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The Greatest Missed Opportunity of Our Lifetimes

The Big Picture

Your grandchildren will blame the toxic combination of incompetency and ideology for the massively increased carrying costs of unfunded spending and tax cuts. Note that we undertook much of the work anyway (airports, electrical grid, roads, etc.), just decades later at a much greater cost. All simply unnecessary.

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Strategic Advisory Letter | 2015 Year-End Planning Checklist

Brown Advisory

Strategic Advisory Letter | 2015 Year-End Planning Checklist. Thu, 11/12/2015 - 11:10. As 2015 comes to a close, we remind our clients and friends of how important it is take time to review new tax rules, consider tax-saving opportunities and review investment and asset-protection plans before year’s end.

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Retail Lobby: “We Lied About Organized Theft”

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billion in 2019, according to the state agency that tracks sales tax. And according to NRF data itself, from its annual Retail Security Survey, shrink attributed to external theft, including organized retail crime, has largely remained the same since 2015. Can that be right? In a word: no.” for over a decade.”

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Strategic Advisory Letter | Mid-Year Planning Tools for 2015

Brown Advisory

Strategic Advisory Letter | Mid-Year Planning Tools for 2015. Thu, 07/30/2015 - 16:44. It takes time to integrate decisions regarding your investments, tax situation, estate matters, business planning and charitable objectives into a thoughtful and coordinated plan.

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Question #1 for 2023: How much will the economy grow in 2023? Will there be a recession in 2023?

Calculated Risk

Also note that the sharp decline in 2010 was related to the housing tax credit policy in 2009 - and was just a continuation of the housing bust. Another exception was in late 2021 - we saw a significant YoY decline in new home sales related to the pandemic and the surge in new home sales in the second half of 2020. 2008 0.1% -2.5% 2009 -2.6%

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10 Quotes That Shaped My Investment Philosophy

The Big Picture

But they failed to fully think through the results of the election – Tax cuts and Stimulus spending! – Jane Street Trading managed to figure out state-by-state results in the 2016 presidential election minutes before the major cable channels did. and when the markets reversed, their giant win turned into the firm’s biggest ever loss.

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Question #1 for 2024: How much will the economy grow in 2024? Will there be a recession in 2024?

Calculated Risk

Also note that the sharp decline in 2010 was related to the housing tax credit policy in 2009 - and was just a continuation of the housing bust. Another exception was in late 2021 - we saw a significant YoY decline in new home sales related to the pandemic and the surge in new home sales in the second half of 2020. 2008 0.1% -2.5% 2009 -2.6%

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