Showing posts with label discount insurance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label discount insurance. Show all posts

Friday, April 1, 2016

Wealthy get another tax break--no audits

Wealthy get another tax break—No audits
You might receive a computer letter audit but the real money will get away from the IRS which has 17,000 fewer people thanks to the millionaire Congress. Most wealthy people pay less than we do—17% versus 33%. We pay payroll, income and sales taxes while they live on capital taxed at 15%-20%. Now they can hide and evade even more taxes in their businesses and trusts and offshore since there are fewer knowledgeable auditors to check on them. Their lawyers are smarter and they have the cash to set up overseas like most big companies. All new Prez candidates’ tax plans are bogus: GOP rich pay a lot less; Dems rich pay a lot more. None will pass. There is a solution for working people: A trust account that allows us to evade taxes on our future income.
Avoid paying ANY taxes on your retirement income: http://www.amazon.com/Tax-Shelter-Young-Americans/dp/1500426520

Painless way to save for your future
The average refund—fed and state—is about $3,000. How long would it take your INVESTED refunds to reach $500,000? 50 years, 40, 30 or 20 years? It costs just $12.95 to start a $1/2 million fund yourself. Salespeople can take 63% of your accumulations over time. Do it yourself and get to $1/2 million in 27 years.

Does your advisor recommend smart “beta”?
The creator of this stock picking strategy Bob Arnott now says the strategy was built on misunderstanding of some characteristics of the stocks in his back test model. 20% of all the ETF advisors use are flawed. Strong results often came from inflated valuations and many strategies were set to crash, he said. Smart beta was lauded by proponents as a way of squeezing bigger profits from indexes by choosing superior companies. The problem as Arnott sees it is that many smart-beta products do no such thing. Rather, they’ve benefited from a herd effect, increasing primarily because investors piled into them and pushed up valuations. Warren Buffett saw smart beta for what it was—dumb.


Did you take your RMD?
Taxpayers who turned 70½ during 2015 must start receiving required minimum distributions (RMDs) from Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) and workplace retirement plans by Friday, April 1, 2016. It also applies to participants in various workplace retirement plans, including 401(k), 403(b) and 457(b) plans. The April 1 deadline only applies to the required distribution for the first year. For all subsequent years, the RMD must be made by Dec. 31. So, a taxpayer who turned 70½ in 2015 (born after June 30, 1944 and before July 1, 1945) and receives the first required distribution (for 2015) on April 1, 2016, for example, must still receive the second RMD by Dec. 31, 2016. A Roth IRA is not taxable—ever—so you can leave your family unlimited savings.


GOP Religion creating a conservative Christian theocracy—no compassion, no tolerance
TN wants to make the Bible the official state book to go with .50-caliber Barrett sniper rifle as the official state rifle!
AL wants to require teachers to learn how NOT to have sex with students. Why?
KS wants all students to sue the school if they THINK they see a person of the wrong sex in the bathroom. (How will they know unless they take a picture under/over stall door?) You can now legally discriminate against anyone if you claim you have “a sincere religious belief.” Only those who confess conservative Christianity will be treated fairly in these environments.
WI ends community voter registration drives to bar low-income and non-white voters.
GA passed law like MO to legalize discrimination by using GOP’s version of Christianity as excuse. The almighty Dollar may dissuade Gov from signing bill. GOP Religion allows anyone to refuse a group you don’t like by claiming you hold ““a sincere religious belief” against that person/group. Hate becomes codified in law. In MS “Church Protection Act” lets residents pack without getting permit. Police horrified!
GOP crazies want to turn back time to 1920s when ignorant white Christian men ruled.

