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Michael Graw

Wealth Protection

The $109,001 Cliff Hits Two Years Late

Jul 4, 2026

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5 min read

The $109,001 Cliff Hits Two Years Late

Your AGI just rose and you didn't do a thing.

Michael Graw
Michael Graw

Wealth Protection

Medicare Charges $2,297 for One Extra Dollar

Jul 2, 2026

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3 min read

Medicare Charges $2,297 for One Extra Dollar

Three deductions stack in a way the IRS never advertised.

Michael Graw
Michael Graw

Wealth Protection

Your Gold Sits in the One Spot They Won't Cover

Jul 1, 2026

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3 min read

Your Gold Sits in the One Spot They Won't Cover

The SEC asked for public comment. Zero people wrote in.

Michael Graw
Michael Graw

Wealth Protection

The Government Calculator They Never Mention

Jun 30, 2026

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4 min read

The Government Calculator They Never Mention

The FDIC inflation-proofed their own rules and left yours frozen.

Michael Graw
Michael Graw

Wealth Protection

How the IRS Finds Gold Sales Without a 1099

Jun 27, 2026

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4 min read

How the IRS Finds Gold Sales Without a 1099

Your bank already told them what your dealer didn't.

Michael Graw
Michael Graw

Wealth Protection

Everyone Thinks Congress Fixed This. They Didn't.

Jun 25, 2026

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3 min read

Everyone Thinks Congress Fixed This. They Didn't.

The new deduction dies in three years. The frozen lines don't.

Michael Graw
Michael Graw

Wealth Protection

The IRS Went Quiet for Four Years on Purpose

Jun 24, 2026

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4 min read

The IRS Went Quiet for Four Years on Purpose

Your clock started in 2020 whether you knew it or not.

Michael Graw
Michael Graw

Wealth Protection

Medicare Billed Us $1,948 for One Dollar

Jun 23, 2026

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4 min read

Medicare Billed Us $1,948 for One Dollar

One page can undo the whole surcharge, but nobody tells you.

Michael Graw
Michael Graw

Tool Audits

The 0.05% They Hoped You Would Never Question

Jun 20, 2026

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3 min read

The 0.05% They Hoped You Would Never Question

Four minutes to move it. No fee, no phone call, no permission.

Michael Graw
Michael Graw

Wealth Protection

How Your Cash Slips Out of SIPC Without You Knowing

Jun 18, 2026

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3 min read

How Your Cash Slips Out of SIPC Without You Knowing

One broker's bad month nearly doubled the whole rescue fund.

Michael Graw
Michael Graw

Scam Alerts

Facebook Billed $16 Billion in Scam Ads

Jun 17, 2026

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3 min read

Facebook Billed $16 Billion in Scam Ads

The budget to stop it had a cap. The fraud didn't.

Michael Graw
Michael Graw

Tool Audits

Fidelity Earned Your Fine Back in 52 Minutes

Jun 16, 2026

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3 min read

Fidelity Earned Your Fine Back in 52 Minutes

The flaw has been public knowledge since 2019.

Michael Graw
Michael Graw

Wealth Protection

The IRS Gave You Permission to Lose $247,000

Jun 13, 2026

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3 min read

The IRS Gave You Permission to Lose $247,000

Four years of silence and the meter never stopped.

Michael Graw
Michael Graw

Tool Audits

$325.1 Billion in Losses Hiding in Plain Sight

Jun 11, 2026

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3 min read

$325.1 Billion in Losses Hiding in Plain Sight

The FDIC won't tell you. The filings will.

Michael Graw
Michael Graw

Wealth Protection

Schwab Cut Your Sweep Rate 89% While Being Sued

Jun 10, 2026

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4 min read

Schwab Cut Your Sweep Rate 89% While Being Sued

They killed the auto-sweep to money markets and bet you wouldn't notice.

Michael Graw
Michael Graw

Tool Audits

The $500,000 Freeze Congress Forgot About

Jun 9, 2026

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2 min read

The $500,000 Freeze Congress Forgot About

Congress raised the FDIC limit seven times. SIPC got one update, then silence.

Michael Graw
Michael Graw

Wealth Protection

The 12% Penalty Hiding in Your Senior Deduction

Jun 6, 2026

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2 min read

The 12% Penalty Hiding in Your Senior Deduction

Three tax seasons before this window shuts for good.

Michael Graw
Michael Graw

Wealth Protection

Only $250,000 of $3.3 Billion Was Covered

Jun 4, 2026

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3 min read

Only $250,000 of $3.3 Billion Was Covered

The FDIC covers zero of it. By design.

Michael Graw
Michael Graw

Wealth Protection

Your Cash Has a Quiet Deadline on It

Jun 3, 2026

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3 min read

Your Cash Has a Quiet Deadline on It

The plumbing is already going in while we celebrate the ban.

Michael Graw
Michael Graw

Wealth Protection

You Were Right to Worry About That Inherited IRA

Jun 2, 2026

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3 min read

You Were Right to Worry About That Inherited IRA

Four years of silence turned into one brutal tax hit.

Michael Graw
Michael Graw

Wealth Protection

What Your Grocery Receipt Knows That the CPI Hides

May 30, 2026

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2 min read

What Your Grocery Receipt Knows That the CPI Hides

Your "safe" money quietly lost a fifth of its value since 2020.

Michael Graw
Michael Graw

Wealth Protection

My Coin Shop Is Backordered but the Screen Says Sell

May 28, 2026

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2 min read

My Coin Shop Is Backordered but the Screen Says Sell

UBS cut the deficit estimate, but not one new ounce showed up.

Michael Graw
Michael Graw

Wealth Protection

Texas Gold Card Has a $8,586 Trap

May 26, 2026

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2 min read

Texas Gold Card Has a $8,586 Trap

The IRS still calls your gold a collectible, right next to baseball cards.

Michael Graw
Michael Graw

Wealth Protection

Why Your $500k Buys a Small Box Now

May 21, 2026

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2 min read

Why Your $500k Buys a Small Box Now

Central banks bought 863 tonnes last year and kept it quiet.

Michael Graw
Michael Graw

Wealth Protection

They Banned the Digital Dollar and Missed the Real Threat

May 19, 2026

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2 min read

They Banned the Digital Dollar and Missed the Real Threat

Central banks bought gold off the books and hoped you wouldn't notice.

Michael Graw
Michael Graw

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