Taxing Capital Gains: Current Law and Some Interesting Proposals

There has been lots of chatter lately about some proposals around changing how we tax capital gains, and especially around a proposal to tax unrealized capital gains. This is due to the Harris/Walz campaign saying they generally support the proposals that the Biden Administration included in their Fiscal Year 2025 Revenue Proposals. To be clear, … Continue reading Taxing Capital Gains: Current Law and Some Interesting Proposals →

Inflation (again)

I've written about inflation several times previously (here, here, here, and here), but it's a topic I keep returning to because I feel like it's a concept that many people still don't really understand. And, unfortunately, that often means they reach invalid conclusions, which can lead to poor financial decisions and/or lead people to just … Continue reading Inflation (again) →

Colorado PERA’s Signal Light Report

Colorado PERA is required by the state legislature to submit various reports on a variety of topics. One of these is the annual Signal Light Report (2024 Report PDF, based on 12/31/23 valuation), which is designed to give a "status update" on PERA's progress toward full funding by the 2048 goal. It attempts to take … Continue reading Colorado PERA’s Signal Light Report →