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Biden Applies His Bragging Rights to the Stock Market Sep. 16, 2021
"Biden's Stock Market Returns Continue to Trounce Trump's" reads a recent Forbes headline. Sophistic... Read More
How Wall Street Still Owns Washington, Even with the Socialists in Charge Sep. 10, 2021
Democrats in Washington are still pushing ahead with plans for their historically astronomical $3.5 ... Read More
Doing the Tax-Dodge Tap Dance Jan. 15, 2020
Sen. Russell Long, the powerful Senate Finance Committee chair from 1966 to 1981 from the great stat... Read More
What to Look for Sep. 01, 2019
Dear Ms. Lank: We just put our home on the market without a broker. We'll take any offers we receive... Read More
Paid-Off Mortgage Jun. 09, 2019
Ms. Lank: Once we have paid off our mortgage, how long should we wait to get a clear deed? — K... Read More
Ocasio-Cortez's Plan to Punish the Rich Would Do More Harm Than Good Feb. 07, 2019
Every so often, a rising young Democratic star comes along with an idea that boldly challenges the s... Read More
Re: Lookie-Loos Dec. 09, 2018
Dear Edith: I'm responding to the person who thinks that neighbors shouldn't be welcome at an open h... Read More
God Bless Them Dec. 02, 2018
Ms. Lank: My daughter gave me a hard time because my house is only in my name now that my husband di... Read More
A Different Investment Philosophy Nov. 28, 2018
Dear Mr. Berko: This market frightens the heck out of me, and I'm scared my $263,000 individual reti... Read More
Carried Interest Tax to Carry Water for Reform? Jun. 29, 2017
Much of the difficulty Republicans are experiencing in passing tax reform is self-inflicted. They've... Read More
Will Republicans Acquiesce to Liberal Tax Principles? Jan. 19, 2017
Now that Republicans are on the cusp of controlling the White House — fortifying their control... Read More
What to Look For Dec. 25, 2016
Dear Ms. Lank: We just put our home on the market without a broker. We'll take any offers we receive... Read More
Inheriting a House and Land Dec. 18, 2016
Ms. Lank: It seems I will soon come into ownership (via my mother's passing) of a property that is d... Read More
Misleading Statistics Sep. 06, 2016
Mark Twain famously said that there were three kinds of lies — "lies, damned lies, and statist... Read More
Giving to Kids Dec. 06, 2015
Dear Edith: I am a 70-year-old homeowner who is thinking of putting my home into my two daughters' n... Read More
Capital Gains Questions Jul. 13, 2014
Dear Edith: I have written to you before, so now for the rest of the story. I finally sold my rental... Read More
