Giving foreign home buyers the right to live here would have benefits beyond the housing market. Even our polarized Congress might agree.
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A Utopian ‘Conflict Minerals’ Mandate Offers No Practical Solution
Neither business nor the SEC knows how to comply with a mandate on the origin of industrial metals. Congress does not see this as a problem.
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Death Is Still Certain; Taxes Not So Much
With half the country on the federal benefit rolls and half paying taxes to pay for it, rational spending choices are impossible.
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Bigger Market Swings Are A New Fact Of Life
Traders love heightened market volatility that makes long-term investors queasy. Like it or not, big daily swings are here to stay.
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Jonathan Bergman in U.S. News And World Report
U.S. News And World Report, November 4, 2011Jonathan Bergman illustrates the reasons intra-family loans can serve as an attractive alternative …
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My Magic School Bus Rides Again
When you and your car have a long-term relationship, how do you know when to call it quits?
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No Interest In Foreign Accounts
The IRS has been aggressive recently in pursuing tax cheats who have hidden assets in offshore accounts. Penalties for not …
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Papandreou Tells Greeks It’s Time To Grow Up
Papandreou told his fellow Greeks to make a choice and accept the consequences. It’s a gamble, but not an irrational one.
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A Face-Saver For The iPhone Police
The iPhone cops achieved little by searching a journalist’s home and seizing his computers. Were they making a case or sending a message?
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Remembering The Armistice Bells
A client told me about his home town’s celebration at the end of the War to End All Wars. Today we honor those who chose to fight for us.
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