We recently posted an article on our main structured settlements blog regarding the degree of certainty where structured settlements are concerned. When it comes to structured settlements you can be sure of only one thing. If you own a structured settlement you have worth or equity that is valuable and can be sold in time of need.
One sure thing for most consumers is having money in the bank. That's a 'certainty' that can keep us sane at the end of the day. And our market isn't a professor-crowd, it's a market of hard working individuals, not that professors don't work hard :) Our market is simple in as much as all they are certain of is that they need money and yes they need it now.
Please read the article on our main structured settlements blog now. If I'm correct, it was Sheryl who wrote it and it's great as usual. All of Sheryl, Genny, Richard and Destiny's writing is excellent. We look forward to seeing more.
http://www.sovereignfunding.com/blog/structured-settlements-%e2%80%93-degree-of-certainty/3150/
Get your money when you need it
Everyone knows over time, money loses value
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Structured Settlement Loans
Sovereign Funding offers structured settlement loans like no bodies business. If you're looking for a loan on a structured settlement call or go online now. Feel free to apply for a quick quote online. It will take about a minute to fill out the quote form.
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Structured settlement buyouts are offered. If you're looking for structured settlement loans contact us now!
The next step? Someone will contact you quickly. Our customer service and support team is available 24/7 to get you back a quick quote.
Structured settlement buyouts are offered. If you're looking for structured settlement loans contact us now!
Sunday, November 06, 2011
More Fun Structured Settlement Commercials
Structured settlement commercials, like all advertising, can be so much fun. We wanted in on the action so we've designed our own series of structured settlement related commercials, from information to insanity. Our YouTube channel is: settlemenow Please feel free to subscribe and send us your favorite spoof ideas.
Structured Settlement Commercials
Structured Settlement Commercials
Selling A Structured Settlement?
Sure it's a hard decision to make. Selling a structured settlement? Let us make your decision an easy one.
1. Money deflates, have you noticed? The value of your money in years to come may not be what the value of money is today. I always say a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush right?
2. Getting your money in one lump sum upfront is smart, not a bad decision. Some would tell you it's a bad decision to get a lump sum settlement of cash on your structured settlement or annuity. I say just the opposite. It's never smart letting someone else hold your money, especially when it's the person you sued to start with!
Selling a structured settlement? I would if I had one, lol.
1. Money deflates, have you noticed? The value of your money in years to come may not be what the value of money is today. I always say a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush right?
2. Getting your money in one lump sum upfront is smart, not a bad decision. Some would tell you it's a bad decision to get a lump sum settlement of cash on your structured settlement or annuity. I say just the opposite. It's never smart letting someone else hold your money, especially when it's the person you sued to start with!
Selling a structured settlement? I would if I had one, lol.
Structured Settlements – Tis the Season Not to Sell
Christmas is once again knocking on our door, and this means we will be using credit to pay for Christmas presents. If you are thinking seriously about selling your structured settlement to lighten your debt, then it would be advisable to research the market on structured settlements first.
Christmas season is one of the biggest expenses for people and seems to be the hardest to bounce back from. It could be a very expensive holiday, however, if you are considering selling your structured settlement to relieve this debt. The reason for this is because our world economy is still in a state of insecurity.
You need to be informed of some facts before making your decision. One is that you should ask yourself why the talk from banks and financial institutions are building up the economy when it is obviously in a crisis. Odds are that they are pushing to sell their investment products.
Furthermore, your financial assets can only be sold once. You will likely have very little bargaining power for the best deal if you sell your structured settlement under today’s weak financial status. The real truth coming out of our Government is that the economy is in a financial downfall.
Also, with so many other structured settlement holders wanting to sell their settlements in today’s conditions, it means loads of buyers are getting flooded with proposals to sell. Therefore, the price will go down since there is a generous supply of product available. So, selling your settlement assets in this market should be seriously considered before following through.
In today’s market, it is just not advisable to sell your structured settlement at this time of year. Waiting to see where the financial markets are heading in the New Year would be better recommended. With the hope of a more stable financial year in our future, waiting to sell your settlement may be closer to the real value of your settlement agreement. Maybe this can be your New Year’s resolution.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
What's the big deal!
Gee what's the big deal? Read our structured settlements blog now, and see what the big deal is.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Settlement Buyers
A settlement buyer is someone who will buy a settlement, it's just that simple. Settlement buyers come in all forms and fashions. Sovereign Funding buys "structured" settlements, or annuities. The difference in settlement buyers in general, is the type of settlements they are willing to purchase or "buy".
Sovereign Funding team settlement buyers offer good help in your time of need. Use your lump sum payment offered to save or secure for your future. Imagine what you can do with your money today?
Sovereign Funding team settlement buyers offer good help in your time of need. Use your lump sum payment offered to save or secure for your future. Imagine what you can do with your money today?
Selling Lottery Winnings
I didn't realize it, (until I took the job of writing about it) just how many lottery winners there are in the United States. Selling lottery winnings is often a smart financial move. With as many winners as there are, there are as many different situations; meaning, each lottery winner has a different story to tell.
I see now that winning the lottery doesn't always make you rich quick. You can get your lottery winnings in monthly installments or sell out for one lump sum.
There are companies that will buy your "future" payments. Selling lottery winnings is common, for those who determine they need their money sooner than far into the future, if even each year. Getting a sure bet in this economy is important.
I see now that winning the lottery doesn't always make you rich quick. You can get your lottery winnings in monthly installments or sell out for one lump sum.
There are companies that will buy your "future" payments. Selling lottery winnings is common, for those who determine they need their money sooner than far into the future, if even each year. Getting a sure bet in this economy is important.
Monday, September 19, 2011
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Why Waterfalls, In the Midst Of The Upcoming Elections Are Looking More Appealing
by Kathryn Sias
I'm having a bad hair day. It seems to me that I need a waterfall behind me, a tropical location so that I can rest my mind, in the midst of these current or upcoming Presidential elections. This is ridiculous. I can't sort through any of the rhetoric. It's probably because I'm too busy at work, or have a full life, with family, friends, and crucial home repairs.
