Crashes And Taxes Podcast

In last week's show, I laid out the bizarre combination of happenings across the country and the world, and why there's nothing coincidental about them.     In his article, Global Planned Financial Tsunami Has Just Begun , strategic risk and political consultant, F. William Engdahl details what's really going on and why. He talks about how Central Banks trigger financial collapses for political mo...

With every news report that comes out, it seems like every area of our society is in crisis. Lake Powell and Lake Mead are experiencing historically low levels, a few days ago thousands of flights were canceled, and we're now hearing about avian flu and cattle deaths.    Pile onto that, the ongoing supply chain issues, the run on Chinese banks, and an economy edging toward recession - it's clear t...

Without a doubt, 2022 is going to be a sea change year on a global macroeconomic scale. Inflation, rate hikes, and the loss of the dollar's reserve currency status are just some of the challenges we have to navigate and truthfully, even the most traditionally recession-proof sectors are going to be hit.    In this volatile environment, what's the safest location to park your money? Which asset cla...

In a recent Twitter thread internet entrepreneur and political activist, KimDotcom laid out why the US is on the precipice of a huge financial and cultural shift ( KimDotCom Twitter Thread ).    Many of the defining factors have been growing slowly beneath the surface, but will soon expand and become blatantly clear to every American.    With the US government actions that have defined all our liv...

The World Health Assembly is planning to launch a process to amend the global health regulations, essentially handing over national sovereignty and authority to the WHO.    This vote will come under the guise of our benefit, but it's actually the end of autonomy as we know it and the beginning of technocratic control. If you think what's happening with China's zero covid policy will never happen h...

One of the most alarming truths about America is how ill-prepared most people are for retirement.    Besides the fact that we aren't saving enough - there are also major systemic flaws in the way we build wealth for the future.    A lot of our issues stem from a poor foundational understanding of how to manage and utilize our money.    What are the 3 root causes of our $22 trillion retirement gap?...

Following our recent episode on Elon Musk, we received a number of comments about his tax bill and the fact that he should be paying more. The real question we should be asking is whether this approach to taxation is fair to the entrepreneurs who maintain almost all of the financial risk?    Between the state of California and the federal government, Elon Musk paid over 50% in taxes. Taxing the ri...

Since the recording of this episode, Elon Musk has decided to not join the Board. Rebecca views this as a more strategic move on Elon's behalf as now he will not be limited to owning a maximum of 14.9% of outstanding Twitter shares and limited by acting as a fiduciary to the company which means he would be prohibited from sharing any proprietary information regarding Twitter's algorithm.   This ba...

Our short-sighted actions over the situation in Ukraine could have the unintended consequence of destabilizing the West and setting off a huge financial crisis. In trying to curtail Putin's aggression, we might have just placed the US dollar in the most precarious state it has ever been in, with the markets sure to feel the effects.   The market's already volatile, and this is even before we talk...

War, inflation, pandemics, energy supply issues, and food shortages on their own are enough to destabilize any economy, but what happens when they all converge?     As it stands, there are numerous globally unprecedented events taking place, creating market conditions we've never before encountered, and creating new challenges we have to address if we want to protect our wealth.    What factors an...

On this show, we've talked about all the significant fiscal and political forces that will disgorge the way business is done globally - including the end of the US Dollar's World Reserve currency status, and pressures on the energy supply.    It's easy to think that these major financial events are still years away, but the truth is, these tectonic shifts are closer than we think. What's happening...

With everything happening between Russia and Ukraine, it's safe to say that it's been an interesting week. This situation is adding gasoline onto an already raging economic fire that could contribute to a significant market event.    The global pandemic still isn't resolved. Shortages are putting immense pressure on the global supply chain, and the government is trying to deal with the repercussio...

If you listen to mainstream media sources and other high-level institutions and individuals, the rise of digital currencies is nothing but good and promising news, but that's not the whole story.   Every disruption has unintended consequences, and if they aren't considered, discussed, and analyzed honestly, we might sign up for something that will do more harm than good.   What will digital curren...

The market has gone through the worst January since the Global Financial Crisis. There's so much going on in the economy and the wider world that is contributing to the sustained volatility we're experiencing.   These are some of the most serious headwinds we've encountered historically, and the unprecedented confluence of policy, geopolitics, economics, rate hikes, and supply chain issues mean we...

In our last episode, I covered why America is headed for a huge tipping point and why we're in more trouble than we've been led to believe.    America is in danger of financially imploding, and there are a few key factors contributing to this.    What are the key areas that we need to keep an eye on in 2022? In today's episode, our producer Matt Johnson returns and we talk about the financial tren...

Traditionally and historically, the stock market has always been a good barometer for the economy, but that hasn't been the reality in the modern era.    Even today, the stock market is on a steady incline, and in great shape - seemingly nothing to see here, right? Unfortunately, no. In reality, the economic fundamentals do not match this optimistic trajectory.    Even though the irrationality of...

Between covid, vaccines and the economic catastrophe we're currently living through - it's clear that the American government isn't just out to confuse us and take our freedom in the name of so-called safety.    There's also a concerted effort to divide us, primarily on medical fronts. America cannot and should not ever return to being a two-class society, but unfortunately we are, unless we do so...

America has come a long way to win freedom, but recently, we have disintegrated and deteriorated backward, and nowhere is this more evident than in this administration's irresponsible fiscal agenda.   Here's the truth: we now have a one-party system that believes that you can print as much currency as you can without any impact on the American economy. There's a bigger agenda behind Build Back Bet...

In my podcasts over the last year, I've discussed at length how and why America is set to become a high tax environment. The question is: can we mitigate this tax reality, and if so, how? Today, I'm going to go over some tax strategies you can take advantage of to improve your tax bill. In this episode, I share five end of year tax strategies we can leverage right now, and how to execute them.

China's rise to economic powerhouse and plan for global domination foreshadows a greater decline for America. The truth is, China is only getting started, and America is making it easy.    As part of my executive MBA, I got to hear directly from a Chinese official how China perceives itself, how it views America, and what the country is planning to do to extend and grow its global influence.   Wha...

As parents, it's natural to want to give your children everything financially, but time and time again, we've seen that go wrong.   When you overbless your children, it takes away their natural initiative to make something of themselves, so from a tax planning perspective, how do you avoid this?    In this episode, I'm joined by Crashes & Taxes producer, Matt Johnson, to share an important persona...

With the US national debt fast approaching a staggering $30 trillion, Americans should brace themselves for an unprecedented financial crisis, which will affect ALL of us.    Between the unbridled government stimulus of the last 18 months, Baby Boomer retirement, and a massive decline in the relevance of the US dollar, we're all in for a rude awakening.    What are the practical effects of the nat...

Communism begins with socialism, and when seemingly well-intentioned government forces start merging political thought with economic policy, that marks the end of freedom as we know it.    That's exactly what's happening in America right now.    Is America slowly morphing into a communist state? Why are we closer to financial surveillance than we think? In this episode, I talk about the concerning...

"President Biden's tax plans might soon make Europe look like a capitalist heaven by comparison. He wants to raise the long-term capital-gains tax from just below 24% to above 43%."   These words, from a recent Wall Street Journal article ring very true, and are also very concerning as stimulus continues and the government attempts to pass nearly $5 TRILLION dollars in infrastructure spending.   ...

As of August 2021, one of the biggest factors driving market volatility is the lack of people in the workforce. With 10 million job openings, and people choosing stimulus payments over work, we have to understand the impact on the broader economy.    Right now, millions of people aren't contributing to economic activity, paying payroll taxes, or contributing to the GDP, and this is a problem.    T...