Friday, November 30, 2018

How much do lower fees really help us reach our goals?


How much do lower fees really help us reach our goals?
Vanguard just lowered the minimum for us to qualify for lower fees on funds. Many brokerage firms are cutting fees. Does a low fee really matter over the life of a retirement fund? The comparison is simple: $250 a month $3,000 a year for 34 years at the average earnings of the S&P 500 index (11.06%) is $1.1 million. We pay .04% so we net about 11% a year on average. If we deduct 1% from our earnings, we have only $863,483 or $247,517 less. That is 22% less. If you let your advisor manage your account, you earn only 3.79% for 34 years according to Dalbar’s survey of actual investors. That means the trading and market timing will cost you $902,930: $1.1 million (you could have earned) minus $208,070 (your earnings). Will you drop your advisor in order to make more money for retirement? We follow Buffett’s advice.

Are small business deductions right for you?
Many Americans are turning to creating a business out of their part time and sometime work schedule in order to help their family survive the increasing costs of living. Wages have been flat since the 1980s for many middle-income workers and it makes sense to pay as little tax as possible. A quarter of workers make less than $10 an hour, putting them below the federal poverty line. Meanwhile the top 1% owns 40% of our country’s wealth. Following The Leader’s example, many are able to actually reduce their regular W-2 income for tax purposes. The GOP has provided another incentive: an extra 20% deduction from net profits. Just follow the deductions here:
https://smallbiztrends.com/2016/02/top-tax-deductions-for-small-business.html. A special for Uber/Lyft drivers is deducting the ‘snacks’ you provide in your car. After you take all these legal biz deductions, take another 20% when you qualify. You may not be able to reduce all your income to negative for years, like The Leader, but at least you can add income without more taxes.

Why are we subsidizing GM? Trump threatens to cut subsidies to GM
Is America a Socialist country? When our tax dollars are paying a private company to make a profit, How is that different than in China, Russia or Cuba? How much of our tax dollars are going to GM and other corporations so their CEOs can receive multimillion paychecks? And some profitable corps don’t pay taxes—even with the tax cuts! How socialist is that? They receive subsidies and don’t pay taxes and yet buy expensive planes and toys for their CEOs. Sounds like a ‘welfare queen’ to me.

Do you need a REAL middle-income tax break?
The REAL tax break from the GOP and Trump is the removal of the income cap on conversions from traditional IRAs to Roth IRAs. The 1.6% income increase for the average household earning $50,000 to $75,000 has been eaten up by tariffs and health care costs. Compare the $thousands you save in taxes during retirement when most of your income is tax-FREE and you no longer have to take taxable RMDs from your IRAs. For many, the elimination of tax on IRA distributions means their income can continue to grow after 70 ½ AND they will pay less tax or nothing on their SS benefits.

NY requires insurance agents to give us the best deal ‘fiduciary duty’
The New York Department of Financial Services issued a final regulation in July that is set to go into effect in August 2019. The rule requires that "only the interests of the consumer" be taken into account when making an insurance sales pitch, and compensation to the agent or broker is only permitted if it "does not influence the recommendation." "Thus, this regulation effectively requires the agent to become a fiduciary to the consumer." Agents and their association claim they can’t make a living since they are acting for insurers, not us. But insurers know the fiduciary rule is best for the industry long-term and also know agents will continue to sell their products including high-cost annuities.

Corporate management uses life insurance to avoid taxes
Insurers sell a special policy that works tax miracles for business owners. Their corporation makes contributions to the plan.  Rank and file employees do not get any benefits. The contributions are tax deductions to the corporation. The contributions go to fund life insurance whose beneficiaries are designated by the owners. The principals are able to access the cash surrender value of the insurance contracts tax free. The beneficiaries do not recognize any income. Perfect scam: owners pay less tax and get life insurance benefits for free. CSV can be security for purchases and loans.


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Make America, “The Don”, Great Again

Two Americas: A Banana Republic? Do we really want an infant king? Daddy Putin!

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How Govt wastes our money: Congress spends $1.3 Trillion we don’t have! 
Our debt rose $2 trillion under Trump: total $21.7 trillion.” 10% in just 2 yrs.

SCAMS/SPINS:
DO NOT READ this report: Trump does not want you to read his report--future climate.
“Trump Foundation functioned … as checkbook for business/political interests.”A crime.
Public hanging supporter gets endorsed by The Leader. MS voters go for racist again.

Trump’s army used pepper gas on the woman/children: ‘you could put it on your nachos


TrumpCare junk insurance will bankrupt us again. This was story before ObamaCare.
Is one emotionally distressed man’s gut leading America into oblivion?


Family & Relatives at risk in nursing home when businessmen buy it. Profits for bedsores
2 scientists claim just one “Adam and Eve” started life. Pigeons & humans same DNA.

David Fagenson caught making unsuitable trades for seniors: huge profits
Scott Newsholme NJ caught forging signatures & tax returns gets 8.5 years jail.
Frank Dietrich caught selling notes in real estate Ponzi scheme loses license.

James Polese MA caught taking client money in wind farm fraud gets 5 years jail.
Raimundo Atesiano Police Chief got his men to frame innocent people got 3 years jail.
Eric Landis VA caught promising microcap promotion scheme by pump/dump trades.

Bernard Ogon MD HealthRight caught selling bad pain cream/supplements for $7,600.
BEWARE: New ‘car’ buyers—GM, Ford Fiat may not support CARS in future.


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The Mob Boss can never go to jail: Trump has Kava as Supreme so no indictment.
‘No man is above the law’ … well up till now. Dictators nullify courts first, then votes.
Supremes protect Don’s ‘Orders’? – GOP: Sure, pres can change Constitution anytime.
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Jobs:
GM closes 5 plants: few cars to produce—15% of salaried workers.
Make a fortune selling the RED Melania Christmas trees at the mall! Tax dollar at work.

Who owns your account now?
Over 40% of voters said healthcare was the top issue ahead of immigration and economy.
Always appeal your health care treatment denial—Insurers don’t like paying claims.


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