It’s a long list this week, but they’re all good ones. I promise. 
Taxes
Don’t Mess with Taxes shares a tax horror story of somebody not receiving their refund–and being told “tough luck.” Yikes! (Apparently it’s way more common than I knew.)
From my tax blog: how are capital gains and losses taxed?
FiveThirtyEight thinks we should have a tax bracket for people earning over $1,000,000. He shares some great historical evidence of our having had similarly high tax brackets in the past.
Economy
Bargaineering shares a video of what exactly happens when the FDIC seizes a bank. Fascinating!
ABCs of Investing explains Consumer Price Index (CPI).
All Financial Matters argues that foreclosures are a healthy part of a functioning economy.
Personal Finance
Frugal Dad discusses whether or not to pay off debt with inheritance money.
Investing
Behavior Gap has an excellent video discussing the difficulty of market timing.
Gen X Finance answers a question from a reader who asks “Why should I keep investing? It feels like I’m just throwing money away.”
Investing School explains the various types of treasury securities.
Wealth Pilgrim encourages us to accept the fact that we can’t control the stock market.
Monevator explains horizontal and vertical diversification.
Happy Friday, and thanks for reading.
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