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Banks Have Quotas for Filing SARS & CTRs Reports with FinCen.

First, we need a glossary to deconstruct this myth that has been circulating among various conspiracy websites: CTR- Currency transaction reportFinCEn- Financial Crimes Enforcement NetworkSARS- Suspicious Activity Reports FinCen was created by the Bank Secrecy Act and Anti-Money Laundering legislation.  Obviously, it was designed to prevent criminals from hiding ill-gotten gains.  (Just little annoying criminals, […]

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I Can Just Wait Until May to Revise My Social Security Strategy

Yes, you can wait.  But, unless changes made before 5/1/2016 to the “Social Security Benefit Protection and Opportunity Enhancement Act of 2015*” , you may regret waiting, especially if you have one of the key birthdays coming up. But first, what provisions of Social Security did Congress not change? The way in which benefits are calculated,

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The Affordable Care Act will destroy businesses

Will the Affordable Care Act destroy businesses?  Has it destroyed businesses? Well, no.  In exchange for putting up with some new reporting requirements, most small employers should see lower premiums, healthier & happier employees and better bottom lines.  To learn more, see the following webinars conducted by IRS:[webinars have been conducted already.] Your Constructive Comments are

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For the Most Important Issues, IRS Will Call You Directly To Preserve Your Privacy

Once again, the title of this post is a MYTH.  IRS doesn’t call you or email you, they send letters.  Or, agents!  Email and phone scams are the primary focus of IRS’s 2015 “Dirty Dozen” scams list.  Here they are verbatim.  Each scam is followed by a link to even more details.  If you do

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Investors Should Only Read Materials That Give Them Happy Thoughts

This happy-thought rule unfortunately is an indicator of a Ponzi scheme or cult, this admonition to only be “positive” and avoid “negative” thoughts. To tell you the truth, I don’t even know what that means.  Who determines what’s “positive” or “negative”?  As real estate mogul & guru John T. Reed has said, (if I may

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My Classes are just like “Rich Dad” Superstar Robert Kiyosaki’s.

ALERT:  The title of this post is a MYTH. My Retirement Planning Success classes are nothing like the infamous Rich Dad, Poor Dad author and entrepeneur’s.  In addition to my never having declared bankruptcy  (twice)-or in any other way stiffed anyone on a debt- here are the differences between my Richness of Life classes and

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Myth: “Socialism” curtails our freedoms

Do I even dare go here? Can’t resist.First, let’s set the stage for the recent revival and use of the terms “socialist” and “socialism”. Here are the elements:1. An American population whose every shifting thought, feeling, belief and behavior has been analyzed and cataloged by a gargantuan corporate marketing machine.2. Since the 50’s this information

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