Friday, October 2, 2015

Retirement nest eggs being FRIED

Our retirement nest eggs are being FRIED by fees hidden by mutual fund firms
Regulators, the President and Congress are funded by these for-profit firms. We must fight for ourselves by moving our money to NOT-FOR-PROFIT firms. “The agency [SEC] had a reform proposal ready to go back in the early days of this administration, but the industry didn’t like it, so it never went anywhere.” The mutual fund industry says 12b-1 fees “help investors who are seeking advice about what offerings to buy” by paying brokers to make those recommendations. We are paying brokers hidden fees to push sales on other people. Fees can take 63% of our total accumulations. Cut fees. Double your nest egg: http://www.amazon.com/Lies-Financial-Advisors-Told-alternatives/dp/1478281545

Create a tax-FREE legacy for your grandchild (without a lawyer)
Ian and Margaret had an IRA of $33,000 they did not need for their retirement. They wanted to provide for their newborn grandchild. They did not want to pay a lot of fees to a lawyer or broker. They can convert this regular IRA to a tax-FREE Roth IRA for Douglas in small amounts so the taxes on the gains are not overwhelming each year. The new Roth IRA account will be invested in the Vanguard 500 Index. With 100% stocks, this account could reach $200,000 in 20 years or $600,000 in 30 years. At Ian’s death, this tax-FREE accumulation would go to Douglas without going through probate of Ian’s will. Douglas could take out all the money without income tax or he could let it continue; providing $15 million in another 30 years. Ian can add more grandkids anytime.

House votes to repeal ObamaCare AGAIN—that’s 55 or 56 times
The House has agreed to pass legislation that makes possible a repeal of the ACA’s controversial expansion of the definition of a small employer — a bill hailed by the benefits industry for protecting the small and mid-size businesses they feel the expansion threatens to harm. Most people work for small business and many do NOT offer health coverage. ObamaCare would expand the risk pool to include larger companies by 2016.

GOP tax plans reduce taxes for rich and cut services for rest of us
GOP candidates will increase defense spending, increase war mobilization, increase border security, increase deportations, and increase pollution of environment. Fewer tax dollars increases borrowing from China and cut wages, unions, DEM voters, women’s health, Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, EPA, FDA, IRS, and Supreme Court.
Choice becomes clear for non-wealthy who will suffer; back to Robber Baron days!

Our next president?   Jeb still leading in the race (for dollars)

GOP zealots to shut gov Dec 11? poor women denied health screens? SS checks held?
Trump is example in Abnormal Behavior in 21st Century; Personality Disorders and Older Adults.             Trump’s tax plan gives tax break to richest—gov doubles debt to China.
Carson catching Trump = Trump can’t take No 2 in polls.
Fiorina: knows waterboarding torture works despite facts it did not stop terrorists
            She used it at Hewlett-Packard? Collected American citizens’ phone data.
Jeb warned by donors to show success but lacks positive vision.

GOP admits Benghazi committee just propaganda to ruin Clinton.
Clinton hidden emails are black hole she can’t escape.
Sanders found 650,000 contributors online for $24 million—can’t win … BUT

GOP getting desperate—Keep Dems from voting in Alabama
AL closes every DMV in the 10 counties with most blacks so voters can’t get ID

GOP inspires fire bombing of Planned Parenthood?
Arson investigators deemed fire suspicious. Gasoline fire doused by sprinkler saves building after GOP House and Fiorina implies PP is killing children.

Pope promises accountability for sex crimes—new tribunal?
Pope Francis on Sunday said he met in private with a group of victims of clergy sexual abuse and he pledged that “all responsible will be held accountable.” The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, the nation’s most prominent support and advocacy group for victims of clergy sexual abuse, dismissed the pope’s actions. “A smart public relations move. That’s what this meeting is. Nothing more.”
Bishops paid $ millions for cover ups in many cities. Only 1 Msgr gets jail!

VW gives CEO $68 million after emission fraud tactic—reward, not indictment!
Carmaker suspended three top engineers—just suspension with pay? Other cars?
Some new Mercedes, BMW and Peugeot cars use 50 percent more fuel than laboratory tests show, saying this is evidence of a wider industry problem. VW said 11 million cars worldwide had defeat devices installed. Audi said 2.1 million of these were its own models, including the A1, A3, A4, A5, A6, TT, Q3 and Q5. "It seems that VW has known for years about these manipulations. Executive bonus clawback? No jail?

Do you know how your family assets will pay for retirement?
Most women in retirement have HALF the assets their husbands have. Many are living on Social Security benefits alone—just $683.53 a month. Can you make it on that?
Find out where your family money is BEFORE you both retire.


HOW CONGRESS WASTES OUR TAX DOLLARS
America needs to take care of American’s needs FIRST!
Rebuild America Act: a five-year plan would invest $1 trillion and create or maintain at least 13 million decent-paying jobs—Senate Budget Committee but GOP says no.
We are still wasting $8 million per HOUR we don’t have in Iraq/Afghan/Ukraine.   Taliban captures Kunduz, a major Afghan city. Afghans run.
We trained and equipped ISIS leadership—US sells arms to all sides for profit
Residents of Okinawa object to tens of thousands of U.S. troops and military sitting there
We are supporting child abuse by Afghan leaders by giving them money.

We pay Afghans immigrants $17 an hour to teach Marines how to be nice to Afghans. Now immigrants want OT back pay!

SCAMS
Bundy still has not paid his rent to us—no Fed accountability—he spit in our eye
Fed and state seems helpless against this one rancher. What would happen if you said the IRS has no jurisdiction over your assets? IRS would take your bank account and jail you.

Health Republic Insurance of New York collapse
This Affordable Care Act insurer got $265 million in U.S. loans. It will stop selling policies and eventually cease operations under orders from New York and federal regulators. Health insurance CO-OPs have been hamstrung by both the structure of the program and the way in which the Affordable Care Act was implemented.

Regulators fine Fifth Third Bank—no jail time
The bank pays $18 million to harmed African-Americans and Hispanics for discriminatory auto loan pricing and for illegal credit card practices.

Thomas J. Palermo, advisor, Parkland, Fla., and four others charged with insider trading of Gilead Sciences. Paid fine—NO JAIL TIME—free to do it again.

Regulators fine debt collectors but—no jail time—NOT even name perps?
Westlake Services and Wilshire Consumer Credit deceived consumers by calling under false pretenses and using phony caller ID information, falsely threatened to refer borrowers for investigation or criminal prosecution, and illegally disclosed information about debts to borrowers’ employers, friends, and family. Owners can just do it again. See Don Hankey and his other operations: http://www.westlakefinancial.com/Pages/AboutWestlakeAffiliates.aspx


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