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Why Invest In Gold And Silver And Why Now? 3: Money Mayhem in France

We now go to France to continue our series on money experiments in history. As usual we’ll be relying on Michael Maloney’s book Guide To Investing in Gold & Silver.1  For more articles on precious metals investing, please go to our blog posts page by clicking here. For the previous article in this series, please click …

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Why Invest in Gold and Silver and Why Now? 2: Echoes From Rome

We’re coming out of being subjected to all kinds of restrictions, lock – downs and medical mandates for nearly 3 years. In some rare cases this is still ongoing – no wonder the world economy is in a precarious situation. Inflation is skyrocketing and now major banks have failed. A derivatives-based economy and fractional reserve …

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Why Invest in Gold and Silver and Why Now? 1: Repeating A Money Pattern From The Past

In the face of recent bank runs, bank failures and closures, it’s a good time to consider if we ought to modify our investment portfolios to truly be able to adapt to the changing economic landscape. Mike Maloney’s book Guide to Investing In Gold & Silver1 surveys a handful of events in history that shed a …

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How to Take a Larger depreciation deduction using the Double-Declining Balance Method

Accelerated depreciation methods are one of the many ways you can take advantage of tax deductions. They’ll lower your taxable income and ultimately help you lower your tax bill year-over-year.  A capital asset is defined as property the taxpayer holds that is expected to generate value overtime. Over the course of its life it will …

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Overcoming Obstacles During 1099 Season -Dealing with Obstinate Vendors

It’s 1099 season and the January 31st deadline this 2023 draws close! In a previous article we went over the 3 easy keys to navigate the 1099 season. In particular we talked about who to send the 1099-NEC (nonemployee compensation) and in which situation. Check it out here. In this post we’ll talk about form W-9, who must …

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3 Easy Keys to Understand the 1099-NEC Requirements in 2023

If you are a small business and are unsure about who you are required to send 1099’s and 1099-NEC to this January 31st deadline, read on. Since 2020, form 1099-NEC (non-employee compensation) replaces prior years’ Box 7 of 1099-MISC. You could previously report non-employee compensation along with other miscellaneous income using that form, but no …

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