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2018 Stock Market Crash: Debt Risks in the Global Economy

While the holiday season unfolds, global stock markets are cratering around the world, led by sharp declines in the US. ...
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How to Stop Google Tracking and Protect Your Online Privacy

A few months ago, The Verge leaked a training video from Google. The video, obviously not intended ...

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Attorney-Client Privilege: Lessons from the Cohen Case

Seven months ago, FBI agents raided the office and temporary residence of Michael Cohen, President Trump's personal lawyer.

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How to Make Your PC Virtually Hacker-Proof

One of the key points of asset protection planning is to have multiple lines of defense in place.

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TSA Security Theater: Why Airport Screening Still Fails

We’ve all experienced the realization that the security proceedings we’re humiliated by at the airport are useless.

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How to Put a Security Freeze on Your Credit Files

Identity theft is likely as old as humanity itself, but the first historical mention of it is recorded in the ...

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Medical Cannabis Legalization 2018: History, Benefits, and Investment Risks

It was the summer of 1965, and I was recuperating from a broken arm in the home where I grew ...

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How to Protect Yourself from America’s Guardianship Abuse System

John Oliver is hardly a libertarian, but his Last Week Tonight show on HBO regularly highlights how US citizens are royally screwed ...

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How to Protect Yourself from Frivolous Lawsuits

Some people collect stamps, coins, or antique furniture. I collect stories of frivolous lawsuits.

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Secure Your Future: Starting a Business After Retirement

The concept of retirement is a relatively modern idea. In your great-grandparents' time, only those who had accumulated great wealth ...
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How to Save Tax with a 1031 Exchange

Deferring tax on income or gain is almost as effective as avoiding it altogether.  That's because the longer you can ...

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British Monarchy Powers: How the Crown Still Influences Government & Law

Thanks to the recent royal wedding, the British monarchy – the Crown – is in the news again. ...
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IRS to End Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program

“I’m from the IRS and I’m here to help you.” Yes, that statement is one of life’s big lies. But ...

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These People Lost Everything to Big Government … Are You Next?

In one of his most memorable statements, former President Ronald Reagan said in his 1981 inaugural address, “Government is not ...

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Donate Your Crypto Profits to Charity (and Avoid Tax Stress)

Do you have profits in bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies you need to report to the IRS? Are you – and ...

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A Simple Fix for the Cyber-Security Crisis

I’ve long advised our clients to send only secure emails and to post only information they wouldn’t mind being reported ...

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Are You Ready to Work Until You Die?

In the last 150 years, a previously unknown social concept has taken hold in the US and other wealthy countries: ...

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Offshore Reporting Penalties and How to Avoid Them

Read only the mainstream media and you’ll think that Americans evade $150 billion or more in taxes on offshore assets ...

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Treasury Admits It Lost $1.2 TRILLION in 2017

In 1971, President Richard Nixon told an ABC News reporter that he was "now a Keynesian in economics."

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Will Your Driver’s License Soon Become Invalid as ID?

Back in 2005, Congress snuck an obscure provision into a military spending bill that, in effect, created the first national ...

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If You Have Delinquent Taxes, You May Not Be Going Anywhere

It’s the little blue book that Americans love to hate, and it’s just about impossible to cross an international border ...

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Do You Trust Uncle Sam to Run the Cellular Network?

Monopolies established by governments never work as intended. But that hasn’t stopped kings, presidents, prime ministers, and other authority figures ...

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Voice Recognition to Prevent Fraud? Think Again!

Your voice is the newest security feature used to uniquely identify you. Smartphones and devices like the Amazon Echo let ...

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A Country You’ve Never Heard of Is a Beacon of Hope

In the 30-plus years I’ve been in the publishing business, I’ve seen my share of “new countries.” Some are scams, ...

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Have Your Offshore Interests Been Leaked?

A new batch of stolen data from an offshore services provider has now been released. Dubbed the “Paradise Papers,” the ...

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The War on Bitcoin Is Here

Bitcoin continues to set almost daily price records.Yesterday it was selling for $6,953.58/BTC. Indeed, since the beginning of 2017, the ...

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A World Without Nation-States

Millions of Americans in Texas, Florida, and other states affected by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma have had their lives upended ...

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Are You Ready for Your Implantable Microchip?

If you're familiar with the Star Trek spin-off television series, The Next Generation, starring Patrick Stewart, you know about the ...

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Your Government Shutdown Survival Guide

On or around October 2, the US federal government will shut down – again. The actual date could be a ...

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Senate Bill 1241: The Impact on Financial Privacy

In late May, Senators Charles Grassley, Dianne Feinstein, and Sheldon Whitehouse introduced the Combating Money Laundering...

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