Peak Oil Revisited....Back with More Graphs!!! | 8 comments (8 topical, 0 hidden)
Sadly not a choice (none / 0)
Exxon bonused my grandfather in stock for decades.  Now he has millions in Exxon stock and has zero interest in owning anything else.  They gave it to him and he won't touch it.  He is a (great) old man and set in his ways.  So, while I completely agree with you, I have no choice here.

by ProfRich on 03/31/2008 04:44:16 PM EST

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Taxes (none / 0)
Gotcha...however he may also want to keep an eye on tax policies if the democrats take office.  Current long term capital gains are only 15% but may raise if Obama or Hillary roll back the Bush tax cuts.  Could cost you (your family) hundreds of thousands of dollars in inheritance. 

by alphasigmookie on 03/31/2008 05:37:04 PM EST

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Yep (none / 0)
On one side I have a grandmother who is obsessed with avoiding the inheritance tax and maximizing what she leaves and on the other I have a grandfather who is unwilling to do anything.  That is the way it is.  But then again none of it is mine so I can't say anything.

by ProfRich on 03/31/2008 06:09:01 PM EST

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Peak Oil Revisited....Back with More Graphs!!! | 8 comments (8 topical, 0 hidden)