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The Greatest Missed Opportunity of Our Lifetimes

The Big Picture

As the Peterson Institute noted: In June, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projected that annual net interest costs would total $663 billion in 2023 and almost double over the upcoming decade, soaring from $745 billion in 2024 to $1.4 Note that this is not hindsight bias , but rather discussions we had repeatedly here in the mid-2010s.

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Sunday links: playing your own game

Abnormal Returns

humbledollar.com) Russia An increasing portion of Russia's budget is dedicated to fighting Ukraine. wsj.com) Policy What happens if the 2017 tax cuts lapse. (wsj.com) Individuals are unlikely to suss out the best performing alternative funds. msn.com) How Russian propaganda spreads despite bans in place.

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Your Guide to a Financially Healthy Holiday Season

Your Richest Life

The good news is that number has come down over the past couple of years, falling to its lowest number since 2017. But holiday spending is still a struggle for most people, with seven in 10 people reporting that they usually go over budget on their holiday expenses. That doesn’t have to be your story, however. From there, you can edit.

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At The Money: How to Buy Alternatives

The Big Picture

He’s founder and CIO of Capital Allocators, and since 2017, has hosted a podcast by that same name. Ted Seides : It’s entirely a function of, let’s say, a liquidity budget. His latest book is Private Equity Deals: Lessons in investing, dealmaking and operations from private equity professionals is out now.

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A Rising Tax Environment? What to Watch For.

Nationwide Financial

[ii] With this as a backdrop, it is not surprising that President Biden’s 2023 federal budget included proposals to raise income taxes for high earners. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which passed at the end of 2017 and established current income tax rates, is scheduled to “sunset” at the end of 2025.

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3 simple, low-cost ways to connect with potential clients

Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT)

Our strategy is run on a shoestring budget, but we have garnered better-quality prospects who are more closely aligned with how we operate and what we offer. This was excerpted from “ 10 steps to effective prospecting ” (MDRT member exclusive) in the the January/February 2017 issue of Round the Table.

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Transcript: Ron Shaich, Au Bon Pain, Panera Bread & CAVA

The Big Picture

He sold the company in 2017 or so for about seven and a half billion dollars. And but to be, to be clear, I sold Panera in 2017 and have not had anything to do with it since then. billion, literally in 2017. So 2017, you sell out to a, a, a private company. And, you know, we can’t agree on a budget for 20 months.

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