I have decided to purchase a not one, but two garden fountains. I have built a home out of portable buildings, our lake-house anyway. It's lovely actually. We designed it to have an open condo-like feel, because I'm not a country girl I didn't want wagon wheels or deer heads hanging from a cabin wall. I wanted something different, and indeed I accomplished just that.
Now I say I'm not a country girl, but there's a little country in every girl. I love to walk outside and listen to the sounds, although frightening sometimes, lol. I prefer an indoor sun-room, but I'm not rich enough for that, dang it! I wish I could have a room where there was a waterfall, or some kind of water feature, that I could rest my weary soul.
My husband listens to the world news everyday, so in the background I get to hear all this horrid, half-crazed talk about this or that in regards to politics or current world affairs. I need a waterfall for sure! For sure!
I'm having a bad hair day. It seems to me that I need a waterfall behind me, a tropical location so that I can rest my mind, in the midst of these current or upcoming Presidential elections. This is ridiculous. I can't sort through any of the rhetoric. It's probably because I'm too busy at work, or have a full life, with family, friends, and crucial home repairs.
I have decided to purchase a not one, but two garden fountains. I have built a home out of portable buildings, our lake-house anyway. It's lovely actually. We designed it to have an open condo-like feel, because I'm not a country girl I didn't want wagon wheels or deer heads hanging from a cabin wall. I wanted something different, and indeed I accomplished just that.
Now I say I'm not a country girl, but there's a little country in every girl. I love to walk outside and listen to the sounds, although frightening sometimes, lol. I prefer an indoor sun-room, but I'm not rich enough for that, dang it! I wish I could have a room where there was a waterfall, or some kind of water feature, that I could rest my weary soul.
My husband listens to the world news everyday, so in the background I get to hear all this horrid, half-crazed talk about this or that in regards to politics or current world affairs. I need a waterfall for sure! For sure!
Monday, September 05, 2011
I Hate Not Laboring On Labor Day!
In an economy such as the American economy, it's hard to take a day off work. I mean, after all, we all need to get as many hours in as possible, just to survive.
I always hated, not-laboring, on labor day. The time off work is "killer". I, like most US citizens need a constant 50 hour work week, if not more. In our household we have 5 incomes, just so we can live. We would never be able to afford more than the average food and clothing if we didn't work as many hours as we do, or have as many additional jobs and income. Is that what this economy is coming to?
So I discussed this with my Father and Mother over labor day weekend. We decided that we have solved the US economy disaster. I'm going to make a post on our main site ( Selling Structured Settlements ) blog. Please stay tuned, because this is a plan I think is doable. And better yet, I'm not a politician, neither is Mom or Dad! We're just average US citizens with a plan for the US to recover.
Stay tuned to this fabulous list of ideas, and see if you don't agree. We're open to controversy here. After all, it's a serious matter! We need all the fair and even-minded opinions we can get!
So remember, stay tuned to the Sovereign Funding blog and get your news the "real" way, by reading it every morning or evening, without pre-formed opinions, but with an open mind.
We truly do believe in justice for all, whereby every man woman and child are created equal without reference to race, culture, creed, sexual orientation or handicap. Without America being so great in founding itself based on the principles of freedom, we would have no hope of maintaining the largest world economy. Are we truly facing distaster? Let us know what you think.
I always hated, not-laboring, on labor day. The time off work is "killer". I, like most US citizens need a constant 50 hour work week, if not more. In our household we have 5 incomes, just so we can live. We would never be able to afford more than the average food and clothing if we didn't work as many hours as we do, or have as many additional jobs and income. Is that what this economy is coming to?
So I discussed this with my Father and Mother over labor day weekend. We decided that we have solved the US economy disaster. I'm going to make a post on our main site ( Selling Structured Settlements ) blog. Please stay tuned, because this is a plan I think is doable. And better yet, I'm not a politician, neither is Mom or Dad! We're just average US citizens with a plan for the US to recover.
Stay tuned to this fabulous list of ideas, and see if you don't agree. We're open to controversy here. After all, it's a serious matter! We need all the fair and even-minded opinions we can get!
So remember, stay tuned to the Sovereign Funding blog and get your news the "real" way, by reading it every morning or evening, without pre-formed opinions, but with an open mind.
We truly do believe in justice for all, whereby every man woman and child are created equal without reference to race, culture, creed, sexual orientation or handicap. Without America being so great in founding itself based on the principles of freedom, we would have no hope of maintaining the largest world economy. Are we truly facing distaster? Let us know what you think.
Friday, August 26, 2011
What Come First, The Chicken or The Egg?
By Tamara Marie
When our economy took a nose-dive, so did my pocketbook, and my stable life.
In 2010, the catering business I worked for was no longer getting the usual amount of business we had experienced in the past. Week after week, month after month, my hours were continually cut to the point where I was barely working part-time. I was having a hard time paying my bills and started looking for another job or even another part-time job to help sustain me during this (what I thought was temporary) time. It finally came to the point that my employer took me off the schedule and told me she didn’t know when she would be putting me back on it.
Seeing as how I was already just scraping by, and didn’t have much left in the bank, my mom talked me into moving back home. I wound up packing up a small U-Haul and moving 1000 miles, back home to Mom’s. If that wasn’t bad enough, when I reached my destination, my poor tires on my truck were so worn from hauling the U-Haul, they were nearly bald. I had enough money to pay a couple months rent, buy some food and hoped I would find a new job very soon.
As luck would have (or maybe not), I got a job interview a few days later. As I was on my way to the interview, all of a sudden I heard a big boom, my truck swerved, and I knew I had blown a tire. I never made it to the interview. I had to call my insurance company for emergency road service and a nice man came out and changed the blown out tire for my good spare.
I had about $100 left in my pocket at the time and this is where the dilemma began.
I needed to pay my truck insurance for the month, pay for new license plate tags since I had moved from a different state and the tags were expiring that month, get a new drivers license for this state and now a new tire for the truck because the one that just blew out was trashed.
