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Privacy and the Ghost in Your Machine
February 11, 2017 Privacy Invasion
Did you know your house is haunted? Well, it is if you bought a certain popular smart TV. This “ghost” captures 100 billion personal data points a day, and that info is up for sale. Hold Tight to Cash
February 10, 2017 Wealth Protection
With one app and a wave of your phone, you can now buy pretty much anything without ever handling cash. It’s convenient, but this drift away from cash is going to spell trouble for consumers…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, […] Danger Lurks in Executive Orders
February 2, 2017 Government & Politics
Executive orders issued by the hand of an unrestrained president, whether on the political left or right, are a real threat to American freedoms. Trump Rally Over?
February 1, 2017 Stocks
Dow 20,000 was something to be excited about. But at some point that excitement will temper ... and the stock market’s expectations will temper as well.