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The Whiskey Rebellion established the sovereignty of “we the people” to tax and oppress any selected group.

Those who don’t understand or experience regulatory capture wrongly believe in a team of angels at these federal agencies tirelessly working for the common good.

Do you want to trust your advisor is acting in your best interests or do you want them to have the legal obligation and be free of commission-based conflicts of interest?

“When institutions protect the liberty of individuals, greater prosperity results for all.” – Adam Smith

If your advisor is on one of these lists you should be aware of how they are paid.

If you are not paying for the product, you are the product.

Here are our answers and comments to the SEC’s eight suggested questions.

Government has never been known for customer service. But today it is known primarily for being against the very people it is supposed to serve.

No. I thought we’d decided not to give them a first look.

These are the wolves of Wall Street pretending to be the helpful sheep of investment advisors.

“Estimates range from $5,000 to $20,000; sharp opposition to Finra getting involved.”

Our firm decided to become a 3(38) investment manager because playing this role offers our clients administrative relief. By taking on the role of a 3(38) adviser, we accept responsibility for selecting a prudent investment strategy.

Low risk firms should be visited less frequently by the SEC.

Because of inflation, today’s 20-year-olds will need over $7 million to have the same lifestyle when they retire.

The U.S. dollar was first regulated by the Coinage Act of 1792 and prescribed as 371.25 grains of pure silver. The eagle, worth $10, was 247.5 grains of gold. One cent, worth a hundredth of a dollar, was 24 grains … Read More

Most survivors are uninformed about how Social Security benefits are calculated and often overlook a careful analysis of this critical retirement asset.

Which part of the conservative party appeals best to you: promoting the welfare of big business, legislating morality or advocating personal freedom and responsibility?

Imagine these two strategies competing in a track race. It’s as if one runner were told to wait until the other finished her first lap before beginning.

David Marotta was interviewed on radio KABC in Lost Angeles, discussing the article Should We Wallow in the Rising Stock Market. Listen to the radio show here.

Economic freedom enriches society, lifts the poor out of poverty and respects the agency and dignity of human choice.

Here’s to a better 2014!

This holiday season, remember to cherish the important values of life.

I expect we have seen the bottom of both the housing market and 30-year fixed interest rates.

A change in attitude is needed for the poor to develop a wealth-generating mindset.

The video “Wealth Inequality in America” is not only misleading, but the research methods of its underlying study are laughable.

Fun first. Freedom first. Innovation first. Financial goals first. But not safety. No one says, “That looks safe; I wonder if it is fun.”

“They don’t deserve it!” is the most common complaint. And in most cases it’s true

No matter how near and dear to your heart, investing in a startup is risky business

Here is one way not to argue against Libertarianism.

Three part time employees equals two full time employees while avoiding $4,000 in annual fines.

The new unified credit changes for estate planning in 2013 have once again changed when you should have provisions for a bypass trust.

The Affordable Care Act encourages everyone to get health care insurance by punishing those who don’t. Proponents of Obamacare justify this saying that health care is a human right. But is it?

There is no such thing as a sure thing, and if something sounds too good to be true, it is

Corporations go bankrupt for a wide variety of reasons, but there’s only one reason for municipalities.

Money is not the source of the corruption in Congress.

Thanks to the public record, pieces of otherwise random information can be used to precisely identify an individual. Find out what some of the most common data leaks are in your life.

If there isn’t a strong enough outcry, these practices will become institutionalized.

Amazon is currently collecting sales tax for purchases shipped to nine states. It will begin collecting sales tax on purchases for Virginia in September 2013.

“I would rather be an oyster than a county regulator, the most stupid and senseless of animals.”

Economic growth is so easy….

It’s hard to believe they would both protest a tariff-created monopoly at the Boston Tea Party and then create one at the first congress.

Without public accountability, people are rightly suspicious that even the legitimate operations of government are corrupt.

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.

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

If you’ve disagreed with our most recent two articles on free trade, then I challenge you to respond to these questions. Anyone?

The recent AIG marketing campaign makes my skin crawl. In what they are calling “America’s Profit,“ AIG boasts that repayment of the bailouts created a positive return for taxpayers.

The income tax penalizes productivity, discourages hard work, and suppresses investment.

The political party platforms on gun control and gun rights for 2012.

Here are the 2008 party platforms on the environment

Despite a steady diet of bad news, most markets around the world climbed the proverbial “wall of worry” to log strong returns. Major market indices around the globe delivered double-digit total returns.