How Much Money Do I Need To Retire?

One of the most frequently asked questions I receive has to do with retirement. In particular, people are wondering how much money they need to retire. I wish there was…

States with Low Beer Taxes Have More Breweries

Beervana looks at our map of state beer excise taxes, crunches some numbers, and reaches the following conclusion:
I don’t want to identify the direction of causality here, but it is striking to look at the difference among the categories of taxation and see how many breweries they have per-capita. Within these categories, there’s one brewery [...]

Open a landscape business for health insurance

There’s no doubt that those with pre-existing conditions find it difficult to obtain individual health insurance.
In a minority of states, some are able to become a so-called “group of one,” where they become a company. All in the name of obtaining health coverage.
And yes, landscaping happens to be one of the more common fronts [...]

What Is the Best Health Plan?

People often ask which health insurance plan is the best, so they can be sure of choosing the right coverage. This is a testament to the complexity of the health insurance marketplace –- Americans have access to so many different health plans that it can be hard for us to choose just one as being…
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Computer Use Can Be a Pain for People With Arthritis

Seems like everyone has a computer, doesn’t it? Actually, 62% of households have a computer and 56% of workers use one at their place of employment. People with arthritis can have problems using a computer because of their physical limitations. Computer tasks can be difficult because of pain,…
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Are You Afraid of the Big, Bad Dentist?

If you get a little anxious thinking about going to the dentist, you’re not alone. Dental phobia keeps a lot of people from getting the care they need for their pearly whites.
There are a lot of different facets to dental phobia.

Remarks to the Shaftesbury Society Luncheon hosted by the John Locke Foundation, Raleigh, North Carolina

We’ve uploaded my remarks from May 5 to the Shaftesbury Society Luncheon hosted by the John Locke Foundation in Raleigh, North Carolina. A quick excerpt:
And as I said, part of how you attract and keep people depends on education, services and transportation. But taxes matter too. It’s a very hard sell to try to get [...]

Weekend Insurance Tip: Determine if You Could Benefit from Short Term and/or Temporary Health Insurance

When one is looking for health insurance choices, there are a vast variety to choose from. Most people choose the health insurance from their employer or their spouse’s employer. But,…

403(b) Plans – The 401(k)’s Cousin

Most people are familiar with the 401(k) plan, which is provided by many employers to allow employees to automatically save for retirement. But what about 403(b) plans? These retirement plans…

Breaking News: Obama Cuts Taxes for Rich

President Obama promised during his campaign that he would raise taxes only on couples with income above $250,000 and singles with income over $200,000 but he never told us what he meant by income. In its complained that the president’s promise to protect more than 95 percent of households from a tax increase would make [...]

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