The envelope looked impressively official and the bold block letters on the brightly colored paper was even more authoritative looking. We’ve all been subjected to ads designed to look legitimate and formal yet upon investigation are nothing more than a bunch of fluff attempting to encourage us to purchase something needlessly. But this paperwork looked …

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As we traveled to San Diego to host the Wealth Summit we almost didn’t make it!  A black BMW car in the left lane of traffic drifted into our lane and forced us to move as far to the right as possible. The worst part was there as a semi-truck in the lane to our …

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Dear Friends, In some recent personal correspondence with Rabbi Daniel Lapin I asked his permission to re-post his Thought Tools message about Legacy.  Here is his response: Dear Tom— Of course you can re-post the Legacy message.   And I don’t mind telling you that you and your family and the work your company does was …

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Why doesn’t that headline shock you? Maybe its because the Government has never been real good at keeping its side of a bargain. Maybe its because people misunderstood what Obamacare was really going to be. Or maybe, just maybe, it was intended to end up that way from the beginning. The facts are that government …

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Keys are unique…that’s what makes them key. Imagine a key that could open any lock or turn any tumbler!  Locks, keyholes and tumblers would become obsolete in a hurry. In our recent move to Southern Nevada from Oregon, we traveled over 1000 miles.  Many of those miles were through desolate high desert valleys found throughout …

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 “The power to tax is the power to destroy,” Chief Justice John Marshall wrote. And today it remains the truth. This is the time of year everyone is talking about taxes.  Taxes owed, taxes paid, taxes deferred, taxes projected. But nobody talks much about profiting when paying your taxes. The humorist Dave Barry hit a …

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Spring is a wonderful time of year. For many people around the country it means that snow and icy conditions will soon be melted and warmer days are ahead. The grass will be turning green and the crocus and daffodils will be pushing up to add their color and enjoyment to the world. As I …

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According to “17 Bizarre Moments From History”[i] this 1923 invention called the “Portable Baby Cage” allowed the modern mother a chance to provide their babies fresh air and sunshine even though she couldn’t get outside. It is reported that future First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt bought into this fad and purchased a cage for her daughter …

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According to the Journal of Psychology loneliness and depression are a growing concern in Post Western Modern Societies. Picture the loneliest person in the world you know. Is it the homeless person you see everyday on the corner? The small child who is rejected on the playground? Or the person who has lost friends and …

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Upon a recent visit to a Government website I was greeted with this SYSTEM USE NOTICE: You are accessing a U.S Government Information system, which includes this computer, this computer’s network, all computers connected to this network, and all devices and storage media attached to this network or to a computer on this network. This …

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