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Smart Money Insights for Wealth, Health, and Life
Paper Gains Newsletter by Matt Magee at mForce Capital Is College Worth It? But we're asking the wrong question entirely about college. Instead of 'Is college worth it?' we should be asking 'Which parts of college are working, and what does that tell us about the future?' The math is brutal for most graduates. Boomers could trade 4 years of college for 40 years of middle-class security (more or less). Today's 25-year-old faces a negative net-present-value on that same deal. When the...
Paper Gains Newsletter by Matt Magee at mForce Capital Qualified Small Business Stock: Changes from One Big Beautiful Bill Faster Wins: Now, you don’t even need to wait five years for partial benefits. * Hold stock for 3 years, and exclude 50% of your gains. * Hold for 4 years, exclude 75%. * Hold for 5+ years, keep 100% of your gains. It’s like frequent flyer status, but for escaping taxes. Bigger Tax-Free Exits: The lifetime exclusion cap jumped from $10 million to $15 million. That’s an...
Paper Gains Newsletter by Matt Magee at mForce Capital Quick Hits While I'm not much of a baseball fan, I'm always fascinated by stories where money intersects with sports. One of my favorites is the famous Bobby Bonilla contract with the New York Mets. Back in 2000, the Mets owed Bonilla $5.9 million. Instead of paying him immediately, they chose to defer the payment until 2011, agreeing to an 8% annual interest rate. Now, every July 1st from 2011 through 2035, Bonilla receives nearly $1.2...