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My main industry model is illustrated in the graphic. Green industries are cold. Red industries are hot. If you like to play momentum, look at the red zone, and ask the question, “Where are trends under-discounted?” Price momentum tends to persist, but look for areas where it might be even better in the near [...]
CPA offices don’t have to be traditional or boring. Check out these 10 Cool Office Spaces selected by glassdoor.com. This picture is of office space at Google.
The California State Supreme Court denied an appeal made by
Liberty Tax Service on a 2009 ruling. Actually, they refused to hear the case
after the state appeals court upheld the original ruling.
The judge in the original case said that Liberty had not adequately
disclosed the [...]
I left one small question for last; I gave a partial answer to this one at the conference. I think I was the only one that said much on it. Here it is:
Where does academic theory fail in finance and in economics?
Little questions, big answers. How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a [...]
Dear Rep. Bill Foster (D-IL) do you know what a CP2000 is?
May I respectfully suggest that you check this notice out and then go back to
the bill you just submitted to Congress and make some revisions or trash the
bill completely?
A CP2000 is a notice the IRS sends to taxpayers concerning
differences between the information records the [...]
The jobs report for March 2013 came out with some dismal results. Dismal is an understatement if you really look at the numbers. The jobs data suggested an increase in jobs, in the form of nonfarm payroll employment ‘edged’ (BLS’s phrase, my scary quotes) up by 88,000. The unemployment rate dropped .10% to 7.6%. Sounded [...]
If you own a short-to-intermediate term bond portfolio, and you did not need to tap the cash for a few years, would you prefer rising short interest rates, or falling rates? The correct answer is rising rates, because you will be able to reinvest interest payments paid in higher yielding securities.
I call myself a fair-weather golfer. I love sunny days in the mid- to high-70s, lots of sunshine and a not-too-crowded course. That being said, I have teed-off at 30 degrees (only once). It did warm-up to the high 40s that day. I only did that once. I learn from my mistakes.
It happens, you owe the IRS.
What do you do? You can add a check or money order to your paper filed return
(Please copy the money order and keep the stub safe.) If you e-filed your
return, you should have been given a voucher to mail with your payment. And do
put your SSN on the check/MO. You
can [...]
