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It is imperative to understand how the marketing and advertising in the (retirement fund, mutual fund) industry works, so that your money is invested in the best investment vehicle for your particular individual profile:  your financial situation, your risk tolerance, your time horizon, your investment objectives, to name a few concerns.
Equally important is the consideration as to whether your money is best invested in an actively-managed fund vs. an index fund, especially while taking into account the fund fees that are charged, often obscurely, that can make a huge difference …

House for Sale Auction
 
When is the last time you saw a corporation waiting in line at a polling place to cast his … her … uhhh … its vote?
Seriously?  Corporations are people?
John Bonifaz of Free Speech for People joins The Dylan Ratigan Show to discuss with the panel the momentum that is beginning to build nationwide to get money out of politics as the New York City Council, inspired by the resolution passed in Los Angeles last month, passes its own resolution, declaring corporations are not people.
(video 8:26)

UPDATE:
June 25, 2012 – The Supreme …

“The housing market has become less bad than it was,” says Barry Habib, RPM Mortgage chief strategy officer; but is this really the case? This is one man’s viewpoint, and it is our responsibility to draw our own conclusions. The following two videos offer some current information and insight into the status of the housing market plus some predictions of what the housing situation might be in the year(s) ahead. Remember, predictions are merely forecasts, not any guarantee!
(video 10:22)

(video 1:48)

“Virtually, you can do anything with LED technology, because it’s computer controllable.” Depending on how many hours the light bulb product is actually in use, it will last 25 years in your home – 25,000 to 30,000 hours.  “When we talk about LED technology … the one I have right here in my hand … uses the same exact technology as the [Times Square] ball behind me, uses 80% less energy than the incandescent bulb it replaces; so it actually saves you money.” – Ed Crawford, CEO of Philips Lamps, …

“From now thru end of 2014, or even 2015, there are going to be over a million properties that are bank owned, in other words, REO properties. And what that tells you is, at least from the supply side, is that there’s an enormous amount of housing that is out there ready to be consumed, so to speak.  And unless there’s a corresponding increase in demand, you can count on the fact that house prices will be under serious downward pressure.”
Translated into losses in terms of the national average that you …