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Van Dijkhuizen Committee: lower tax rates with a very long first bracket, fewer tax deductibles and simpler benefits will lead to more jobs

The Van Dijkhuizen Committee advises the government to opt for an improved tax system with lower rates and a very long first bracket, fewer deductible items and simpler benefits. According to the CPB Netherlands Economic Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis, these structural reforms will lead in the long

Government wishes to sell shares in URENCO

The Dutch government wishes to sell its interest in URENCO, which provides uranium enrichment services for nuclear power producers. The Cabinet has agreed to this intention. The sale of the Dutch shares in URENCO can only take place, when the public interest in terms of non-proliferation, nuclear safety

Dutch minister of Finance makes offer for compensation due to the nationalisation of SNS REAAL

The Dutch minister of Finance makes an offer for compensation due to the expropriation of shares and subordinated debt of SNS REAAL and SNS Bank. The offer amounts to €0,- for both the expropriated shares as well as the subordinated debt. Source

State of the Netherlands nationalises SNS REAAL

The Minister of Finance, in close consultation with De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), has nationalised SNS Reaal. Savings deposits of clients are secure and the service provision of SNS REAAL has been safeguarded. The intervention has averted grave threats to financial stability and the economy. Source

Is a House Still a Good Investment Right Now?

My favorite CFO, Bill Sweet, joined us on the show again this week to answer questions about Roth 401ks, using margin in your portfolio, balancing retirement accounts and how a 22-year-old should save for retirement. Plus we asked Bill a bunch of tax questions to prepare for the

Historical Returns For Stocks, Bonds, Cash, Housing & Gold (2025)

I’m going through my annual tradition of updating historical return data now that we’ve turned the calendar on another year. Some people have resolutions. I have spreadsheets. Aswath Damodaran updates annual returns for stocks, bonds, cash, gold and housing at NYU each year going back to 1928. I

The Probability of Loss in the Stock Market

I like playing the odds when it comes to the stock market. I’m a long-term investor because it increases your odds of success. There are no guarantees but the short-term is far more volatile than the long-term. But the odds in the stock market are not static. These

“We Won’t Stop Until Heads Drop Like In 1793”: Tens Of Thousands Take To Streets Of Minneapolis After ICE Shooting

UK Government Video Game Warns Kids They May Be Terrorists For Questioning Mass Migration

UK Government Video Game Warns Kids They May Be Terrorists For Questioning Mass Migration Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, In a chilling move, the UK government has rolled out a taxpayer-funded video game that paints every curious teenager as a potential far-right extremist. The “Pathways” game, backed

Here’s Treasury’s Plan To Take Down Somali Fraud Rings

Here's Treasury's Plan To Take Down Somali Fraud Rings While we patiently await more nothingburgers from DOJ's next overdue round of redacted Epstein files, the Treasury Department is going after Somali fraud rings… On Friday, Secretary Scott Bessent announced a sweeping crackdown on government benefits fraud that has already

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