Now, I knew I couldn’t do all that with just $100. Should I buy the new tire and then not have enough money to get the tags and license or pay the insurance that month, in which case my insurance would be cancelled and the tags would be expired. Should I pay the insurance, but then I still wouldn’t have a new tire to put on the truck or the money to pay for the new tags and license, so wouldn’t be able to drive the truck any way. Should I get the new tags and license, but again wouldn’t have the insurance or the new tire, and still wouldn’t be able to drive the truck.
Talk about wanting to find a hole and crawl in! It seemed like such a circle jerk and it reminded me of the old story – which came first, the chicken or the egg.
Luckily, I have a great sister who came to my rescue and loaned me the money to get a new tire. I used my $100 to pay the insurance and get the new tags. I still haven’t made it down to get the new driver’s license and hope I don’t get stopped between now and then, but I still have a valid driver’s license. It hasn’t expired yet.
Times are tough, so I guess I have to get tough too.
When our economy took a nose-dive, so did my pocketbook, and my stable life.
In 2010, the catering business I worked for was no longer getting the usual amount of business we had experienced in the past. Week after week, month after month, my hours were continually cut to the point where I was barely working part-time. I was having a hard time paying my bills and started looking for another job or even another part-time job to help sustain me during this (what I thought was temporary) time. It finally came to the point that my employer took me off the schedule and told me she didn’t know when she would be putting me back on it.
Seeing as how I was already just scraping by, and didn’t have much left in the bank, my mom talked me into moving back home. I wound up packing up a small U-Haul and moving 1000 miles, back home to Mom’s. If that wasn’t bad enough, when I reached my destination, my poor tires on my truck were so worn from hauling the U-Haul, they were nearly bald. I had enough money to pay a couple months rent, buy some food and hoped I would find a new job very soon.
As luck would have (or maybe not), I got a job interview a few days later. As I was on my way to the interview, all of a sudden I heard a big boom, my truck swerved, and I knew I had blown a tire. I never made it to the interview. I had to call my insurance company for emergency road service and a nice man came out and changed the blown out tire for my good spare.
I had about $100 left in my pocket at the time and this is where the dilemma began.
I needed to pay my truck insurance for the month, pay for new license plate tags since I had moved from a different state and the tags were expiring that month, get a new drivers license for this state and now a new tire for the truck because the one that just blew out was trashed.
Now, I knew I couldn’t do all that with just $100. Should I buy the new tire and then not have enough money to get the tags and license or pay the insurance that month, in which case my insurance would be cancelled and the tags would be expired. Should I pay the insurance, but then I still wouldn’t have a new tire to put on the truck or the money to pay for the new tags and license, so wouldn’t be able to drive the truck any way. Should I get the new tags and license, but again wouldn’t have the insurance or the new tire, and still wouldn’t be able to drive the truck.
Talk about wanting to find a hole and crawl in! It seemed like such a circle jerk and it reminded me of the old story – which came first, the chicken or the egg.
Luckily, I have a great sister who came to my rescue and loaned me the money to get a new tire. I used my $100 to pay the insurance and get the new tags. I still haven’t made it down to get the new driver’s license and hope I don’t get stopped between now and then, but I still have a valid driver’s license. It hasn’t expired yet.
Times are tough, so I guess I have to get tough too.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Press Release: Sovereign Funding Launches New Website
By Kathryn Sias
We've been in business over 15 years. Sovereign Funding has always had a rocking website. Having a facelift every now and again is a good thing. In the world, where the web is always growing, the more spectacular the audience, so shall the website be.
Sovereign Funding is proud of it's brand, it's way of doing business. The new website reflects how well we do to obtain and retain business, getting referrals from satisfied customers, knowing that we truly do give the best quote on the sale of your structured settlements and annuities.
As of midnight, tonight, 8/20/2011 the old site is still visible. In just a few short days you will see a website with a modern flair, and a cool photo blog with sophisticated conversations, articles, and posts, helping everyone understand just what a structured settlement or annuity is, who qualifies to sell a structured settlement, how quickly it can be done, and how soon you will get your money in one lump sum.
Along with the new website we have a new vanity phone number, 1855 E GO CASH so that you never have to try to remember our number again, and can pass it along to someone you know who has a structured settlement and needs cash today!
David Springer, owner of Sovereign Funding will also be hosting live webcasts onsite, via UStream.com These broadcast will run live straight from the website. We welcome everyone with questions to come into the live broadcast area to chat and ask questions directly to the owner himself.
For all our current clients, we thank you for your years of loyal support. We're now in a position where we can offer our new clients more than ever. Not only do we give you the best quote for a buy out on your structured settlements and annuities, but we can offer you smart blogs, teaching you how to use your money to make it grow. I'll bet you can't wait until Monday!
Monday, August 08, 2011
What Becomes of the Poor, Elderly and Disabled
By Lady Worth
Recently the United States government began to debate the National Debt and whether or not to raise the debt ceiling. It was at this time the question arose in my mind. What becomes of the poor, elderly and disabled. Were they going to be weeded out like some kind of bad livestock? Were they going to be left to fend totally for themselves? What will become of the poor, elderly and disabled?
While these questions were coming to my mind, I thought of the homeless people that we have already on our streets. I live in a very rural area in Missouri and just recently I have been seeing more and more people who are homeless.
It's rare for this area. Generally around here, families take care of their own. However, with the state of economy the way it is these days, families are barely taking care of their own little units, let alone taking in someone else to take care of.
Left with no choice, family members are forced, as a means of survival for themselves, to turn their backs on other family members and friends.
I suspect that this is not something that most people in this area are fond of. So why is our government so effectively ignoring this problem while they make thier decisions about budget cuts?
There are also the poor. Such a disgusting term for those who struggle just to make ends meet. Many of these people live from paycheck to paycheck.
They may also live with the aid of food stamps or some type of government assistance. They may be the ones who question how each and every bill is going to be paid. But the fact is that many of these people feel beaten down and really can't afford any other means of surviving.
What are they going to do? What becomes of the poor, elderly and disabled?
Some of them may actually cheat the system just to survive. A bill has to be paid so they work for cash just to make a few extra bucks. God forbid that Johnny may need braces. Even with the help of Medicade, there is still not going to be enough resources in that house to make sure he gets them. If the electric bill gets too high in the winter-time, they better know a rich relative or that bill isnt going to be paid in full.
