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Over-Consumption Not Tied to Capitalism
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udH5s3K5OB8&t=3s Recently, a respected colleague noted that the "capitalistic goal of accumulation, consumption, and collecting" is responsible for a collective...
Lawmakers Target Roth IRA Tax Benefits
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6_SPEjJVek&t=3s The President has fired the first warning shot indicating that politicians are eying the tax advantages of the Roth IRA. For years I've strongly...
Appealing a Property Tax Assessment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPqGlB575ro At this time of year property owners in South Dakota receive their property tax assessments. It is important to compare this year's assessment to last...
Complex Link Between Giving and Happiness
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGOlBjeppEI Recently a reader suggested I write about the relationship between giving and happiness, noting that research shows people who give to charity are...
Private REITs Not a Good Choice for Small Investors
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC6jQmU-Kjw&t=13s Real estate is one of the asset classes I recommend including in a diversified portfolio. For many small investors, the best way to hold real...
Real Rate of Return
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YU2S2sjLNx4 Is there anything more important than the overall rate of return you earn on your investment portfolio? Yes, there is. It’s the real rate of return. Over...
Rick Appointed To Rushmore Plaza Civic Center Task Force
Rick is one of ten people appointed by Rapid City Mayor Steve Allender to a task force charged with coming up with a new plan for needed improvements to the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center. The Feb. 7...
Funeral Insurance Rarely a Good Buy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz5sNNkUYfM "Richard Kahler died on December 30, 2015." Receiving that headline in a Google Alert certainly gave me a jolt. Of course the obituary was for a different...
A Wider Perspective on Income Inequality
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmYNj-XbP3E&t=1s Income inequality is a topic of passionate discussion today in many of the circles I move in. The discussion typically starts with a foregone...
Consider Source of Dire Economic Predictions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYKxoXfYrBk "Sell Everything!" That’s the advice to investors from RBS, a large investment bank based in Scotland, which issued the dire recommendation to its...
Finding a Financial Advisor with Heart Skills
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT9DUofgNfE I've written from time to time about the qualities to look for before you engage a financial planner, such as experience, professional qualifications, and...
The Not-So-Affordable Care Act
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1kovp4VA0c A few months ago I scoffed when my wife told me about a report from CNN that the average individual, unsubsidized health insurance premium was going up...
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