I like to take out most deductions and favor fixed taxes.
No
income taxes is possible if we just collect taxes on gasoline, property
taxes, sales taxes... OK, it is not possible. However, just charge 10%
for Federal tax and 5% for state tax and 0% for local tax - sounds
reasonable?
Why punish folks for making more money?
I prefer no estate taxes. Why punish the savers and risk takers?
If
it happens, many tax preparation services/software companies, tax lawyers and
financial planners would be out-of-business but we have a easier life and the country would be more competitive.
Thursday, October 26, 2017
GE, a trap or a value?
No one knows the bottom. Usually I want to buy it when the down trend has been stopped. This is a good price for value investors. Need to forget it for a year or two as we're swimming against the tide.
Fewer is more
Is the world better if we have fewer languages?
Korea and Japan should not change their languages from Chinese. If so, they can communicate better with each other. Too many languages is a barrier to communicate to me. Well, English is the universal language now besides sign language.
Chinese has been simplified for the efficiency to be inputted into the computers, phones... It lost the beauty and meaning. Every Chinese symbol has meaning from the simple 1, 2, 3 to water and mountain. Personally I lose half of the Chinese books that I want to read - I really retire. Or, I have to re-learn Chinese when I really retire.
Korea and Japan should not change their languages from Chinese. If so, they can communicate better with each other. Too many languages is a barrier to communicate to me. Well, English is the universal language now besides sign language.
Chinese has been simplified for the efficiency to be inputted into the computers, phones... It lost the beauty and meaning. Every Chinese symbol has meaning from the simple 1, 2, 3 to water and mountain. Personally I lose half of the Chinese books that I want to read - I really retire. Or, I have to re-learn Chinese when I really retire.
History is the best teacher
Sterling used to be a reserve
language. When the Brits printed it out excessively, no one wanted
Sterling. If we do not learn from history, we will repeat history.
Euro is a fiat currency
So is US on reserve currency and this is the sign of our 'success'.
When the world wakes up, we will be screwed.
When the world wakes up, we will be screwed.
Barcelona
Barcelona is a richer 'province' for Spain due to the tourism and
seaport. They do not want to share their wealth with others, sound
familiar and logical?
Besides, the culture is a little different and they use a different language.
It is funny that many countries want to merge with us - most are poorer than us (surprise?)
I have been there two times for cruises. The city is well planned to me. In the places I went, most neighborhoods have a bar/restaurant at the intersection. Saw many healthy older (compared to me) folks walking around - we do not really need cars.The public transportation is easy and cheap.
Folks are extra friendly if they speak better English or I speak better Spanish.
Besides, the culture is a little different and they use a different language.
It is funny that many countries want to merge with us - most are poorer than us (surprise?)
I have been there two times for cruises. The city is well planned to me. In the places I went, most neighborhoods have a bar/restaurant at the intersection. Saw many healthy older (compared to me) folks walking around - we do not really need cars.The public transportation is easy and cheap.
Folks are extra friendly if they speak better English or I speak better Spanish.
EU and Euro
EU is still a mess.
Euro was good until some countries take advantage of it. Should they take out Euro and the free border.
Euro was good until some countries take advantage of it. Should they take out Euro and the free border.
Monday, October 23, 2017
Nov. Promotion
Here are the monthly promotions
of my books. If you already have my book “Complete the Art of Investing” and/or
“Profit in bull, bear and sideway markets”, there is no need for other books
except sending this link to your friends.
My best sellers (Profit from
bull, Swing, Sector Rotation, Momentum and Complete the Art of Investing) usually
have no promotion as they are low-priced already. Free books and the
priced-reduced books are Kindle versions only. If the reader finds the book useful,
s/he can buy the full version or “Complete the Art of Investing” which has 900
pages (6*9) and/or “Profit from bull, bear and sideway markets”.
Most have printed copies. Check
out Amazon’s policy. Amazon’s “match” gives you a low-cost (free for my books)
of the Kindle version when you buy the printed version. To me, the royalties of
the print copy and the Kindle version are about the same. The price difference
is the cost of paper. There are many advantages of reading printed books such
as making notes and underlining. Most versions are identical with the exception
of “Complete the Art of Investing” that has 600 pages.
It is harder to read my investing
books than others as they are full of information and techniques. Most have
been proven. However they may not work in today’s market as all markets are
different. I encourage the readers to try them out via paper testing.
Check out some books are 30 pages
and have the best rating. If they are not written precisely and in
gold, the
reviews most likely were written by their friends. As of 10/2017, I do not know
any reviewers and all book profits are donated to charities.
Click the book name if available
to access to more info in Amazon.com. Alternatively, type the name of the book
in Amazon.com. The following are subject
to change without notice.
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Can China Say No?
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A Nation of No Losers: Final Edition
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Art of Investing: Sample
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My World Travel (new book)
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Scoring Stocks
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Art of Investing: Strategies
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The state of the United States of Am
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Investing for beginners
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ETF Rotation for
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1 If you have my book for over a year, it is time
to upgrade the book.
2 This book has all the basic articles in Sector
and Momentum. If you are into these two strategies, buy this book as it has
several chapters not found in Complete the Art of Investing.
3 6*9 and Kindle version. Same sizes for printed
version with the exception of “Complete the Art of Investing”.
4 This book has all articles in Swing Trading:
Sector, Momentum and ETF Rotation plus a new price-based strategy. Best buy
over all swing books. The hard copy is more expensive due to the expensive
paper cost.
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