How much life insurance do you really need?
Agents like to sell expensive cash value insurance because it pays them more than term. You might like their argument—you get something for your money. None of us has extra money lying around so what to do? You could spend $50 a month on coverage that builds cash value (savings account) or $25 a month for $1/2 million coverage. There are two issues here. First, how much will your family need to continue if you are not around and second, mutual funds are better for long-term savings than insurance. If you are not married now, save for it. If your spouse makes enough to raise your kids, then you need enough cover to pay what she can’t pay for—the mortgage and the kids’ college. If not, double that amount so she can survive till your kids are grown.
Use the Vanguard Top Ten for investing/savings: http://www.amazon.com/Vanguards-Top-Ten-mutual-funds/dp/150073909X


Does our President need to be smart and truthfulDo they even care about truth?

Trump: Cruz denies 5 mistresses—5 > 3 Trump had only 3? Why 5? 5 for the ego!
            Are these guys really running for Pres or just a reality TV show in 2017?
            “[Most terrorists] in Paris/Brussels attacks were in jail where they learned Jihad.
            “My wall will be the greatest wall” so they build tunnels and use submarines.
            “Women need to be punished for abortions and poor women go to jail.
            Border Patrol supports Trump’s wall despite end to their jobs.

            Coke withdrawals convention sponsorship: fears loss of image.

Hill: “I still say I didn’t do anything wrong despite 147 FBI agents checking on me.”

Bernie: “I keep collecting money and having big rallies but not from BIG Dems

Regulators are the only protection we have since we can’t sue anymore
            “It is nearly impossible for one individual to take on a corporation with vast resources.” (GOP bill requires impossible: every person in class action suffer “same type and scope of injury”)
               Supremes stop us from suing—State courts no longer available to sue corporations!

Andrew Caspersen, Park Hill, stole $25 million promising safe debt investment
7 million Americans are now at risk of “man-made earthquakes” caused by oil and gas.
CA will increase min wage $15 by 2022.
Encore Capital and Portfolio Recovery Associates most complaints of fake debt calls.
Guns kill people: Georgia man blows his leg off while shooting at his lawn mover.
Student Aid Institute caught charging fees for bogus debt relief work. 
Tobin Smith Fox TV failed to tell investors he was being paid to promote stocks.  


We need regulation—GOP wrong—companies/cities wouldn’t fix bad products on own

Will you have enough income in retirement? 
Facts: “In this year’s EBRI survey, roughly four in 10 workers — 42% — said they and their spouses have less than $10,000 in savings and investments; 27% of those age 55+ (in fairness, however, another 26% have saved $100,000 or more). Of those without retirement plans, a stunning 83% have saved under $10,000, which makes a pretty strong case for requiring all employers to offer all employees retirement plans, either through a federal or state program.”

Pru long-term care insurance rates will rise automatically
Some customers will see their premium rise automatically due to a change in Pru policy. From now on Pru will increase coverage to keep pace with inflation without asking you first. Pru foresees nursing and medical care increasing every year and it needs to cover costs and profit targets. Thus the increase. For one person, that 16% increase in future coverage comes with a 45% rate hike today, to $442 a quarter from $305 — a rate hike that doesn't require regulatory approval because, in theory, policyholders are free to say no. But Pru now requires a written declination from you to stop increases.


How our government wastes our money
The CIA left “explosive training material” under a Loudoun bus, which shuttled students for two days before it was discovered by a technician during routine maintenance.


Midsize Family car review from Car and Driver
Malibu, Accord, Camry, Mazda 6 have their good and bad so you chose. Long-term reliability breaks the tie. Avoid these 10 duds including Mercedes, Land Rover, Lincoln, Caddy. 

SCAMS
.All new Tax plans are bogus: GOP rich pay a lot less; Dems rich pay a lot more. No GO.
.Local police can keep most of what they seize from citizens even if never charged. Police seized $2.5 billion in cash from people without warrants/indictments. Burglars stole less. “Because police keep more, they have an incentive to take more stuff.”



Who owns your account now?
Sheraton, Westin st Regis etc Starwood Hotels and Resorts to Anbang Insurance China
General Electric’s asset management  to State Street Corp.

