It’s time to pull out the receipts, get them organized, and do the darn taxes. A fitting end to a miserable winter? Maybe so. In 2013, the IRS paid $322.7 billion in individual income tax refunds to 120.7 million taxpayers, for an average refund of about $2689. That’s a lot of money. You want to… [Read More]
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Bitcoin, Zimbabwe, and full faith and credit
I was thinking about Zimbabwe because of the news about Mel Reynolds, and I have been doing work on bitcoin for various clients. And here’s what I don’t get about bitcoin: what backs it? I understand that nothing backs US currency other than the full faith and credit of the US government, but if the… [Read More]
University endowments up 11.7% in fiscal 2013
The National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) and Commonfund have released their annual study of endowments, with some interesting information. The average institution reported a return of 11.7% after fees. Larger institutions tended to have better performance, with institutions that have over $1 billion in assets reporting returns of 16.2%, in part… [Read More]
The new edition of Day Trading for Dummies is out
The exchanges and brokerages keep merging, new tools come out, and there’s even this Bitcoin thing. It was time for a new edition of Day Trading For Dummies! If you have an old edition and you’re doing fine trading, you don’t need the new one. If you’re new to trading or considering taking it up,… [Read More]
Guest posts: Dos and Don’ts for returning to school
An adult returning to the classroom is not an uncommon thing these days. Ever since the economic collapse of 2008, many out-of-work or temporarily unemployed adults are returning to the classroom to hone their skills to become more competitive in the job market. However, balancing finances and seeking to pay for college as an adult… [Read More]
