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  • Estate Tax Strategies and the New Tax Code: Embracing Occam’s Razor

    Razor

    Wikipedia defines Occam’s razor as follows: “Occam’s razor…often expressed in Latin as the lex parsimoniae, translating to law of parsimony, law of economy or law of succinctness, is a principle that generally recommends selecting the competing hypothesis that makes the fewest new assumptions, when the hypotheses are equal in other respects. For instance, they must both sufficiently explain available data in the first place.”

    Huh?

    You’ll prefer Michael Robert’s explanation, not to mention his insights on estate planning.

  • Fraud Busters!

    Fraud Busters

    There’s something strange coming to the neighborhood. Who you gonna call? Fraud Busters!

    I don’t think so.

  • China’s Move toward Capitalism

    chinese wall

    Here’s Part 2 of Dennis Sheehan’s three-part series on China. Here’s a little tidbit: “The mid eighties were like the Wild West in China for the astute investor. It was very specialized and you had to be knowledgeable in doing business there but it was extremely profitable for some.”

  • Japan’s Impact on Energy

    Nuclear Energy

    In my view, the tragic events in Japan will have some obvious effects on you and me. The biggest effect will likely be in the use and cost of energy…. By now surely we have all heard that around 20% of our electric power comes from nukes…. Melt down in Japan will probably do for the nuke industry what BP did for offshore drilling.

  • China, the Long March to Capitalism

    chinese wall

    Interested in some background on China? Today, Dennis Sheehan begins a three part series—the information based on his personal experiences while living there. Plenty of interesting tidbits. I had no idea, for example, that China was once a dual-currency country.

  • The Housing Meltdown, Who Turned up the Heat?

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    Today, I’d like to introduce Dennis Sheehan, the author of Purchased Power. You’ll be fascinated by his revelations about mortgage securities. And if that’s not enough intrigue, make sure to check out his bio. Dennis has a fascinating background. I think you’ll enjoy what he has to say, right here on Acrimoney.

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