IAN
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Friday, August 16, 2013

Best long-term investment and it's tax-FREE

The Best Long-term Investment: And it’s tax-FREE
Earn 10-12% a year over time.
Pay annual fees of only $50 per $100,000 invested.
Pay NO advisor or broker commission/fees.
Pay NO trading costs or taxes.
Set up your investment policy in 1 hour.
Let the miracle of compounding work for you.
                 by Law Steeple, author, The Miracle of Compounding
You can use the BEST long-term investment ever. It was proven successful by Warren Buffett. Mr Buffett started with $6,000 saved from his paper routes and in 60 years, accumulated $60 billions. Mr Buffett's successful strategy is called compounding.

Are you in the SECOND longest bull market in history?
Like most people, I did not realize that the market has been positive for almost two years straight. Most people left after the ’07 disaster and have not come back yet. Media hype is low so few see that this is the time to be in it. Proof: 3-year annual return=18%, 37-year annual return=10.75%. The Simple Financial Life: How to get what you want without going into debt and living paycheck to paycheck. http://www.amazon.com/The-Simple-Financial-Life-paycheck/dp/1441499326

ObamaCare provides $5,548 to help buy insurance
Families eligible for tax credits to help purchase health insurance in the new exchange created by the Affordable Care Act will receive an average of $5,548 in instant tax credits. These immediate credits will apply directly to individuals' and families' premiums, making coverage instantly more affordable for those who do not get health care through their employer. These instant tax credits will be available to people earning less than four times the poverty level--about $94,000 for a family of four. This means that 48 percent of people who currently buy insurance for themselves will be eligible for reduced premiums. Buy only what you need and save:http://www.amazon.com/Health-Insurance-ONLY-right-policy/dp/1480125083

GOP House passes ObamaCare repeal bill the 40th time
These “representatives” are costing us $75 million a year to “do the same thing over and over with the expectation of a different outcome.” That behavior is the definition of insanity, according to some. Ms Bachmann sponsors the repeal bill!

Crash: only HALF of small cars studied receive acceptable rating
The failures: Chevrolet Sonic Volkswagen Beetle Chevrolet Cruze Nissan Sentra Kia Soul Kia Forte (2014). The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said only two of 12 compact cars earned the highest rating for small overlap tests—the Honda Civic 2- and 4-door models. Toyota's Camry, most popular, did poorly on a new crash test this year. Cars with the institute's highest safety rating: Honda Accord, Chrysler 200, Dodge Avenger, Ford Fusion, Kia Optima, Nissan Altima, Subaru Legacy and Outback, Suzuki Kashai and the Volkswagen Passat.

TX creates jobs but at $10/hr, working class life is not possible: Is this a Banana Republic?
Texas is a miracle in job creation, gov says. However, it has done it by turning back time to the 1860s, when Chinese work gangs were used to replace Irish workers for ½ wages. Texas workers are paid $10 an hour for long hot days constructing buildings with no overtime, no workmen’s comp, no health insurance; no bathroom breaks, and often pay delayed. Subcontractors promise and then disappear. America looks like Honduras 1870 when it was ruled by 1% owners and 99% worked for 1 cent /hour, no benefits.
Is this the America we want: Two Americas—cheap labor and the 1% owners?

40% drivers say they don’t want car monitor to save premium
Surveys of prospective Progressive Snapshot users have shown that “you get about 30 percent of people saying, ‘Yeah, why not?’; you get another 30 percent of people saying, ‘Maybe, I need to know more’; and you get about 40 percent of people saying, ‘No way in hell.’” Get all your discounts:http://www.amazon.com/Vehicle-Insurance-Beware-Double-Coverage/dp/1480027634

