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TIMECODES
00:00 Trump Calls for a Capital Gains Tax Cut
00:17 Short-Term vs Long-Term Capital Gains
00:58 Current Long-Term Capital Gains Rates
02:59 How Debt Creates and Destroys Dollars
03:48 Debt Growth Expands the Money Supply
04:23 How New Money Pushes Asset Prices Higher
04:54 Why Inflation Drives More Asset Buying
05:27 Capital Gains Taxes Ignore Inflation
06:01 How Inflation-Indexed Capital Gains Would Work
06:15 The Proposed $2 Million Home Exemption
06:43 Could Lower Taxes Trigger a Stock Market Crash?
06:57 What Happened After the 1997 Tax Cut
07:38 Why It Is Unlikely Before the Midterms
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My name is Joe Brown, and I'm a former stock broker who spent years advising the top 1% on how to manage their wealth. After making enough money to leave the corporate world behind, I turned my attention to teaching regular people financial strategies that exist outside the mainstream - things you'll never hear from your traditional financial advisor. My mission is to make money simple so that you can simply make more money.
I am not a CPA, attorney, or licensed financial advisor and the information in these videos shall not be construed as tax, legal, or financial advice. Information shared here is for educational purposes only. It is not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Investors are responsible for evaluating their own financial objectives and identifying potential risks before making any investment decisions. Your results are not guaranteed, and all investing involves substantial risk of loss. Your results may vary. Linked items may create a financial benefit for Heresy Financial. Copyright Heresy Financial 2026.
Get your free Portfolio Stress Test here: https://heresy.financial/stresstest
TIMECODES
00:00 Trump Calls for a Capital Gains Tax Cut
00:17 Short-Term vs Long-Term Capital Gains
00:58 Current Long-Term Capital Gains Rates
02:59 How Debt Creates and Destroys Dollars
03:48 Debt Growth Expands the Money Supply
04:23 How New Money Pushes Asset Prices Higher
04:54 Why Inflation Drives More Asset Buying
05:27 Capital Gains Taxes Ignore Inflation
06:01 How Inflation-Indexed Capital Gains Would Work
06:15 The Proposed $2 Million Home Exemption
06:43 Could Lower Taxes Trigger a Stock Market Crash?
06:57 What Happened After the 1997 Tax Cut
07:38 Why It Is Unlikely Before the Midterms
Subscribe to my free newsletter, Letters From a Heretic:
https://go.heresy.financial/letters-from-a-heretic
My Recommended Affiliate Partners:
https://www.heresy.financial/partners
My Favorite Books:
https://www.heresy.financial/books
My name is Joe Brown, and I'm a former stock broker who spent years advising the top 1% on how to manage their wealth. After making enough money to leave the corporate world behind, I turned my attention to teaching regular people financial strategies that exist outside the mainstream - things you'll never hear from your traditional financial advisor. My mission is to make money simple so that you can simply make more money.
I am not a CPA, attorney, or licensed financial advisor and the information in these videos shall not be construed as tax, legal, or financial advice. Information shared here is for educational purposes only. It is not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Investors are responsible for evaluating their own financial objectives and identifying potential risks before making any investment decisions. Your results are not guaranteed, and all investing involves substantial risk of loss. Your results may vary. Linked items may create a financial benefit for Heresy Financial. Copyright Heresy Financial 2026.
