Asset Protection: A vote against the value added tax

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“I’ve worked all my life, and I’ve already paid income tax on everything I’ve earned. Now that I’m retired, should I have to pay tax again on everything I buy? To me, that’s double taxation. And let’s face it…you can’t buy nothing.” — Dan Prescher, quote his new friend [...]

This Week’s Financial News: Paulson has an idea, Bear Stearns ain’t a cheap floozy and mind the overspray

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"At least the U.S. economy has started to look more like a soap opera and less like a Greek tragedy this week. Maybe we can get out of the current market situation without having to watch every player die a bloody, violent death, afterall… or maybe not. Either way, I’d bring a an umbrella to [...]

Asset Protection: The Most Important 4 Days You’ll Spend This Year

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This May 13-17 in Panama City, the Sovereign Society will host 33 leading investment, tax, privacy & asset protection experts from Europe, Asia and the Americas to share their top strategies for protecting and growing your wealth during financial crisis. Blogger’s note: The Sovereign Society’s Annual Total Wealth Symposium is one of the best of its [...]

Eliminate Your U.S. Taxes, Legally

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“If you’re an American citizen, no matter where you roam, or how many days you spend there, you retain your U.S. tax liability.” — Richard Leonard Blogger’s note: Richard Leonard is a 28-year veteran of the IRS, and he’s kindly offered his expertise to show International Living subscribers how to avoid [...]

This Week’s Financial News: Bear Stearns crumbles, mortgages now back the dollar and Visa comes to the rescue

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"You can just imagine the scene enacted last weekend: Ben Bernanke on his knees begging pal Jamie Dimon, JP Morgan’s CEO, to rescue Bear Stearns from imploding in a panic and creating a blackhole large enough to suck the rest of the U.S.’s banking industry in with it. Jamie agreed to help out his [...]

New Tech: Robotics goes to the dogs

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“Boston Dynamics was started by an MIT professor interested in simulating living things, i.e. – bunny rabbits, dogs, people, bugs, etc.” — Stephanie Grimmett by Stephanie Grimmett Baltimore – (TFN): I received an e-mail from our fearless leader J. Christoph Amberger the other day titled “Creepy Cool New Robot”. Of course, [...]

Best Global Investments: Where to look for gains

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"Last year, Horacio Marquez’ Money Map VIP Trader generated 61% on trading Indian Icici Bank, 213% on Brazilian oil and energy magnate Petrobras — and 50% on Transocean." — Steve McDonald by Steve McDonald Baltimore — (TFN): Throughout what now seems like the stock market boom year of 2007, the international markets went through the roof as [...]

TodaysFinancialNews now on Technorati.com

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Baltimore — (TFN): TodaysFinancialNews.com is expanding our accessibility. In addition to supplying our content through our website as well as numberous video syndication sites, we have begun making our video content available through video and audio podcast. Our coverage now is also available through Technorati.com. Technorati Profile    ****Make sure you sign up for our FREE TFN [...]

This Week’s Financial News: More Visa IPO, record gold prices, Ashley Alexandra Dupre… and when to buy depressed real estate

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"The markets closely match the popular mood. With the same headless abandon that investors bought vinyl-clad tract mansions just two years ago, they are now piling into the treacherous safety of gold and oil. Any port in a storm. And in panic-stricken financial market, anything that moves up looks like a decent port." — J. [...]

Consumer Spending: The realities of “going green”

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"How many people would continue recycling at home if they had to pay for it to be collected? The reality is that there would be a massive fall-off in numbers. Deep down most consumers’ green efforts would come to a swift end if there was a cost attached, or it became [...]

Rogue Traders: Kerviel, Hamanaka and Dooley

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"So how can you spot a rogue trader before he strikes? You simply can’t. There seems to be no amount of regulations, checks, firewalls, or risk management systems that can thwart an intelligent mind bent on mischief." — Jamie Ellis by Jamie Ellis Baltimore – (TFN):  There is no set of qualities [...]

This Week’s Financial News: Visa IPO, Canadian miner, gold prices and — stock market friendfinder?

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by J. Christoph Amberger, President TFN Baltimore — (TFN): Another terrible week in the stock markets has come to an ignominious end. The U.S. economy may not be quite as damaged as the media reports imply, but even I find it difficult to see a silver lining in the data, the remaining presidential candidates — [...]

Identity Theft Protection: Computer encryption isn’t enough

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“One of the best ways to protect your home or office PC’s data, and - especially - your laptop is to encrypt it… You can now find encryption programs that even the CIA’s and FBI’s super-computers can’t decipher - at least not until recently.” — Mark Nestmann by Mark Nestmann Baltimore — (TFN): Your laptop PC may [...]

Book Review: Invest Like a Dealmaker — Secrets From a Former Banking Insider

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by Mike Ward, Publisher, Agora Book Publishing Baltimore — (TFN): Today’s market crisis is creating a new opportunity for individual investors. In particular, there’s one of the most promising investment strategies in the world right now… one that could hand you astonishing returns in the years ahead. With oil over $100 a barrel, gas prices [...]

Record Euro: You’d think they love the weak dollar in Europe. But…

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Blogger's Note: The euro is at record levels! American pundits like to consider the weakening of the US dollar against the euro and a basket of major world currencies the beginning of the end. That's understandable, considering many of them derive their personal experience in dealing with currencies on the micro level: When traveling to [...]

Dollar Tree Posts Higher-Than-Expected Profits: TFN viewers score 26%-plus profits

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Baltimore — (TFN): Dollar Tree Stores Inc (DLTR) announced today that quarterly profit fell by 3 percent. But this drop in profits was due to there being one less week than in the year-earlier period. Still, results beat analysts' estimates, and the company's shares jumped by as much as 15 percent, crossing $30 in early-morning [...]

Inconvenient Truth: Now the world is — COOLING!

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Blogger's Note: Wouldn't ya know it. Al Gore made a mint of his Inconvenient Truth… the bureaucrats have just established a beautiful barter system for carbon credits… the media has finally managed to suppress the last bit of scepticism among the junk science-fed multitudes… and politicians are stumping to combat global climate change by taking [...]

Stock Market Crash: 18 experts for only $129

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Public Smoking Ban: Eroding your freedom

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"This is the bittersweet essence of freedom, and I believe it’s something worth preserving — even when personally distasteful to me." — Jim Amrhein by Jim Amrhein Baltimore – (TFN):  Because I know everyone will be wondering about it as they read this, I have to disclose something right up front: I’m [...]

Passport Information: How to spot a scam

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“Without exception, you’re receiving documents that have been lost or stolen, obtained through bribery, or procured fraudulently. In all cases, the resulting passports are subject to cancellation and confiscation. Worse, if you use them, you may face fines and even imprisonment for possessing illegal travel documents.” — [...]