While both candidates purport to be agents of “political change” - the only economic platform either can muster is driven by their plans to either lower (as in the case with John McCain) or to raise (as is the case with Barack Obama) - (no surprise) taxes!

What about an alternative platform agenda of first addressing the government waste and innefficiency baked into the current tax cake? How can we allow either party to continue to obfuscate systemic flaws in our tax (and political) system by taking the easy way out? How can we allow political leaders to take the audacious and irresponsible position of “looking outward” (towards taxpayers) for answers to today’s economic quagmire - verses the more painful (and responsible) process of introspecting about the entire political and tax system - and their onerous economic implications.

At AltBridge we’re all about objective, unbiased information and intelligent alternatives to the staus quo - even as it applies to the world of politics. AltBridge was inspired by those of us who can no longer endure the volatility, limitations and performance of our stock, bond and mutual fund investments - those of us who have grown tired of Wall Street’s self-serving, fee and commission generating rhetoric - those of us appalled by the endless supply of corporate scandal - those of us concerned about the continued viability of Social Security - those of us searching for alternatives to the “traditional investment” status quo - those of us seeking more control in our investments and our lives!

AltBridge is the premier objective, unbiased, information resource on alternative investing. For those curious to find out more about the benefits of alternative investing - AltBridge offers a network of knowledgable, third-party, Professional Service Providers.

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Evidently, “Wall Street equity capital market professionals– the ones responsible for pricing IPOs. When it came to their personal accounts, they never saw a share they liked.” or so reports Evan Newmark in his “Mean Street - the Secret of My Investing Success” article appearing in today’s (6.05.08) Wall Street Journal.

“Their Problem” (as Newmark points out in his article) is that “They were the line foremen at the giant Wall Street sausage factory. They knew what went into the sausages, how they were cured, packaged and sold–and wanted no part of it.”

The article focuses on the value of “Index Funds” and points out the glaring “gobbledygook of buried expenses and fees”, “inappropriate benchmarks”, “incomprehensible”, “blended returns”, that “well-respected money-management firm(s)” employ today.

I reference the WSJ article to bring to your attention yet another one of Wall Street’s -do as I say, not as I do - duplicitous sales mantras!

In addition to evaluating Index Funds - I encourage you to find out more about alternative investing - and how - self-directed IRAs - for example, can provide you with powerful, wealth-building dynamics - with assets you (and not Wall Street) control!

How can you find out more about self-directed IRAs and other aspects of alternative investing?

AltBridge.com provides unbiased information on alternative investing and access to a network of third-party, Professional Service Providers who can help.

The price of oil has significantly impacted investor confidence and trust in the stock market’s going forward ability to provide consistent, sufficient returns to adequately fund their retirement objectives. Alternative Investing options offer reduced exposure to stock market volatility, providing tangible assets with increased principal protection as well as customized investment strategies specific to individual investment needs and requirements.

Alternative Investing refers to a broad range of “non-correlated” (to the price-movement of stocks and bonds) investment assets. Equity in a private company and commercial real estate investments are examples of Alternative Investment assets.

Investors who have grown justifiably tired of stocks, bonds and mutual funds - considered “traditional investment assets” – the type of investments Wall Street broker dealers, money managers and retirement plan providers have historically sold - should consider alternative investing options.
www.AltBridge.com provides information on Alternative Investing plus access to a network of Professional Solution Providers to help investors and consumers curious to find out more!

Wild price gyrations and volatility in the stock market continue to exact a toll on anxious investors as an article in this weeks Barron’s reported “public investors, are in a dark mood; they yanked some $13 billion from stock mutual funds in the past week”.

Confidence and trust are at a low as investors grow justifiably more skeptical about the stock market’s going forward ability to provide consistent, sufficient returns to adequately fund their retirement. Alternative Investing can provide reduced exposure to stock market volatility, tangible assets with increased principal protection and customized strategies specific to individual investment needs and requirements.

Alternative Investing refers to a broad range of “non-correlated” (to the price-movement of stocks and bonds) investment assets. Equity in a private company and commercial real estate are examples of Alternative Investment assets.

Stocks, bonds and mutual funds are considered traditional investment assets – the type of investments Wall Street broker dealers, money managers and retirement plan providers have historically sold to investors.

www.AltBridge.com provides information on Alternative Investing plus access to a network of Professional Solution Providers to help investors and consumers find out more about Alternative Investing.

“Wall Street, whatever its highfalutin’ mission …..is basically peddling stocks or bonds and the like.” Barron’s – July 12, 2006

The overwhelming mandate for change being expressed by voters during the current Presidential Primaries has implications for Wall Street and its customer base of angry investors!

Hundreds of billions of subprime mortgage-related losses have caused significant equity and market cap erosion for institutions having mortgage-related exposure. These losses combined with the fabrications of many senior-level executives when supposedly “leveling” with investors and analysts about their companies’ mortgage-related exposure – has only served to further fuel investor hostility!

Now especially - thousands of Americans have stock, bond and mutual fund investment portfolios which have significantly underperformed conservative, base-case expectations. For many, retirement is no longer an option!

Wall Street broker dealers, money managers and retirement plan providers have historically sold only those investments offered by their firms - stocks, bonds and mutual funds. Wall Street (due to those billions of dollars of devastating mortgage related losses) will be forced to “get back to basics” – which translates to selling (now more that ever) investors even more stocks, bonds and mutual funds – known as “traditional investment” assets.

Alternative Investing refers to a broad range of “non-correlated” (to the price-movement of stocks and bonds) investment assets. Equity in a private company and commercial real estate are examples of many Alternative Investment assets.

www.AltBridge.com provides information on how Alternative Investing can be used to address specific investment and retirement needs plus access to a network of Professional Solution Providers to help investors and consumers find out more.