Now the elderly. How can we as a society be so cruel to our elderly who have raised their children and paid their dues so to speak? Most are forced to live off of Social Security and SSI which in most cases does not pay enough even to meet those monthly expenses of living or the doctor's bills.
If they are lucky they might have a small retirement check from wherever they worked, and do notice that I did type small. We all hear the stories of the old man or woman going to the store to buy cat food and you know they dont have a cat. Cat food might taste pretty good.
Would we hear those stories if we were actually taking care of them as we should?
And the medical expenses...yes, they may have medicare, but that only pays 80% of a hospital bill. Come on, have you been hospitalized lately? Even 20% of a medical bill can chew up and spit out a Social Security check like it is nothing. Then the government is talking about more Medicare cuts. Hmmm.
Then the disabled people who are out there are in a very precarious position. Some of these people did work for the time before something happened to thier health. Others were born with disabilities. None of these people asked for thier health issues. Many of those who did work before hand would prefer to be working again. They like the idea of being independant. Yet, they are being forced to live off of government assistance. Some source of real independance wouldnt you say?
Here I have to wonder what kind of common sence our government is using. They want to make cuts to medicare and all other kinds of assistance that these people are living off of. So what is going to happen to them? Well lets see.....common sence tells us that the poor get poorer and maybe will become another case of homeless. And then there are the elderly......are they going to become homeless also?
And for the disabled and others who are in nursing homes.......are they also going to be homeless? It seems to this writer that maybe we should take the millions and trillions that we send to other countries for thier disasters and apply it here at home. So I repeat the question: What will become of our Poor, Elderly and Disabled?
Recently the United States government began to debate the National Debt and whether or not to raise the debt ceiling. It was at this time the question arose in my mind. What becomes of the poor, elderly and disabled. Were they going to be weeded out like some kind of bad livestock? Were they going to be left to fend totally for themselves? What will become of the poor, elderly and disabled?
While these questions were coming to my mind, I thought of the homeless people that we have already on our streets. I live in a very rural area in Missouri and just recently I have been seeing more and more people who are homeless.
It's rare for this area. Generally around here, families take care of their own. However, with the state of economy the way it is these days, families are barely taking care of their own little units, let alone taking in someone else to take care of.
Left with no choice, family members are forced, as a means of survival for themselves, to turn their backs on other family members and friends.
I suspect that this is not something that most people in this area are fond of. So why is our government so effectively ignoring this problem while they make thier decisions about budget cuts?
There are also the poor. Such a disgusting term for those who struggle just to make ends meet. Many of these people live from paycheck to paycheck.
They may also live with the aid of food stamps or some type of government assistance. They may be the ones who question how each and every bill is going to be paid. But the fact is that many of these people feel beaten down and really can't afford any other means of surviving.
What are they going to do? What becomes of the poor, elderly and disabled?
Some of them may actually cheat the system just to survive. A bill has to be paid so they work for cash just to make a few extra bucks. God forbid that Johnny may need braces. Even with the help of Medicade, there is still not going to be enough resources in that house to make sure he gets them. If the electric bill gets too high in the winter-time, they better know a rich relative or that bill isnt going to be paid in full.
Now the elderly. How can we as a society be so cruel to our elderly who have raised their children and paid their dues so to speak? Most are forced to live off of Social Security and SSI which in most cases does not pay enough even to meet those monthly expenses of living or the doctor's bills.
If they are lucky they might have a small retirement check from wherever they worked, and do notice that I did type small. We all hear the stories of the old man or woman going to the store to buy cat food and you know they dont have a cat. Cat food might taste pretty good.
Would we hear those stories if we were actually taking care of them as we should?
And the medical expenses...yes, they may have medicare, but that only pays 80% of a hospital bill. Come on, have you been hospitalized lately? Even 20% of a medical bill can chew up and spit out a Social Security check like it is nothing. Then the government is talking about more Medicare cuts. Hmmm.
Then the disabled people who are out there are in a very precarious position. Some of these people did work for the time before something happened to thier health. Others were born with disabilities. None of these people asked for thier health issues. Many of those who did work before hand would prefer to be working again. They like the idea of being independant. Yet, they are being forced to live off of government assistance. Some source of real independance wouldnt you say?
Here I have to wonder what kind of common sence our government is using. They want to make cuts to medicare and all other kinds of assistance that these people are living off of. So what is going to happen to them? Well lets see.....common sence tells us that the poor get poorer and maybe will become another case of homeless. And then there are the elderly......are they going to become homeless also?
And for the disabled and others who are in nursing homes.......are they also going to be homeless? It seems to this writer that maybe we should take the millions and trillions that we send to other countries for thier disasters and apply it here at home. So I repeat the question: What will become of our Poor, Elderly and Disabled?
Wednesday, August 03, 2011
US Debt Rating - Moody Blues or Standard and Poorer
Moody’s Blues
or Standard and Poorer
Dennis Paulson
Don’t look now, but US debt rating agencies just became irrelevant. Sure, the Democrats’ 98% capitulation to the Republican plan to raise the debt ceiling saved us our triple-A rating with Moody’s, but now Moody’s itself has been downgraded.
The Dagong Global [emphasis on the word ‘global’] Credit Rating Company, China’s premiere credit rating agency, having lowered the US credit from A++ to A+ at the end of last fall, has quietly lowered the US credit rating to A in direct response to the no-nonsense action by the US to preserve war funding at the cost of entitlements. You would think that the Chinese are Kucinich peaceniks or something.
“The two (US) parties acted in a very irresponsible way, and their actions greatly exposed the negative impact of the US political system on economic fundamentals,” said Dagong Chairman Guan Jianzhong.
“The squabbling between the two political parties on raising the U.S. debt ceiling reflected an irreversible [make note of the word ‘irreversible’] trend on the United States ability to repay its debts.”
