Your spouse’s income can disqualify you from credits you could have received if you had not been legally married.
The maximum income for a couple is not double what it is for a single person. Your spouse’s income can disqualify you from credits you could have received if you had not been legally married.
The worst marriage penalty is for couples earning between $26,000 and $60,000 who have three or more children.
Asset Allocation means always having something to complain about.
Stewardship suggests limits on how people ought to rule over their environment. It is not a justification for bureaucrats’ limitless rule over people.
Here are some large cap stocks with very low 12 month trailing P/E ratios.
You cannot argue this increased tax is their “fair share” simply because they are married.
To fulfill the financial resolutions of spending less, living within our means, and paying off our debt, the country first needs to encourage production rather than discourage it.
Passive investing is like a ginger bread house, a sweet and beautiful harmonious selection of treats which work well together to build your financial house.
One of the strange and unintended consequences of targeting the rich with more taxes will be a greater gap between the rich and the poor as employees will shoulder their fair share no matter what.
Merry Christmas from the team at Marotta Wealth Management, Inc.
Studies suggest that both a gambling addiction and success in politics correlate with psychopathic behavior. Had Dickens included a gambler personality in a Christmas Carol, it would have been a different story.
David John Marotta was interviewed on radio 1070 WINA’s Schilling Show on December 11, 2012 discussing the Fiscal Cliff, rising taxation, and economic discrimination.
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Few of us ever think about how the Ninth Amendment preserves all of our rights not cited in the Constitution. What are some examples of these unenumerated rights?
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Obama would have you believe that $2,200 is a fiscal cliff, but $119,878 is just paying their fair share.
It is a crisis fabricated 100% by politicians. And avoiding the fiscal cliff is being used hypocritically for additional political gain.
“Most people don’t know this, but right now there’s a loophole in the American banking system that enables you to exchange ordinary paper dollars for real silver coins.”
“Inflation and loss of capital pose dangers to retirees seeking a sustainable income stream.”
With the enormous increase in the taxation of dividends, high net worth investors may be tempted to abandon dividend-paying stocks entirely. This is not necessary.
Most Americans fail to plan adequately for retirement. As a result, they often miss out on opportunities to enjoy the second half of life.
“I would like to give my daughter my newer car, but the tax considerations are not simple.”