How Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful’ Bill Will and Won’t Change Your Taxes - WSJ


Readers Choose Their Top Movies of the 21st Century - The New York Times — This list is better than the original version.


The Best Way to Take RMDs From Your Retirement Accounts - WSJ

For most investors, we found that an equal-installments strategy is best—where one pulls an equal amount of money out of the market each month throughout the year. But if you are an investor who has a high degree of risk tolerance and expects a low-volatility environment throughout the year, then a lump-sum withdrawal could be best


Jobs report June 2025:

Nonfarm payrolls increased a seasonally adjusted 147,000 for the month, higher than the estimate for 110,000 and just above the upwardly revised 144,000 in May


The State of NATO’s Military Spending, Explained in 7 Charts - WSJ


The 100 best books of the 21st century | Books | The Guardian — From 2019


How Health Care Remade the U.S. Economy - The New York Times


Leave San Francisco Behind. 3 Great Day Trips to Take This Summer. - WSJ


How has TCJA impacted individual income taxes? | USAFacts

When TCJA was passed in 2017, the average effective federal individual income tax rate — the percentage of their income most taxpayers pay in taxes — was 14.4%. In 2018, it dropped to 13.0%.

By 2022, the average effective federal income tax rate had risen to 14.1%: a 1.1 percentage point increase from 2018, but still below the pre-TCJA rate of 14.4%. This uptick was probably a result of broad economic factors like income growth, employment shifts, and taxpayers moving into higher income brackets, rather than a result of TCJA.


One of my all-time favorite advertising campaigns: The Power of the Printed Word - Ideabook.com