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Jim Rogers and Ron Paul on IRA Confiscation
Monthly Archives: February 2014
Your Stocks and Bonds Are No Longer Your Property
“Your stocks and bonds are not safe anymore… and haven’t been for the last decade. If your broker goes broke, there’s a chance you’ll be left holding the bag. Discover the ugly truth – and how to protect yourself. If you have a 401(k), IRA, or brokerage account of any kind, you must read(In)Securities: Why Your Stocks and Bonds are No Longer Your Property to protect yourself.”
http://www.caseyresearch.com/special-reports/your-stocks-and-bonds-are-no-longer-your-property
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FHA no longer will drop mortgage insurance premiums [2013]
“As of June 3, 2013, most FHA loans will again require mortgage insurance for the life of the loan. Why? The once healthy MMIF now is struggling to stay afloat. In fact, an audit, conducted by the Integrated Financial Engineering Inc., concluded that FHA had reserves of $30.4 billion, but will experience a net loss of $46.7 billion for 2012 on existing loans in its primary account. The agency entered fiscal year 2013 at negative $16.3 billion. By comparison, the FHA MMI Fund had a negative economic value of $2.6 billion in 1990 before rebounding later in the decade.”
http://mynorthwest.com/800/2207994/FHA-no-longer-will-drop-mortgage-insurance-premiums
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Senate passes debt-ceiling increase in blow to tea party
“With a snowstorm bearing down on the capital, it approved a House-passed measure that allows the government to borrow more money to pay its bills through March 2015. President Barack Obama signaled that he would sign the legislation, so the Senate vote was the last hurdle to resolving the debt ceiling issue until after the November congressional elections. Wednesday’s result was a blow to tea party conservatives who oppose any kind of increase in federal borrowing. A dozen Republicans, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, joined Democrats to overcome a filibuster on a 67-31 procedural vote.”
http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/12/politics/senate-debt-ceiling/
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EU sees personal savings used to plug long-term financing gap
“The savings of the European Union’s 500 million citizens could be used to fund long-term investments to boost the economy and help plug the gap left by banks since the financial crisis, an EU document says. ‘The economic and financial crisis has impaired the ability of the financial sector to channel funds to the real economy, in particular long-term investment,’ said the document, seen by Reuters. The Commission will ask the bloc’s insurance watchdog in the second half of this year for advice on a possible draft law ‘to mobilize more personal pension savings for long-term financing’, the document said.”
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/12/us-eu-banks-savings-idUSBREA1B1ZI20140212
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Companies Squeeze 401K Plans From Facebook to JPMorgan
“Employers are squeezing their workers’ retirement savings, holding back on both the amount and the timing of 401(k) matching funds and dragging out vesting schedules. Taken together, these measures are making it more difficult to save for old age. Major companies that have engaged in such practices in recent years include Whole Foods Market Inc. (WFM), Facebook Inc., Oracle Corp. (ORCL), Caesars Entertainment Corp. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. The most frugal have been scaling back company matches and setting lower limits for the maximum annual payment they’ll make to a 401(k) account, according to hundreds of government filings analyzed by Bloomberg.”
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“Happy Birthday” copyright defense: Those “words” and “text” are ours
“There may be no song more widely sung in America than ‘Happy Birthday,’ but it isn’t free to sing. Warner/Chappell music licensing, which has long claimed copyright to the words, typically dings filmmakers and TV producers a few thousand bucks for a ‘synchronization license’ any time the song is used in video. Warner reported that by the 1990s the ‘Happy Birthday’ licensing enterprise was pulling in upwards of $2 million annually. In June, a filmmaker who paid $1,500 to use the song in a documentary (called ‘Happy Birthday’) challenged Warner/Chappell in court. The plaintiffs hoped to form a class action and make Warner pay back everyone who’s paid a license fee since.”
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Patent troll CEO explains why company demands EFF donor names
“The patent-holding company that wants all podcasters to pay up is just looking for a fair shake. The CEO and general counsel of Personal Audio LLC got on the phone with Ars Technica to explain why the company is asking for the identities of more than 1,300 donors who have chipped in to help the Electronic Frontier Foundation fight its podcasting patent. The subpoena seeking donor identities and a wide array of other information connected to EFF’s fight against the patent was revealed by EFF. EFF has moved to quash the subpoena in court, saying that while some donors are very public about their support, they also have a First Amendment right to contribute anonymously.”
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Twin gets life for killing man to steal his Magic cards worth $100K
“William Cormier III, a Florida man, was convicted of first-degree murder Thursday and sentenced to life in prison without parole for beating a former Pensacola newspaper reporter to death with a hammer and burying his body in a concrete-covered pit so he could steal a collection of fantasy role-playing cards worth $100,000. In the case, prosecutor Bridgette Jernsen said Cormier was so desperate for money that he sold Sean Dugas’ cards to pay for the plastic storage container that became his concrete-encased coffin. Prosecutors said he stole Dugas’ valuable collection of cards for the game ‘Magic: The Gathering.'”
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/twin-convicted-of-killing-man-over-fantasy-cards-worth-100k/
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Guy Runs 3,000 Miles Raising Bitcoin For Homeless After Friend Killed
“Homeless advocate, runner, and Bitcoin lover Jason King has combined all three together for an epic adventure. He’s running across the country — some 3,100 miles — to raise money in Bitcoin for the homeless. He’s the founder of Sean’s Outpost, a homeless outreach center in Pensacola, Fla., which is named for King’s best friend who was allegedly robbed and then killed in 2012. Sean’s Outpost discovered it could do more to house and feed people when it received Bitcoin donations. Sean’s Outpost went from being able to provide 50 meals a week to thousands per week. Then it built homes for them, hiring the homeless to do the work and teaching them a job skill along the way.”
http://www.businessinsider.com.au/a-killing-led-to-bitcoins-for-the-homeless-2014-2
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