According to the DGCRC, all would have been hunky-dory if the cuts in spending had focused on our continued funding of five (or is it six with Yemen?) wars. Surely our debt could have been wiped out in a pen stroke had Obama lived up to his oft parroted 2007 campaign slogan to end the wars. The only question remaining for Obama seems to be how to whittle away at Medicare and Social Security without anyone noticing. Ah well, where there’s a will there’s always a way.
Does the US Debt rating have to be so confusing?
None of the wrangling over the debt ceiling put the markets at ease as it turns out. The August 2 drop of well over 200 points on the Dow coupled with the continued slide the following day are a signal that no one’s been fooled by this ‘grand bipartisan moment’, especially the Chinese.
For the time being, until the Yuan takes hold as the new petro-dollar, China will continue to buy U.S. junk bonds, but the US markets are getting noticeably more fidgety as that eventuality draws ever nearer.
Happy days will likely never be here again. There are undercurrents of rumblings throughout Europe as the Dagong gets a real footing as a power broker. That the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission once flatly refused to recognize Dagong’s sovereign ratings of 67 countries, shows only that in the game of ‘follow the money’, the SEC recognizes the potential of this new competitor.
One day, Dagong or some other truly global agency will snub the SEC in similar fashion, and our grand PNAC project in the Middle East will have been for naught. In the final analysis, after the Chinese control all sales of petroleum products, we’ll be wondering perhaps if the lives of 5,000 of our young American men and women might have been better spent getting an education rather than participating in our Blood For Oil program.
or Standard and Poorer
Dennis Paulson
Don’t look now, but US debt rating agencies just became irrelevant. Sure, the Democrats’ 98% capitulation to the Republican plan to raise the debt ceiling saved us our triple-A rating with Moody’s, but now Moody’s itself has been downgraded.
The Dagong Global [emphasis on the word ‘global’] Credit Rating Company, China’s premiere credit rating agency, having lowered the US credit from A++ to A+ at the end of last fall, has quietly lowered the US credit rating to A in direct response to the no-nonsense action by the US to preserve war funding at the cost of entitlements. You would think that the Chinese are Kucinich peaceniks or something.
“The two (US) parties acted in a very irresponsible way, and their actions greatly exposed the negative impact of the US political system on economic fundamentals,” said Dagong Chairman Guan Jianzhong.
“The squabbling between the two political parties on raising the U.S. debt ceiling reflected an irreversible [make note of the word ‘irreversible’] trend on the United States ability to repay its debts.”
According to the DGCRC, all would have been hunky-dory if the cuts in spending had focused on our continued funding of five (or is it six with Yemen?) wars. Surely our debt could have been wiped out in a pen stroke had Obama lived up to his oft parroted 2007 campaign slogan to end the wars. The only question remaining for Obama seems to be how to whittle away at Medicare and Social Security without anyone noticing. Ah well, where there’s a will there’s always a way.
Does the US Debt rating have to be so confusing?
None of the wrangling over the debt ceiling put the markets at ease as it turns out. The August 2 drop of well over 200 points on the Dow coupled with the continued slide the following day are a signal that no one’s been fooled by this ‘grand bipartisan moment’, especially the Chinese.
For the time being, until the Yuan takes hold as the new petro-dollar, China will continue to buy U.S. junk bonds, but the US markets are getting noticeably more fidgety as that eventuality draws ever nearer.
Happy days will likely never be here again. There are undercurrents of rumblings throughout Europe as the Dagong gets a real footing as a power broker. That the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission once flatly refused to recognize Dagong’s sovereign ratings of 67 countries, shows only that in the game of ‘follow the money’, the SEC recognizes the potential of this new competitor.
One day, Dagong or some other truly global agency will snub the SEC in similar fashion, and our grand PNAC project in the Middle East will have been for naught. In the final analysis, after the Chinese control all sales of petroleum products, we’ll be wondering perhaps if the lives of 5,000 of our young American men and women might have been better spent getting an education rather than participating in our Blood For Oil program.
Play Money
Play Money
Heather Graham
It’s time to break out your old Monopoly game. Your little blue or green notes are about to gain real value as your dollars become worthless.
According to monetary scholar Edwin Viera, every 30 or 40 years, a fiat currency loses its value when placed against a new or other currency. We can thank Richard Nixon for cutting direct ties between the dollar and the gold standard. Since the dollar was allowed to float freely from any controlling commodity, it now floats as aimlessly the lira. Come this fall, we may be sweeping up dollars like so many dead leaves from a tree. Ah, what will we do with them? Fill our bags full of them, I suppose, and add them to the compost pile.
Here are some currencies that have slid into Monopoly status since this kind of measurement in 1992:
Venezuela: 10,000 Bolivars= 1 dollar
Zaire: 5 million Zaires = 1 dollar
Russia: 10,000 rubles = 1 dollar
Berlarus: 100,000 rubles = 1 dollar
Fiat currencies not tied to commodities lose value in good times as well is bad. In times of global financial disaster, which we have never experienced before, one can expect that all fiat currencies except the top dog, simply fall a lot faster.
So the question becomes, of course, come say 2014, how many dollars will equal one Yuan? Talk about inflation. The government may have made grand political theater about raising the debt limit, but when you factor in the rate the dollar is plummeting, measuring anything against a “ceiling” is ludicrous. It doesn’t matter, it’s only for show. Are indebtedness to China grows daily not only because we have to borrow more, but our dollar value is shrinking at a prodigious rate. Eventually our bonds China holds will only serve as so much toilet paper.
Play money, you betcha!
Fairly soon you will be paying $30 -50 for your morning latte. Want to drive your car to visit aunt Emma in Tulsa? That’ll be $900 for gas, thank you very much.
Listen. Not to boast, but I know two millionaires. Really. If the Fed keeps printing money like it’s going out of style (and it is), their millions might come in handy some day when they want to buy the odd Snickers bar.
It’s not that the dollar is dying. It’s already dead. Our indebtedness to China cannot be paid off. It’s only a matter of time before they call in their chits.
Meanwhile, it behooves you to collect silver and gold, and to keep an eye out for any copper you can swipe. When the dollar hits bottom, there will be nothing of value except the old trusted commodities.
