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What Jerome Powell’s Confirmation Means for You Image Courtesy: Wall Street Journal

What Jerome Powell’s Confirmation Means for You

Like any American who has one iota of intelligence or historical perspective, I am outraged by our country’s loss of civility and direction at the hands of the Republican (now Trumpian) Party. The tax bill, in particular, is an... Read →
The Tax Bill Will Pass Thanks to Ugly and Selfish Moves by Trump and Murkowski Image Courtesy: Business Insider

The Tax Bill Will Pass Thanks to Ugly and Selfish Moves by Trump and Murkowski

Trump and the Republicans will do anything to pass and pass quickly their tax bill. Clearly, for a bill very much in favor of the ultra rich - and one that shafts the poor and middle classes and even the “mere wealthy” - the... Read →

The American Museum of Natural History – Failed US Tax Policy

The American Museum of Natural History (AMHN) is causing a disaster on the Upper West Side, and could care less. It is a failed museum, albeit in a wonderful location on the West Side of New York. If one goes into the museum, they will... Read →

Gary Cohn: "Why Aren't The Other Hands Up?"

At a Wall Street Journal conference of CEOs earlier this week John Bussey asked, “If the tax reform bill goes through, do you plan to increase your company’s capital investment?” 1. Tax-overhaul backers say corporate... Read →

Secretary of His Treasury

Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury, and his new wife are simply Trumpians through and through. These two are playing a particularly visible role as champions of the rich and their way of life and giving a middle finger to all... Read →

Is Roy Moore America's Kurt Waldheim?

Roy Moore has been accused by at least five credible witnesses of having been a pedophile and a sexual predator more than three decades ago. While those accusations alone don’t prove guilt, their existence should absolutely make him... Read →

Considering Credit Unions? 4 Factors to Consider

Credit unions are increasingly pushing into new products and trying to attract more and more members, extending their fields of membership rules to make it easier to become a member. In many cases, they offer higher savings and CD rates,... Read →
10 Money Saving Tips for Seniors Image Courtesy: Pexels

10 Money Saving Tips for Seniors

Life as a senior brings all sorts of new challenges – good and bad. It can be a wonderful time, if you stay positive and healthy, enjoying new and old friends and doing the things you’ve always wanted to do. The key challenges... Read →

Dizzying

Maybe it’s the times we live in. Maybe it is information overload. Maybe it’s just an inability today to focus on one thing in a world on fire. But, one thing is clear, our minds cannot retain focus on a single event for... Read →
GiftsforBanking.com: Interesting, but not for Everyone Image Courtesy: Pexels

GiftsforBanking.com: Interesting, but not for Everyone

There are a ton of ads floating across the internet offering you an “Ipad” bundle or a new Samsung flat screen TV if you open a new 2-year CD. If you click on one of the advertisements, you will immediately be transported... Read →
20 Simple Money Moves to Get on the Right Path to Saving for the Future Image Courtesy: Pexels

20 Simple Money Moves to Get on the Right Path to Saving for the Future

Anyone planning for their future – including you – is well served to try to set aside some of the resources that you earn today for tomorrow. At BestCashCow, we do not believe that there is anything to be gained by living an... Read →

How The Attack Unfolded. From the Bike Lane.

I rode my bike down the West Side bike lane in New York on the morning of November 2, 2017. The lane had just reopened following the terrorist attack less than 48 hours earlier which claimed 8 lives and gravely injured dozens more. I... Read →

Crush the House and Send the Family Away

In Israel, when a suicide bomber or other kind of Palestinian terrorist strikes, there is quick and harsh response by the State. The immediate family is arrested and the terrorist’s home is destroyed. Such retaliation may not stop... Read →

Republicans Are Pushing Dangerous Banana Republic-Type Tax Reform

I was a lifelong Republican prior to Trump. But, I have resolved now never to vote Republican again. As an American (neither Democrat nor Republican), I am outraged by the Republican dismissal of Russian interference and their turning... Read →

10 Ways Not to Make Big Bucks - Revisited After 10 Years

Ten years ago, I wrote an article entitled 10 Ways Not to Make Big Bucks. I had been frustrated then by the success of so many at the same time as I seemed to have been standing still. The markets were booming, salaries were... Read →