CT is in the same position, they demonize hedge funds (some of the pols) but 6 guys in the industry pay like 15% of the state taxes. 6 guys....
Still holding in the low-$1,990's......need something to pop us through $2,000.
Everything I've bought has been from HA and Ebay. But keep an eye on Stacks and Great Collections.
Perma-bulls and/or perma-bears who make outlandish predictions are just hoping that lightning strikes twice. :D I can give you dozens of names...
Ditto.....if anything, I was going to consider selling bullion for some numismatics but not sure it's worth it for 2 ounces.
If your income is high, deductions won't bring you down to a lower bracket. And they may be limited via phase-outs, too. For many/most people,...
My own personal experience in the past, when I needed some $$$, I sold bullion coins, not my numismatics.
Many people do. You can only move income around so much.
Millionaires as defined by assets ? Then I think that probably 10-20% of the U.S. population is considered "millionaires" if you include...
Those are the people who get screwed when the Tech, Media, Social Media, and Wall Street super-rich relocate to the Bahamas or Florida or Texas....
My thesis was on taxation, I remember the date from 35+ years ago. I can probably dig out the IRS data on it. It was alot more skewed thanks to...
Roger Burdette in his SAINT-GAUDENS book goes into the reasons for poor and well-struck coins (obviously, those coins are gold not silver). You...
In the 1960's the Top 50% of earners paid 85% of the taxes, the Bottom 50% paid 15%. Today, it's 97% and 3%. :wideyed: Yet because we have a...
40% for the Feds....16% for California....add in some FICA, property, sales, Medicare investment tax, and other taxes....it's almost 60%.
People may sell some bullion or ETFs, but not their numismatics and other coins with aesthetic or numismatic value.
I tell you what my best buys were....commemorative Silvers, I paid double or triple the price of silver for some of them and now they are going...
Folks, the U.S. Dollar will remain the Resereve Currency for DECADES unless AOC & Co. implement their screwball anti-free market nonsense. :D...
Why did you buy gold ? To make a few $$$ and sell it a bit higher...or for disaster insurance in case something goes wrong financially or...
$2K is now resistance, soon it will be the floor. :D
We have some vaccines in sight, should have one being tested in a few weeks and maybe given to the public by the Fall. Mass-distribution by...
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