Who knows, maybe Monopoly notes will come in handy some day. There’s a hell of a lot of the stuff already in print in most households. Even better, the Fed can’t get their grubby hands on yours.
Mark my words. Monopoly money might one day allow you to buy a real hotel on Park Avenue. The dollar certainly won’t even if your name is Trump.
Heather Graham
It’s time to break out your old Monopoly game. Your little blue or green notes are about to gain real value as your dollars become worthless.
According to monetary scholar Edwin Viera, every 30 or 40 years, a fiat currency loses its value when placed against a new or other currency. We can thank Richard Nixon for cutting direct ties between the dollar and the gold standard. Since the dollar was allowed to float freely from any controlling commodity, it now floats as aimlessly the lira. Come this fall, we may be sweeping up dollars like so many dead leaves from a tree. Ah, what will we do with them? Fill our bags full of them, I suppose, and add them to the compost pile.
Here are some currencies that have slid into Monopoly status since this kind of measurement in 1992:
Venezuela: 10,000 Bolivars= 1 dollar
Zaire: 5 million Zaires = 1 dollar
Russia: 10,000 rubles = 1 dollar
Berlarus: 100,000 rubles = 1 dollar
Fiat currencies not tied to commodities lose value in good times as well is bad. In times of global financial disaster, which we have never experienced before, one can expect that all fiat currencies except the top dog, simply fall a lot faster.
So the question becomes, of course, come say 2014, how many dollars will equal one Yuan? Talk about inflation. The government may have made grand political theater about raising the debt limit, but when you factor in the rate the dollar is plummeting, measuring anything against a “ceiling” is ludicrous. It doesn’t matter, it’s only for show. Are indebtedness to China grows daily not only because we have to borrow more, but our dollar value is shrinking at a prodigious rate. Eventually our bonds China holds will only serve as so much toilet paper.
Play money, you betcha!
Fairly soon you will be paying $30 -50 for your morning latte. Want to drive your car to visit aunt Emma in Tulsa? That’ll be $900 for gas, thank you very much.
Listen. Not to boast, but I know two millionaires. Really. If the Fed keeps printing money like it’s going out of style (and it is), their millions might come in handy some day when they want to buy the odd Snickers bar.
It’s not that the dollar is dying. It’s already dead. Our indebtedness to China cannot be paid off. It’s only a matter of time before they call in their chits.
Meanwhile, it behooves you to collect silver and gold, and to keep an eye out for any copper you can swipe. When the dollar hits bottom, there will be nothing of value except the old trusted commodities.
Who knows, maybe Monopoly notes will come in handy some day. There’s a hell of a lot of the stuff already in print in most households. Even better, the Fed can’t get their grubby hands on yours.
Mark my words. Monopoly money might one day allow you to buy a real hotel on Park Avenue. The dollar certainly won’t even if your name is Trump.
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Buyer of Structured Settlements
It doesn't make sense to look for the best buyer of structured settlements, thinking that the big companies are truly the better groups who will pay you the biggest lump sum settlement.
Everyone knows that the big companies have huge overhead, and that often the smartest companies are those who keep overhead down. In no way does that mean, the smaller companies, who appear small, are small at all, in fact, it's usually just the opposite. These so called smaller companies are truly the "smartest" of the bunch because they know it's important to retaining and keeping new business, to give the biggest possible settlement. A good buyer of structured settlements really does care, and using your money for advertising for new business isn't something I would call "caring".
By not having huge advertising dollars, the money goes straight back to your pocket. Now that's a company that makes sense.
Sovereign Funding
Offering the best settlements
Call 877.836.4661
Everyone knows that the big companies have huge overhead, and that often the smartest companies are those who keep overhead down. In no way does that mean, the smaller companies, who appear small, are small at all, in fact, it's usually just the opposite. These so called smaller companies are truly the "smartest" of the bunch because they know it's important to retaining and keeping new business, to give the biggest possible settlement. A good buyer of structured settlements really does care, and using your money for advertising for new business isn't something I would call "caring".
By not having huge advertising dollars, the money goes straight back to your pocket. Now that's a company that makes sense.
Sovereign Funding
Offering the best settlements
Call 877.836.4661
Friday, July 15, 2011
Can I Trust An Annuity Purchase or Structured Settlement Broker?
When someone needs their money now, it's usually because they are financially unable to meet their obligations, to pay their bills, or have a quality of life they deserve. An annuity purchaser will get you a cash settlement quickly. Yes you take less for your settlement, but it's worth it in most cases.
Now the problem is deciding which annuity purchaser should I choose? Can an annuity purchaser be trusted?
Seriously, it really can be a serious matter to free up cash. An annuity purchaser, a reputable one, will see to it that you get the best possible price and buy out your monthly payments in lieu of a large lump sum payment.
Don't be fooled by the biggest name brokers out there. All annuity purchasers are not created equal. In fact, it's typical, that the biggest brokers give the lessor amount of settlements. They sell you quick with great sales tactics, and as with any lawyer-type, you have to be careful. Remember, these are men and women making a great deal of money on buying out your settlement.
The best advise I can give when determining which annuity purchaser I should choose is sheer "caution". You'll want to interview the trusted annuity purchasers and determine who you like best. Who do you really trust. Did you see a sign of dishonesty in any way, shape or form? Most people are not stupid. If they're careful not to jump at the first opportunity, and interview the honest prospects, remembering that you're the one in charge, then yes, you can make a great decision and get a fair settlement.
Sell an annuity or structured settlement and opt out of monthly payments in lieu of one lump sum cash settlement on annuities, structured settlements or a life settlement.
The structured settlement business is huge. I just sat and watched at least 3 commercials within one hour while watching the late night Jerry Springer show. It shows it's a great time slot for a potential target market of lower class individuals who may need help with getting some cash now. If you'll notice there is a lot of slick advertising and commercials on structured settlements these days. Doesn't that tell you that you need to investigate each commercial or competitor to see who can really be trusted. Money is buying the commercials, it doesn't mean you'll get the best offer.
