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![It’s not a tech company, but it’s an aggressive tax avoider. Smart tax planning could make the Nike stock price one of next year’s top performers.](https://banyanhill.com/wp-content/uploads/nike-stock-price-featured-image.jpg)
December 20, 2017 Stocks
Past performance isn’t a guide to the future. But it’s likely companies that aggressively used tax shelters in the past will find new ones in the future.![What the Year of the Dog holds for us depends in large part on what each of us chooses. We will do our best to help you choose personal freedom.](https://banyanhill.com/wp-content/uploads/personal-freedom-featured-image.jpg)
December 19, 2017 Government & Politics
Many investors and bankers act as though there is no day of reckoning, while American politicians cut taxes when the national debt nears $21 trillion.![If you’re looking for the best place to invest in 2018, one of your best bets is to bet on “M&As” — mergers and acquisitions.](https://banyanhill.com/wp-content/uploads/mergers-and-acquisitions-featured-image.jpg)
December 19, 2017 Investment Opportunities
If you’re looking for the best place to invest in 2018, one of your best bets is to put on your investment banker’s hat and bet on mergers and acquisitions.![Here’s my Dirty Dozen list of tax steps you can undertake before December 31 - each is a consequence of the looming federal income tax changes.](https://banyanhill.com/wp-content/uploads/federal-income-tax.jpg)
December 18, 2017 Taxes
Here’s my Dirty Dozen list of tax steps you can undertake before December 31 to wring the maximum amount away from Uncle Sam before the law changes in 2018.![A spike in volatility is an ideal time to collect income by using one trading strategy in particular: selling put options. Here's how to do it.](https://banyanhill.com/wp-content/uploads/the-next-recession-featured-image.jpg)
December 18, 2017 Investment Opportunities
Volatility has been kept to a historically low level. But, next year, this will change … and there’s one strategy that you must take advantage of.