A fun way to understanding investing

You’re Not Just a Customer. . . You’re an Owner

When you invest in a company, you own a tiny piece of it. That means when the company makes money, you make money too.

And here’s the coolest part:

When you buy something from a company you own… you help yourself.

If you own McDonald’s and you buy a Happy Meal, some of that money goes to McDonald’s. Because you’re an owner, the company uses that money to:

·      Grow bigger

·      Make more profit

·      Pay you dividends

·      Make your shares worth more

It’s like the company saying: “Thanks for buying our food—here’s your share!”

As grandparents, we love helping our grandchildren get a strong start in life. But with all the new savings programs and rules, it can feel confusing to know what you can do, what you can’t do, and what you shouldn’t worry about at all. This guide keeps things simple and friendly.

You don’t need to be a constitutional scholar to feel the tension Jefferson warned about. You feel it every time a political movement demands not only your vote but your silence. You feel it when dissent is treated as betrayal, when debate is replaced by ideological pressure, and when the room grows hostile to anyone who refuses to repeat the newest orthodoxy.

That’s why Alan Dershowitz’s journey speaks so resoundingly. His story isn’t just political—it’s philosophical. It echoes the very warnings Jefferson left for future generations.

For decades, Americans have been told that democracy is the highest political ideal. Yet the Founders themselves rejected pure democracy outright. They feared it. They warned against it. And they built a system designed specifically to restrain it.

Today, critics like me, Murray Rothbard, and Hans‑Hermann Hoppe argue that the United States has drifted into the very form of government the Founders dreaded—a system where temporary majorities wield power without restraint, where political passions override constitutional limits, and where freedom erodes not by sudden tyranny but by slow, democratic decay.

The question is no longer academic. It is existential.

Financial freedom isn’t achieved through luck or perfect timing—it’s built by owning durable, cash-generating businesses that continue to perform and pay their shareholders no matter what the market throws at them. The S&P 500 is down from its recent highs near 7,000, along with the Dow Jones and Nasdaq. The decline is broad-based and not isolated to any one sector. The markets are reacting to macro shocks due to global geopolitical tensions affecting oil prices. Yet for disciplined, long-term DRIP investors, this environment is full of opportunity.

The U.S. Constitution protects the right to protest, but not to infringe on another’s freedom. As Thomas Jefferson once warned, “Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others.” This quote captures the essence of constitutional protest: it must coexist with the liberties of others. In other words, your liberty stops at my face or stops before you reach my front door, i.e., you have no right to protest on my private property. Likewise, I have no right to protest on your private property or invade your space.

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Senator Tim Kaine’s (D-VA) recent remarks questioning the Declaration of Independence’s assertion that rights come from a Creator—not from government—reveal a troubling misunderstanding of America’s foundational philosophy. Kaine argued that the idea of rights being divinely endowed can be problematic, especially when interpreted through different religious traditions. He ignorantly compared the belief in natural rights espoused by the American Founders to the theocratic regime in Iran, which claims divine authority to define and enforce rights.

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The Constitution of the United States is not a suggestion—it is a binding contract between the government and the governed. Article IV, Section 4 guarantees every state a Republican Form of Government. This is not a vague promise. It is a structural safeguard against tyranny, centralization, and ideological extremism.

Yet today, we are witnessing a troubling trend: elected officials and candidates openly embracing socialism—a system fundamentally at odds with the republican principles enshrined in our founding documents.

In the pursuit of a perfect society, few ideologies promise much—and deliver as little—as socialism and libertarianism. These philosophical poles, while fundamentally at odds, share one striking commonality: an unwavering belief in idealized systems that, when stripped of nuance and real-world complexity, veer into the realm of utopian fantasy.

Regarding human society’s conduct and organization, two predominant belief systems exist. The first belief system, derived from the “Old World,” stems from the conviction that government is the grantor and protector of human rights and is responsible for protecting and providing for the poor and down-trodden citizens.[2]“Since history began, all people of the Old World— [except Celts, Irish and the Scots]—have always lived in what is now called ‘a planned economy’. When anyone says, ‘a planned economy,’ he means, control of the human energy used in producing and distributing material goods, by an Authority [in modern times, Government] consisting of a few men, and according to a plan made by those men [e.g., the elected Democratic leaders,] – and enforced by the police [or Government force].”[3]

Political truth seeks influence while technical truth seeks accuracy. These are two extreme or opposite points on the spectrum. The stock market and the valuation of certain individual stocks are based upon political truths. For example, from time-to-time, some stocks trade at excessively high prices due to market hype and not because of the underlying business fundamentals.

It was Thomas Jefferson who wrote, “The mass of mankind has not been born with saddles on their backs, nor a favored few booted and spurred, ready to ride them legitimately, by the grace of God.” Yet, since the founding of the Democratic Party by President Andrew Jackson[1] through today, the Democratic Leaders have demonstrated by their actions, that they believe they are the “favored few booted and spurred, ready to ride [the masses] legitimately.”

The Trump Administration has proposed a reduction in IRS funding of $2.49 billion for next year, representing a 20% drop from 2025, which would result in the lowest budget for the IRS since 2002. According to the Trump Administration, “the reduced budget would restore IRS as a neutral arbiter that would refrain from using weaponized enforcement or overzealous rules.”

Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson (KBJ) have been critical of the Trump Administration. KBJ—who cannot define a woman because she is not a biologist— recently addressed a judges’ conference in Puerto Rico, where she condemned attacks on the judiciary or rather, criticism of their opinions by the Trump Administration, “warning that they pose a threat to democracy.” She, or whatever her pronoun is, stated:

“The attacks are not random. They seem designed to intimidate those of us who serve in this critical capacity. The threats and harassment are attacks on our democracy, on our system of government. And they ultimately risk undermining our Constitution and the rule of law.”

After World War II, the prominent German Lutheran Pastor, Martin Niemöller, discussed his complicity about Nazism and “his eventual change of heart:”

“First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist.

Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a trade unionist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.”

Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) organized the Fighting Oligarchy Tour which began in February 2025. Their goal appears to oppose oligarchy and corporate influence in U.S. politics. The tour promotes policies like Medicare for ALL, a wealth tax, redistribution, and increased taxes on businesses & corporations. And of course, Bernie and AOC are for open borders and are apathetic towards crime and unsafe cities throughout the United States.

We are fast approaching Tax Day, April 15th. On this infamous day each year, every United States citizen and resident, whose gross income exceeds a threshold amount is required to file their individual income tax return with the Internal Revenue Service (our version of the Gestapo), pay any taxes that still may be due, or, at the very least, request an extension of time to file Form 1040.