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CRUT Tax Shelters, Explained: Why Mitt Romney’s Charitable Remainder Unitrust Makes Sense

November 5, 2012

Mitt Romney is taking some heat for a tax move he made in 2007, regarding his use of a common tax-planning tool called the charitable remainder unitrust, or CRUT. A recent Bloomberg story takes a [...]

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Presidential Poker: What Swing States Does Romney Need to Win?

Which Swing States Does Romney Need To Win the 2012 Presidential Election?

November 5, 2012

Update:  Will there be a Florida Recount? Romney’s statistical odds of winning the presidential election tomorrow currently hover at about 20% – these odds aren’t great but they definitely put him within shot of winning. [...]

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Presidential Poker: What Swing States Does Romney Need to Win?

Presidential Poker: What States Does Romney Need To Win?

November 1, 2012

As they say in poker, it ain’t over ‘til the last hand is dealt.  Such is the case, too, for the 2012 election.  The polling may be very close in key battleground states, but Romney’s [...]

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Presidential Tax Plans: How the Next President Will Affect the Economy

October 29, 2012

The winning candidate in November is going to get handed a gigantic sandwich when he swears in the 2013 cabinet and senior staff – and he’s not going to like the flavor. May God help [...]

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How to Get Rich Like the Candidates: Presidential Investing Tips from Both Sides of the Aisle

October 22, 2012

As the election approaches, the candidates’ personal information – finances included – is increasingly in the media spotlight.  Everyone talks about how rich Mitt Romney is, but it turns out that both candidates are actually [...]

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Romney’s odds surge to 23% after first debate

October 9, 2012

The post-debate polls continue to roll in and Romney’s odds of winning the election continue to rise.  In the days before the debate, Romney’s polling numbers combined with historical accuracy of polling indicated his odds [...]

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This is NOT a close election: Romney’s chances worse than McCain, Kerry

October 3, 2012

Statistical Analysis:  This is NOT a close election: Romney’s chances worse than McCain, Kerry Tonight will be the first presidential election debate of 2012 and major news outlets are claiming that the campaign is a [...]

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Expert FAQ: What Romney’s Election Would Mean for the Supreme Court

September 17, 2012

Research and analysis by NerdWallet’s Divya Raghavan and Susan Lyon. The current Supreme Court is one of the oldest and most conservative since the 1930s.  If Mitt Romney were elected the next U.S. president, a lot could change when [...]

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Infographic: How Mitt Romney Could Win the Popular Vote but Lose the Election

September 10, 2012

Update: Infographic updated on October 18, 2012 to reflect new polling data. We launched an electoral vote model for the 2012 presidential election that calculates Mitt Romney’s probability of winning the presidency to be at [...]

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Expert FAQ: Presidential Disclosure: How Much is Too Much When it comes to Tax Returns?

September 7, 2012

Update: On September 21, 2012 Mitt Romney released his 2011 tax return and related data.  It shows that Mitt Romney paid an effective tax rate of 14.1% for 2011. Hackers claimed they had successfully stolen Mitt [...]

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