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mdbl

(8,282 posts)
2. Has Hillary Clinton officially stated she will not weaken this law about fiduciaries?
Mon Jun 13, 2016, 06:05 AM
Jun 2016

Everywhere I read things like "Hillary campaign gives thumbs up" and or she supports president Obama's efforts, but no where can I find where it says she will keep this law as it is or strengthen it further.

mdbl

(8,282 posts)
8. Yes I read that article with says....
Mon Jun 13, 2016, 08:06 PM
Jun 2016

"If Hillary Clinton is elected president, she likely will pick up where the Obama administration leaves off on a Labor Department proposal to change investment advice standards for retirement accounts."

That doesn't sound definite to me. Now if it said Hillary WILL pick up where the Obama admin leaves off, it might carry some weight.

Lodestar

(2,388 posts)
4. There used to be a time when you could simply put your money
Mon Jun 13, 2016, 07:45 AM
Jun 2016

into a savings account with a pretty good interest rate.

 

fasttense

(17,301 posts)
6. But funnily enough I could easily afford that mortgage
Mon Jun 13, 2016, 08:38 AM
Jun 2016

Because of the high interest rate I was getting on my savings.....and I had a really good paying job with benefits and almost free health care coverge.

mdbl

(8,282 posts)
9. That was giving too many people a fighting chance
Mon Jun 13, 2016, 08:07 PM
Jun 2016

They had to rape that away from us and force us into market-based crap.

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