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My name is Michael Taylor. I founded Bankers Anonymous because, as a recovering banker, I believe that the gap between the financial world as I know it and the public discourse about finance is more than just a problem for a family trying to balance their checkbook, or politicians trying to score ...more
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Fees In 401(k)s
Thursday, March 15, 2018 5:15 AM EDT
Economists and astrophysicists all agree: the only free lunch ever discovered in the known universe is employer-sponsored retirement plans with matching funds.
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A Stock Growth Miracle (Not Really)
Wednesday, February 14, 2018 12:55 AM EDT
The easiest - and hardest - way to make your investing profitable.
In this article: BA
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PSA On Market Crashes Like This Week
Tuesday, February 6, 2018 1:00 PM EDT
The Dow Jones Industrial Average index, made up of the stocks of 30 major US companies, dropped by a record-setting 1,500 points before closing down 1,175 points on the day.
In this article: SPX, DJI
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IPOs For The Everyman
Friday, November 10, 2017 7:35 PM EDT
As always, investing involves risk, and buying shares in a bank I don’t know anything about isn’t something I’d normally recommend. And yet, mutual bank IPOs that I’ve participated in since 2002 have a positive track record overall.
In this article: NECB, CBNJ, KRNY
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The GOP Tax Reform’s True Target
Friday, October 6, 2017 6:15 PM EDT
The political stakes of tax reform could not be higher for the Trump Presidency. This is his legacy moment, as well as the legacy moment for House and Senate GOP leadership
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Bail Bonds Part II – Is The Business Doomed?
Wednesday, September 13, 2017 6:00 PM EDT
Over time, follow-up lawsuits could eliminate private bail bonds in cities and counties all over Texas. As private businesses, they might be dead men walking and not yet know it.
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Bail Bonds Part 1 – The Business
Monday, September 11, 2017 12:47 PM EDT
How might bail bonds be very profitable?
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Never Buy Gold
Monday, May 29, 2017 3:50 PM EDT
Gold fails the fundamental test of what constitutes an actual investment.
In this article: GLD
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A Budget Discussion Thats Not Stoopid
Monday, April 24, 2017 9:50 PM EDT
It’s a good week to think about what our tax money bought this year. And since we’ve all been promised federal tax reform this spring or summer, it’s also good to reflect on how the federal government spends our tax dollars now and in the future.
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100 Year Bonds In The Trump Era
Monday, April 17, 2017 4:08 PM EDT
Some of the best reasons for the United States to issue 100-year bonds fit reasonable, prudential, debt-management principles. Other reasons facilitate wackier scenarios. We describe both.
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TRS – A Texas Pension Too Big To Fail
Tuesday, April 11, 2017 4:41 PM EDT
Texas State Senator Paul Bettencourt, poked the bear when he filed Senate Bills 1750 and 1751, which would allow the TRS and ERS to study, and possibly implement, changes in their public pensions.
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Teachers And Their Retirement Problems
Monday, April 3, 2017 5:33 PM EDT
A majority of people struggle to prepare financially for their retirement, but public school teachers and employees face a particularly difficult set of circumstances.
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Look Back Look Forward – New Years Resolutions
Monday, January 2, 2017 6:28 PM EDT
Contemplating the start of a new year prompted me to divide some investment account ideas into three categories, past, present, and future. Or you could categorize them as investment accounts for the young, the middle-aged, and the old.
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Trump Part IV – The Causes And Uses Of An Economic Crisis
Sunday, December 4, 2016 6:38 PM EDT
This is about how Trump has specifically threatened to cause an economic of financial crises through either a trade war or through undermining the US monetary system and credit.
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Houston We’ve Got A (Pensions) Problem
Monday, September 5, 2016 12:32 PM EDT
Houston’s three public pensions may not be in total distress today, but some of the instrument panels are beginning to flash orange.
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Apollo Global Purchases Rackspace - Is It A Good Deal?
Wednesday, August 31, 2016 11:00 AM EDT
Leon Black’s Apollo Global had agreed to purchase San Antonio cloud-hosting firm Rackspace for $4.3 billion.
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