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The Pitfalls of Corporate Tax Reform
February 6, 2017 Taxes
A few weeks back, my father, Banyan Hill’s own Bob Bauman, took me to task for something I’d written in Sovereign Investor Daily (not for the first time, either). I’d said, in regard to the American tendency toward harsh judicial punishment, that “we like it that way.” “Who’s this ‘we,’ Lone Ranger? Count me out, […]![Supposedly, if interest rates are high, bonds are attractive and stocks suffer. But like so much conventional wisdom, this doesn’t hold up under scrutiny.](https://banyanhill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/shutterstock_27683200.jpg)
January 30, 2017 Trading Strategies
Supposedly, if interest rates are high, bonds are attractive and stocks suffer. But like so much conventional wisdom, this doesn’t hold up under scrutiny.![Banks Wall Street’s Ticking Time Bomb](https://banyanhill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Banks-Wall-Street’s-Ticking-Time-Bomb.jpg)
January 25, 2017 U.S. Economy
Once “too big to fail” banks have grown so large that it raises a troubling question: Are they now effectively too big to save in the next financial crisis?![A Golden Opportunity to Prepare](https://banyanhill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/A-Golden-Opportunity-to-Prepare.jpg)
January 24, 2017 Government & Politics
The federal deficit grew by more than 30% to $587 billion last year. While Congress is sure to pay it lip service, you should start preparing for the fallout by revisiting gold.![The Surveillance State Is Here - Government](https://banyanhill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/The-Surveillance-State-Is-Here.jpg)
January 23, 2017 Privacy Invasion
Can you trust the person across the counter from you? Dr. Mark Rettenmaier did, only to find a government informal collaborator, and now he’s paying the price.