DEEP in the heart of your ISAs, investments and pensions is the pulse that creates your investment returns. One per cent a year difference can compound to have an extraordinary impact on all the choices you will be able to make in terms of meals out, future cars, ice creams for the grandchildren, or holidays. There is often apathy toward investments. After a ‘long hard day at the office', returning to scroll through numbers is hardly appetizing. However, as a recent article we wrote pointed out, £100,000 invested in the best performing pension over twenty years, as opposed to the worst, had a £469,000 difference. That number will clearly create many options for any pensioner over their retirement.Apathy to that is very expensive, so make it your priority to ask for a pension health check to see if your money is being managed effectively.One of the biggest impacts on your capital will undoubtedly come from any potential shocks to the USA, a colossal consumer of … [Read more...] about What do the US midterm elections mean for investors?
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Democratic candidates focus on health care as midterms near
PHOENIX — In a windowless conference room, Republican Senate candidate Martha McSally was asking executives at a small crane manufacturing company how the GOP tax cut has helped their business when one woman said: "I want to ask you a question about health care." Marylea Evans recounted how, decades ago, her husband had been unable to get health insurance after developing cancer, forcing the couple to sell some of their Texas ranch to pay for his treatment. Now she was worried about Democratic ads saying McSally, currently a congresswoman, supported legislation removing the requirement that insurers cover people with pre-existing medical conditions. "It's a lie," McSally said quickly, accustomed to having to interrupt a discussion of the tax cut to parry attacks on health care. But she had voted for a wide-ranging bill that would have, among other things, undermined protections for people with pre-existing conditions and drastically changed and shrunk Medicaid. The exchange … [Read more...] about Democratic candidates focus on health care as midterms near
New strategy: Democrats go all-in on health care in midterms
Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Updated 7:43 am PDT, Sunday, October 14, 2018 FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2018, file photo, Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., talks to campaign volunteers at a Democratic campaign office in Phoenix. As the November elections near, Democrats are focusing on health care. It's been a constant drumbeat since the GOP launched its effort to repeal the Obama-era health law and is the subject of the greatest share of political ads on television now. It's a top issue in campaigns from Virginia to Nebraska to California, and especially in Arizona, where Democratic Rep. Kyrsten Sinema has made it the foundation of her Senate campaign. less FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2018, file photo, Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., talks to campaign volunteers at a Democratic campaign office in Phoenix. As the November elections near, Democrats are focusing on health ... more Photo: Ross D. Franklin, AP … [Read more...] about New strategy: Democrats go all-in on health care in midterms
Made and distributed in the USA: online disinformation
By Sheera Frenkel Published 3:06 pm PDT, Thursday, October 11, 2018 Lots of disinformation came out on social media after Christine Blasey Ford gave her testimony. Lots of disinformation came out on social media after Christine Blasey Ford gave her testimony. Photo: Gabriella Demczuk / New York Times Photo: Gabriella Demczuk / New York Times Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Lots of disinformation came out on social media after Christine Blasey Ford gave her testimony. Lots of disinformation came out on social media after Christine Blasey Ford gave her testimony. Photo: Gabriella Demczuk / New York Times Made and distributed in the USA: online disinformation 1 / 1 Back to Gallery When Christine Blasey Ford … [Read more...] about Made and distributed in the USA: online disinformation
USA Today responds after being slammed for publishing Trump’s op-ed riddled with inaccuracies
Eliza Relman, provided by Published 2:48 pm CDT, Wednesday, October 10, 2018 Reuters/Jonathan Ernst USA Today faced harsh criticism on Wednesday for publishing an op-ed article by President Donald Trump that was riddled with inaccuracies. In his rare piece one month before the midterm elections, Trump attacked Democrats as "radical socialists" and made numerous false claims about the party's "Medicare for All" proposal and his own record on healthcare. USA Today's opinion section said the op-ed article "was treated like other column submissions; we check factual assertions while allowing authors wide leeway to express their opinions." USA Today on Wednesday faced harsh criticism for publishing an op-ed article by President Donald Trump that was riddled with inaccuracies and in which he attacked Democrats as "radical socialists" and pilloried the party's "Medicare for All" proposal. In his rare piece one month before the midterm elections, Trump falsely claimed that … [Read more...] about USA Today responds after being slammed for publishing Trump’s op-ed riddled with inaccuracies