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KEY POINTS Knowing the ins and outs of Social Security retirement benefits rules can help you claim a bigger check. Yet some facts about the program continue to trip up pre-retirees. Here’s where respondents to a recent quiz tended to stumble. Take the quiz to see how well you would do. The age at which…
Gregory Ricks answers a frequent question about advertisements for a 26f promising incredible returns. What is that, and is it true?
 The Ricks Report April 3, 2017 Numbers of $ignificance GRAYING POPULATION – 15% of the US population today is age 65 or older, approximately 1 out of every 7 Americans. By the year 2047 (i.e., 30 years from now), 22% of the US population will be age 65 or older, approximately 2 out of…
Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks welcomes business mogul John Georges to get his take on the new administration, the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad, and if he may throw his hat back into the political ring.
 The Ricks Report March 27, 2017 Numbers of $ignificance TWICE AS MANY – There were 404 operating oil rigs in the United States (on land and offshore) as of 5/27/16. There were 809 operating oil rigs in the United States as of last Friday 3/24/17. Thus, the number of working rigs has doubled in…
Robert from Pass Christian, Mississippi calls into Winning at Life to find out if his Mother-In-Law’s irrevocable trust is required to file a tax return every year… because it hasn’t.
Trevor from Coconut Creek, Florida calls Winning at Life to ask Gregory about using his retirement savings to buy a new house.
It’s tax season! Every year, around this time, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) publishes its dirty dozen – a list of scams criminals use to try and ferret out personal information and/or steal money.1 For example, if you received an email from a top executive in your company or organization requesting data from IRS form…
ÂÂÂÂThe Ricks Report March 20, 2017 Numbers of $ignificance DEFICITS – The CBO estimates that the AHCA would reduce federal deficits by $337 billion over the next 10 years, largely from reduced Medicaid outlays and from the elimination of ACA tax credits (source: CBO). COST ESTIMATES – The CBO projects that AHCA average premiums will…
Tina from Waco, TX calls into Winning at Life and asks Gregory and James about what she should do with the 401k at her previous job.
