GWG Life http://gwglife.com Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:18:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Alternative Investments Can Provide a Real Buzz as Well as Profit http://gwglife.com/blog/alternative-investments-can-provide-a-real-buzz-as-well-as-profit/ http://gwglife.com/blog/alternative-investments-can-provide-a-real-buzz-as-well-as-profit/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:18:43 +0000 admin http://gwglife.com/?p=2412 My Finances
by Dan Fox

Investment is not all about the end result; the process of isolating and finalizing a new opportunity can provide great enjoyment and give you a real buzz. Alternative investments are particularly great for this, it is hugely satisfying to sniff out a profitable yet unusual area for investment and then make a return on it. Continue reading…

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by Robert D. Hershey

HOWEVER stout your tax defenses, there is almost no avoiding the levy against retirement plans for the year you reach 70 1/2, when you must start withdrawing cash from I.R.A.’s and 401(k) plans and paying ordinary income tax on it. Continue reading…

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by Darla Mercado

Everyone’s favorite Golden Girl is encouraging baby boomers to start thinking about life settlements as a retirement-planning strategy — and it seems to be working. Continue reading…

]]> http://gwglife.com/blog/campaign-has-betty-white-pitching-%e2%80%98hot%e2%80%99-life-settlements/feed/ 0 Pension Figures Show Alternatives Competing With Traditional Investments: AAA http://gwglife.com/blog/pension-figures-show-alternatives-competing-with-traditional-investments-aaa/ http://gwglife.com/blog/pension-figures-show-alternatives-competing-with-traditional-investments-aaa/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:50:47 +0000 admin http://gwglife.com/?p=2405 Your-Story.org
by Anthony Johnson

A new survey showing major interest in alternative investments among pension funds demonstrates how alternatives are now competing with traditional asset classes like never before, claims AAA. The new survey by Pensions & Investments looks at the investments made by the largest 200 pension plans in the year to the end of September 2011. It was discovered that investment into alternative asset classes grew by double digits. Continue reading…

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