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Jul 13, 20215 min read

#66 – Peter Thiel’s $5 Billion Dollar Roth IRA – How He Did It and Was It Legal?

The practice known as stuffing allowed Peter Thiel to build a behemoth tax-free nest egg.

Jul 6, 20217 min read

#65 - The Meme Stock Buyers are Back Trying to Screw the Short Sellers

What is short selling? When an investor borrows a security and sells it on the open market, planning to buy it back later for less money.

Feb 3, 20212 min read

PFT #8 - Personal Finance Tip of the Week: Realized Capital Gains and Losses From Stock Ownership

For most assets the capital gain tax rates that are held for less than a year, are treated as ordinary income as if you earned a paycheck