by Leif Jensen | Mar 30, 2022 | Money Management, Retirement, Running a Business |
This year we picked up a number of new clients, a surprising amount have side gigs. Granted a number of them have a rental property of two. Today, I met with a couple where one had a pretty extensive e-commerce operation. They have their website, but also are very...
by Leif Jensen | Mar 29, 2022 | Money Management, Taxes |
With the significant drop in the stock market, I expect that capital gains from mutual funds will be sizable for 2022. When the market goes down a significant percentage of the population panics and go to cash. Mutual fund companies only hold so much cash in reserve...
by Leif Jensen | Mar 28, 2022 | Money Management, Taxes |
I don’t know why, but this is the first year that no one seems to understand how capital gains work. I have had to explain them to at least four people this year. Versus the usual one to none. I am not talking about stocks where you buy low and sell high, they seem to...
by Leif Jensen | Mar 23, 2022 | Rant |
Not all politicians come into office wealthy – but many leave that way. Here are the top 10 winners of the past decade. No one ever said Congress was not the place to grow your wealth Name Growth Percentage Avg. Wealth 2008 Avg. Wealth 2018 Grace...
by Leif Jensen | Mar 22, 2022 | Rant |
The salary of a typical member of Congress is $174,000. No one is qualifying for food stamps, but some lawmakers carry significant personal and/or business debt. Here are those “poorest” members. I know 2018 is the most current data. But then it is...