Gov’t to Raid Retirement Accounts to Fund Shortfall of Treasury Purchases

[Ares]

The legendary Jim Sinclair sent an email alert to subscribers this afternoon warning that the US government will soon liquidate private 401k and IRA retirement accounts and force private retirement assets into treasury paper as no major buyers of treasury paper remain outside of the Federal Reserve.

Sinclair correctly notes that the practice has already occurred recently in several Western nations, and that investors can expect the same to occur in the US as the government runs out of funding options.

Sinclair recommends investors stop creating and funding retirement accounts at a minimum.

From Jim Sinclair:

There is one more serious problem with all retirement accounts above and beyond the Sentinel Ruling and the integrity of the custodian.



If a systemic failure and lower dollar causes an unwanted increase in interest rates in light of the Fed as the major consumer of treasury paper in the last 18 months, how would the US government fund itself? You can be certain that China and the Middle East are not coming to the rescue.



One way would be to liquidate retirement accounts ($2 trillion USD) and put treasury paper into them to save the poor worker and coming retirees from loss as MSM and MOPE would say.



Look around the world at governments either eyeing retirement programs or invading them. You will find it is already happening.



Please, at a minimum, stop creating and funding them.



Regards,
Jim

http://www.silverdoctors.com/jim-sinclair-govt-to-raid-retirement-accounts-to-fund-shortfall-of-treasury-purchases/

[Hatha Sunahara]

I could see that coming several years ago. Last year I withdrew my entire IRA, and paid all the taxes, so there is nothing there left for them to steal. However, all taxes on it amounted to close to 40% of the total in the IRA. I consider that a ransom payment. I am now trying to avoid the risk of holding stock in a brokerage account in 'street name'. I am assuming that such stock will have to be bulletproofed (held in certificate form), or sold outright so it won't be subject to brokerage fraud. I'll need to do that in the next 60 days or sooner.


Hatha

[Twisted Titan]

I could see that coming several years ago. Last year I withdrew my entire IRA, and paid all the taxes, so there is nothing there left for them to steal. However, all taxes on it amounted to close to 40% of the total in the IRA. I consider that a ransom payment. I am now trying to avoid the risk of holding stock in a brokerage account in 'street name'. I am assuming that such stock will have to be bulletproofed (held in certificate form), or sold outright so it won't be subject to brokerage fraud. I'll need to do that in the next 60 days or sooner.


Hatha


Certificate form doesnt mean jacksh!t

Look no further then when GM BOND HOLDERS were told to pound sand by Baracula.

Bondholders are very significant because they are the very first people to get paid in the event of a default because in order to create a Public company you had to float a Bond first. So if those people got the shaft What in sam hills names makes you think a stock certificate ( debt instrument) affords any security?

You got fleeced for 40%........... but you still came out better then a GM bondholder.

[EE_]

I could see that coming several years ago. Last year I withdrew my entire IRA, and paid all the taxes, so there is nothing there left for them to steal. However, all taxes on it amounted to close to 40% of the total in the IRA. I consider that a ransom payment. I am now trying to avoid the risk of holding stock in a brokerage account in 'street name'. I am assuming that such stock will have to be bulletproofed (held in certificate form), or sold outright so it won't be subject to brokerage fraud. I'll need to do that in the next 60 days or sooner.


Hatha

Ya know, if more people start thinking like this, the system will surely collapse.