It was interesting though, while I noticed that a company I had never heard, a structured settlement company have their commercial first (and nice I might add), then came JGWentworth, the tycoon of structured settlements. Then, believe it or not, I saw a third commercial, for a local structured settlement lawyer, obviously appealing to the local market. Really who can you trust when choosing an annuity purchaser, or a structured settlement broker.
Here's how you know who to trust.
1. Do the research. Don't base your opinion on slick websites, or what appears to be a name you've never heard.
2. Check at least 3 pages of your Google search to get a list of names and numbers and or make quotes from their sites.
3. Watch out for slick sales people. You're smart, trust your gut instincts after asking yourself all the important questions.
If you've been hurt you need your money. You can get your money from an annuity purchaser but you have to be careful. Choose from the trusted sites and you're sure to find a great deal. Best of luck through your recovery and the process of getting funded. Make sure to put your money to the best use possible, making it grow, and to help you prosper before the unfortunate event happened that landed you in the position you are today.
Kathryn Sias is a reporter for Sovereign Funding Group, the real leader in structured settlements, and an annuity purchaser you can trust. Once you look through all their links from the main site and do the research on all the articles and videos they have you'll see for yourself, and quickly, that Sovereign Funding Group is your best choice as an annuity purchaser. With 15 years of experience and a nice size corporate team throughout the US and abroad, Sovereign promises the best settlement offer on your annuities, structured settlements, life settlements or lottery winnings. Yes you need your money now, you actually needed it months ago! Do you want or need a lump sum on structured settlements
Are you looking for an annuity purchaser?.
Then get a quote from Sovereign Funding Group today.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Kat_S
http://EzineArticles.com/?Can-I-Trust-An-Annuity-Purchase-or-Structured-Settlement-Broker?&id=6423397
Now the problem is deciding which annuity purchaser should I choose? Can an annuity purchaser be trusted?
Seriously, it really can be a serious matter to free up cash. An annuity purchaser, a reputable one, will see to it that you get the best possible price and buy out your monthly payments in lieu of a large lump sum payment.
Don't be fooled by the biggest name brokers out there. All annuity purchasers are not created equal. In fact, it's typical, that the biggest brokers give the lessor amount of settlements. They sell you quick with great sales tactics, and as with any lawyer-type, you have to be careful. Remember, these are men and women making a great deal of money on buying out your settlement.
The best advise I can give when determining which annuity purchaser I should choose is sheer "caution". You'll want to interview the trusted annuity purchasers and determine who you like best. Who do you really trust. Did you see a sign of dishonesty in any way, shape or form? Most people are not stupid. If they're careful not to jump at the first opportunity, and interview the honest prospects, remembering that you're the one in charge, then yes, you can make a great decision and get a fair settlement.
Sell an annuity or structured settlement and opt out of monthly payments in lieu of one lump sum cash settlement on annuities, structured settlements or a life settlement.
The structured settlement business is huge. I just sat and watched at least 3 commercials within one hour while watching the late night Jerry Springer show. It shows it's a great time slot for a potential target market of lower class individuals who may need help with getting some cash now. If you'll notice there is a lot of slick advertising and commercials on structured settlements these days. Doesn't that tell you that you need to investigate each commercial or competitor to see who can really be trusted. Money is buying the commercials, it doesn't mean you'll get the best offer.
It was interesting though, while I noticed that a company I had never heard, a structured settlement company have their commercial first (and nice I might add), then came JGWentworth, the tycoon of structured settlements. Then, believe it or not, I saw a third commercial, for a local structured settlement lawyer, obviously appealing to the local market. Really who can you trust when choosing an annuity purchaser, or a structured settlement broker.
Here's how you know who to trust.
1. Do the research. Don't base your opinion on slick websites, or what appears to be a name you've never heard.
2. Check at least 3 pages of your Google search to get a list of names and numbers and or make quotes from their sites.
3. Watch out for slick sales people. You're smart, trust your gut instincts after asking yourself all the important questions.
If you've been hurt you need your money. You can get your money from an annuity purchaser but you have to be careful. Choose from the trusted sites and you're sure to find a great deal. Best of luck through your recovery and the process of getting funded. Make sure to put your money to the best use possible, making it grow, and to help you prosper before the unfortunate event happened that landed you in the position you are today.
Kathryn Sias is a reporter for Sovereign Funding Group, the real leader in structured settlements, and an annuity purchaser you can trust. Once you look through all their links from the main site and do the research on all the articles and videos they have you'll see for yourself, and quickly, that Sovereign Funding Group is your best choice as an annuity purchaser. With 15 years of experience and a nice size corporate team throughout the US and abroad, Sovereign promises the best settlement offer on your annuities, structured settlements, life settlements or lottery winnings. Yes you need your money now, you actually needed it months ago! Do you want or need a lump sum on structured settlements
Are you looking for an annuity purchaser?.
Then get a quote from Sovereign Funding Group today.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Kat_S
http://EzineArticles.com/?Can-I-Trust-An-Annuity-Purchase-or-Structured-Settlement-Broker?&id=6423397
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Is there an annuity purchaser you can trust?
Is there an annuity purchaser you can trust? The answer is yes, there are many! Not every lawyer is a gangster, and there are truly some who actually care! The bottom line is not always the price that an annuity purchaser will pay, it's a matter of integrity, and trust. Watch out for the unsigned costs as well. It does happen!
You should do the research when you're looking for an annuity purchaser.
It's easy. Look up all the annuity purchaser brokers on pages 1, 2 and 3 of google, bing and yahoo. Look at every site and do your research before you call or get quotes from any of them. I can tell you now, that the biggest names do not offer the biggest quotes. And there are also unknown brokers out there too without great track records. That's with any business, so do your research please.
Then, cross reference the brokers,or annuity purchaser of your choice, from / on all the main search engines, (Google, Yahoo and Bing) once you've copied the top three page information from each search engine. Be smart, don't get taken.
Sovereign Funding Group is the most reputable broker in the business. You'll see it, if you look at what we're telling you to. Take a look now and see for yourself. You owe it to yourself to get a quote from someone who really cares. His 15 year reputation out weighs all others. He and his team of attorneys and affiliates are judged on their character first, expertise a close second. The best thing about Sovereign Funding is that you will absolutely get the best quote. He's an annuity purchaser with a great reputation of results, and concern.
