Trump Updates
EV sales after the end of the $7,500 tax credit
tax rates 2025 vs 2026
Health Insurance costs for 2026
Is a 50 year mortgage a good idea?

How to remove funds from an Inherited IRA
Should you get Long Term Care Insurance
What are Qualified Dividends
New Rules for 401k (catch-up only in ROTH starting in 2026)
Ronald Reagan on free Trade

Thought on a recent vacation to Italy.
Market data,  Year to date and one year data on performance for different parts of the market.
S&P 500 Inverse note

Interview with Thom Hartmann


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thom_Hartmann

Also...
Information on how to drive/Charge an EV

Interview with Kevin Bolling.  He is the Executive Director of the SSA (Secular Student Alliance)

Investing Skeptically"

• Using historical data to make financial choices.
• Employee Stock Purchase program

Discussion of the Wash Sale rule.  Selling stock at a loss can reduce your tax bill if you do not violate the Wash Sale Rule.

Passive Investing:  I review and provide commentary on a report that warns of potential problems with the increasing use of Passive / index investing.

Personal rant about T-Mobile and getting an eSIM for travel.

Interview with Fish Stark. He is the executive director of AHA (American Humanist Association).

Church Money - review of a church budget and discussion on how little money (if any) goes to helping those in need.

Interview with:Alicia Johnson

National Organizer and Student Network Manager

We discuss AMERICANS UNITED FOR SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE.

Investing Skeptically:
The FED, Bond rates, Mortgage rates and bond markets
Vanguard index funds and the overlap between Large Cap and Mid Cap index funds.

Discussion on:

• Private Equity
• Super Shitty monopoly fund
• Trip to Tennessee