The increasing cost of college has been a headline topic for over twenty years. It basically goes something like this: annual college costs have risen x% a year, while the rate of inflation is only y% a year. For the sake of numbers let's use 3% … [Continue reading] about COLLEGE TUITION: NOBODY PAYS RETAIL, EXCEPT YOU
TAXES: “A SPECIAL PLACE IN HELL”
A little over a decade ago, I decided to take a very close look at the personal tax return that my accountant prepared for me. After scrutinizing it very thoroughly, what stuck out most in my mind was the recalculated dividend and capital gain rates … [Continue reading] about TAXES: “A SPECIAL PLACE IN HELL”
THE CRUSHING OF THE UPPER MIDDLE CLASS
Hunters Point South is thirty acres of prime waterfront property directly across the East River from Manhattan in Queens, New York. Until a year ago, it arguably could have been considered the most valuable piece of land in America ((Here's the math … [Continue reading] about THE CRUSHING OF THE UPPER MIDDLE CLASS