Visit Sovereign Funding to get a quote on your annuity.
You should do the research when you're looking for an annuity purchaser.
It's easy. Look up all the annuity purchaser brokers on pages 1, 2 and 3 of google, bing and yahoo. Look at every site and do your research before you call or get quotes from any of them. I can tell you now, that the biggest names do not offer the biggest quotes. And there are also unknown brokers out there too without great track records. That's with any business, so do your research please.
Then, cross reference the brokers,or annuity purchaser of your choice, from / on all the main search engines, (Google, Yahoo and Bing) once you've copied the top three page information from each search engine. Be smart, don't get taken.
Sovereign Funding Group is the most reputable broker in the business. You'll see it, if you look at what we're telling you to. Take a look now and see for yourself. You owe it to yourself to get a quote from someone who really cares. His 15 year reputation out weighs all others. He and his team of attorneys and affiliates are judged on their character first, expertise a close second. The best thing about Sovereign Funding is that you will absolutely get the best quote. He's an annuity purchaser with a great reputation of results, and concern.
Visit Sovereign Funding to get a quote on your annuity.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Selling a structured settlement is a serious matter. Trust the best structured settlement buyer, and get fair settlement funding now. The real leader in selling out a structured settlement is Sovereign Funding Group. Watch this video now. http://ping.fm/InxJ7
Annuity Purchaser
When you're looking for an annuity purchaser it can be a grueling experience. Obviously you want the best quote on your annuity. Sovereign Funding Group, a leader in purchasing an annuity, will get you the best quote on your annuity. As an annuity purchaser with a 15 year reputation, you can trust you're getting the best price.
You owe it to yourself to check out all the competition and Sovereign Funding Group is a major competitor with the biggest annuity purchaser companies. You're safe with Sovereign Funding because they truly care. You'll get the best price on your annuity. Get a quick reply and a quote for buying out your annuity, so that you can get your money sooner than later.
Why settle for monthly payments when you can put your money to work now? Call Sovereign Funding Group, or visit their site to get a quote today! Receive a lump sum settlement on your monthly payments now, to use for debt or investment. After all, it is your money!
You owe it to yourself to check out all the competition and Sovereign Funding Group is a major competitor with the biggest annuity purchaser companies. You're safe with Sovereign Funding because they truly care. You'll get the best price on your annuity. Get a quick reply and a quote for buying out your annuity, so that you can get your money sooner than later.
Why settle for monthly payments when you can put your money to work now? Call Sovereign Funding Group, or visit their site to get a quote today! Receive a lump sum settlement on your monthly payments now, to use for debt or investment. After all, it is your money!
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
What is an annuity?
We get a lot of questions each day. One popular question is, "What is an annuity?"
When someone needs their money now, they can sell an annuity or structured settlement and opt out of monthly payments in lieu of one lump sum cash settlement on annuities, structured settlements or a life settlement.
When someone needs their money now, they can sell an annuity or structured settlement and opt out of monthly payments in lieu of one lump sum cash settlement on annuities, structured settlements or a life settlement.
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Why wait on monthly structured settlement payments
http://www.sovereignfunding.com/blog/2011/07/sell-your-structured-settlement-or-annuity-now.html
Saturday, July 09, 2011
Jamestown Settlement: The Land of Opportunity
Jamestown Settlement: The Land of Opportunity
Author: Kathryn SiasIn the land of the free, founded upon the settlement of Jamestown, on this 4th of July, 2011 we shout, "We do live in the land of the free!"
With the economy in the dumpster, do we really all have the same opportunities? Yes, is the answer. With the struggles, we American's share, we do all have the same opportunities that others do! Think again, about the Jamestown settlement.
I can't help but think about how this great country started. While watching the fireworks this 4th of July, I saw something very special. I saw that, thank God for my mind, I am able to do or be anything I want to be, short of being President. Seriously, I would love to be the President of the United States of America, but it's doubtful that's an opportunity for most of us.
However, we do have a lot of other grand opportunity. We can be schooled in anything from Art to Science, and in the age of the internet we can make anything we know pay off. America really is the land of opportunity. Don't settle for less than what you really want. Do whatever it takes, within the legal system of course, that it takes to succeed. Working hard really will pay off, and nothing comes from nothing!
Consider the fact that there are literally thousands of people with structured settlements from accidents, that cannot afford the same opportunities. What does that do to my theory that we're all offered the same opportunities in America? Well, it doesn't blow it out of the water all together! It actually lends itself to the same thinking!
If you've suffered due to an accident or unfortunate event, then you likely had a law suit that translated into a structured settlement, or monthly payments on a settlment. The good news is that you can cash in on a structured settlement and get some relief now.
If you're one of those unfortunate persons who owns a structured settlement then you're not unfortunate at all. You can sell your settlement getting cash now for your daily needs, and return to the quality of life you so deserve, that we all deserve!
Can you really afford to sell a structured settlement? Sure you can! You'll be freeing up money you can put to use today, vs. having it dribble in over a lifetime.
Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/loans-articles/jamestown-settlement-the-land-of-opportunity-4985813.html
About the Author
Kathryn Sias works as a reporter for the Sovereign Funding Group. Settlement? Don't settle for less than the best quote on a structured settlement. Get what you deserve today!
Wednesday, July 06, 2011
Sovereign Funding Group
The whole concept of Sovereign Funding Group is they purchase an individual's annuity and structured settlement and making sure it is convenient and risk free for the seller.
Another service SFG provides is help in general. They provide creative yet accurate solutions to any financial problems and straight answers to any financial questions. They also make sure that an their members will always get instant access to their money without going through any problems or delay.
Sovereign funding Group has a whole lot more to offer but the best part about them is they are dedicated to offering fine service with integrity and courtesy.
Another service SFG provides is help in general. They provide creative yet accurate solutions to any financial problems and straight answers to any financial questions. They also make sure that an their members will always get instant access to their money without going through any problems or delay.
Sovereign funding Group has a whole lot more to offer but the best part about them is they are dedicated to offering fine service with integrity and courtesy.
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