Snoball

Strange Inconsistencies in the $134.5 Billion Bearer Bond Mystery

Re: "There should be little debate that the world’s emerging economies in Russia, Brazil, China and certain Gulf Nations are at economic war today with the world’s Western nations and their economic allies. The currency war being fought today is sure to get much uglier in the foreseeable future, in both open tactics as well as secretly executed tactics. Currently, if the currency war were the world series of poker, the US and the UK would be holding a pair of 2s and relying on nothing but bluffs to keep the rest of the world at bay. Conversely, the Chinese and other emerging nations with large surpluses would be holding straight or royal flushes, and likely quietly maneuvering to go “all in” at some point."

Yea but they're playing (and betting) with American dollars. Going "all in" might be a hollow victory.

Taxes: How to Maximize Dividend Stock Earnings

Vaun
Re; "Minor caveat: you are consistent in the article with mentioning this is the case for a Roth, but you might want to put it on the chart since with a Traditional you would pay income tax on the withdrawals whether it came from cap gains or dividends."

Can't you "swap" out of equities in your IRA in anticipation of retirement? Sell your equities in non-taxable accounts and buy them in taxable accounts. It has the effect of acumulating tax free all the gains in equities and dividends. At retirement you pay taxes on the savings accounts in your IRA, which you would be doing anyway. The equities are now in taxable accounts but subject to cap-gains on a step up.

Snowball

America Needs an Independent Clearinghouse for OTC, CDS

Calling the Washington windbags "windbags" is a tactical error. Better to refer to them as the "Windys".
How has Schumer influenced the process? You've made an accusation without any proof.
Who are the Goldman Sachs operatives?
The public doesn't undersatnd how Fannie & Freddie fit into this fiasco.
So your saying the IBs gamed, then broke the system, took taxpayer money to avoid bankruptcy, and now plan to game the system while they re-build it into their new money machine?
Couldn't agree more!