Doctors cutting fees by HALF to eliminate middleman
Physicians who have moved to a direct-pay practice report being able to slash medical care prices charged to patients by half or more thanks to significantly lower overhead resulting from cutting out the bureaucratic red tape and paperwork associated with insurance payment.  Increased face time with patients is another important benefit cited by doctors who have transitioned to direct-pay. Patients can still submit claim for reimbursement from insurers. Insurers often pay much less than retail anyway when the doctor is in PPO. Buy only what you need and save: http://www.amazon.com/Health-Insurance-ONLY-right-policy/dp/1480125083

Ms Bachmann becomes Swiss citizen—failed US history class but oversees CIA!?!
About 1,800 people renounced their American citizenship during the first half of this year, compared to about 1,000 for all of 2012, according to Internal Revenue Service data.
Can you believe they give up America for money?
An increasing number of Americans have decided the cost and hassle of hanging on to their citizenship is too taxing, according to federal data.
OK, but just don’t call the Marines or Consul when you get in trouble over there!!
And Bachmann is still overseeing the CIA, NSA, etc? AND getting farm subsidies from Switzerland?! And she sponsors the 40th ObamaCare repeal bill—insanity!

Three cans of sugar soda per day can be lethal, study finds
Sugar can kill you. Make sure you have the right life insurance to protect your family. Costs have come down so a $1 a day can buy $500,000 even for a 50 year old. Save $$17,970 with the right one! http://www.amazon.com/kindle-store/dp/B009MA9K78


Is market timing (TAA) right for you?
83 percent of financial planners had moved away from buy-and-hold strategies toward market timing in '08 -- what's often referred to as tactical asset allocation (TAA). There have been many studies on TAA funds, all showing the same results -- poor and inconsistent returns. A study that found that for the 12 years ending in 1997, while the S&P 500 on a total return basis rose 734 percent, the average equity fund returned just 589 percent, but the average return for 186 TAA funds was a mere 384 percent. That's about half the return of the S&P 500 Index. Advisors want to be rich not right. Invest the way Warren Buffett invests:http://www.amazon.com/Warren-Buffetts-Investment-Strategy-Forget/dp/1484822900

SCAMS           “Deficits don’t matter” Republican godfather, Dick Cheney, 2002

Banks holding commodities with our tax subsidies—And our bailout money
The largest U.S. banks are accused of causing problems in markets ranging from energy to aluminum. Regardless of whether they’re guilty of market-rigging, as critics say, the charges raise another question: Why are the banks in these businesses in the first place?
Banks are using cheap money to help themselves, not make loans to business. Anyone could make money this way—borrow at 0.001% and make 18%--and if a market collapses, bailout by taxpayers! How sweet.http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-08-01/bloomberg-view-the-wrong-business-for-big-banks

Have you received a letter about your medical situation?
Your personal health info is being sold by your State government for cash. Even though the law says doctors/hospitals can’t sell it, they give it to the state which sells it to the data-mining firms that do. Drug companies buy it so they can sell you or your doctor on their stuff. Data-miners get $10 billions and you get NOTHING. You might protect yourself by giving your providers your wrong ZIP. Hackers have a gold mine!

GOP to shut government but Obama cut Bush deficits by over HALF
Deficit was 10% of GDP in ’09. Obama has reduced it to 4%. Why do they still complain about spending with our bridges falling apart and 100 million people out of work or underemployed?

Who can look at your personal credit without your permission?
Folks you may not want to see can see your info because you have no control over what these companies can sell. http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/8-people-access-credit-report.html

Who owns your account now?
A Dick Tracey wrist phone, Galaxy Gear, will be out in a month. Finally, a smartphone I like!

IAN
41 Watchung Plaza, B242
MontclairNJ 07042
973.746.2014

Friday, July 26, 2013

10 steps to success with money

Financial Literacy: 10 Steps to Success with Money 
Warren Buffett started with $6,000 saved from his paper routes and in 60 years, accumulated $60 billions—about the size of Bolivia's GDP.
What can we learn from Mr Buffett?
"My wealth has come from a combination of living in America, some lucky genes, and compound interest."
Invest your money in businesses sharing profits with you and over time you can reach $1,000,000. Use an IRS tax-FREE account and it’s like a $300,000 bonus.

