Couch Potato Investing versus Texas State Pension Funds
Should we all be concerned about public pension funds in Texas? Yes. Everyone. But some
Taxes
Home Ownership Tax Deductions Haven’t Been Worth Much For A Really Long Time
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 was a real blow to home ownership
Texas and Home Ownership Tax Benefits
Tax deductions have a mythical quality. They are treasured. They are beloved. Some have legions of
Avoid the Tax Torpedo— Defer Taking Social Security Benefits
Do you want to avoid---or at least defer--- taxation of your Social Security benefits? William
The Pizza Delivery Driver’s Dilemma
Let’s tackle a really big problem. I call it the Pizza Delivery Driver’s Dilemma. Silicon
Social Security: A Tale of Two Menus
Recent columns brought lots of reader mail. The columns criticized proposed legislation from Rep. Sam
To See the Problem, Turn to Appendix F, page 212
The Social Security and Medicare Trustees reports, released last month, came and went faster than
The Tax Torpedo and the Middle Class
The reader was upset. He didn’t know it yet, but the “tax torpedo” had just
It’s Time to Chuck Our Tax “System”
The highest income tax rate is 39.6 percent. A single person pays that on taxable
The Great Equalizers: Social Security and Pensions
Answer this question, please. You meet two people. They are the same age and sex.
More Social Security, Not Less?
Here’s a novel idea: How about more Social Security, not less? The notion came to