People don’t reach goals because they don’t start saving early
Only one in four financial planning clients actually begin saving early enough in their career to achieve the recommended level of retirement savings. Overspending and living beyond one's means (61 percent) are the most common reasons clients veer from their financial plans, the study shows. You can make sure your grandchild starts early by opening a tax-FREE account for them with $100. Every year you delay costs your favorite kid $100,000 laterhttp://www.amazon.com/Give-your-Grandchild-000-Lifetime/dp/1456433105

Study shows indexing is good even for high-cost managers
Fund managers have every incentive to mimic their benchmark when markets are down, according to researchers. During up years, a strong relationship exists between fund performance and net flows. However, during down years, outperforming or underperforming a benchmark does not have a significant impact on the subsequent year's flows. Earn 10-12% yourself without the high fees: http://www.amazon.com/your-Wall-Street-Stock-traders/dp/1490533273

Drivers don’t use discounts—missing $500 savings
Almost two in five drivers are either not receiving any car insurance discounts (30%) or do not know if they are receiving any discounts (9%), according to InsuranceQuotes.com. http://www.amazon.com/Vehicle-Insurance-Beware-Double-Coverage/dp/1480027634

Health exchange drops price
Kaiser Permanente lowered the rates it is proposing to charge customers through the District's new DC Health Link insurance exchange by 4.4 percent for small-business employees and half a percent for individuals. Two other plans, United HealthCare, and Aetna dropped rates by more than 10 percent. CareFirst is the fourth company on the exchange. Buy only what you need: http://www.amazon.com/Health-Insurance-ONLY-right-policy/dp/1480125083

Insurers named in “too big to fail” list
AIG and Allianz are among insurers deemed systemically important by global financial rule makers, meaning they may face tougher capital standards and tighter regulation.

Health care exchanges explained (sort of) in video
When you shop for health insurance, avoid these inadequate policies and gaps in coverage: http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/2012/05/hazardous-health-plans/index.htm
ObamaCare exchanges required states to work through many parts. Each state offers differing benefits and costs. NY says you can save 50%. Some states offer nothing. Having a lot of choices just makes it harder to decide and lets insurers cloud the price: http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/19/what-makes-u-s-health-insurance-exchanges-so-complicated/
81% of Americans say they are aware of the 2010 Affordable Care Act's (ACA's) requirement that most Americans must carry health insurance or pay a fine. But many uninsured say they didn’t know they had to get coverage. Where have they been?

LA homeowners’ rate increases
State Farm in Louisiana is making changes to minimum homeowners’ deductibles and implementing an overall 8.8 percent homeowners’ rate increases. Check coverage for discounts and save: http://www.amazon.com/Homeowners-Insurance-Beware-Coverage-Policy/dp/1480100870

FL wants the money from your benefits
The state of Florida has put the squeeze on some of the nation's biggest life insurance companies to hand over benefits from almost 96,000 unclaimed policies worth more than $75 million. You claim it: http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine/2013/02/how-to-find-lost-life-insurance-policies/index.htm

Survey Finds Fear of the Markets Trumps Fear of Death
Americans are more afraid of investing in the stock market than they are of losing their jobs, public speaking and even dying. Many – especially younger investors – use a website for their financial planning needs. Investment ‘professionals’ are unclear about why this is. Low-cost index funds provide 10-12% a year over time.
83 percent of respondents are afraid of another financial crisis, while 72 percent are concerned their personal health care costs will become unmanageable and 71 percent worry they will not be able to pay for their children’s education. Rather than working with an investment professional, generation X and millennials are more likely to use websites as their primary financial planning resource. Some use Wealth Without Wall Street: http://www.amazon.com/Wealth-Without-Wall-Street-Commissions/dp/1442168137


SCAMS           “Deficits don’t matter” Republican godfather, Dick Cheney, 2002


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