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		<title>Occupy Wall Street&#8217;s Focus is Wrong</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 18:05:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack Waymire</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Illegal Schemes & Scams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Politicians]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[corruption]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Prosecute]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robber Barons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rose Parade]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is no question Occupy Wall Street has gotten a lot of publicity &#8211; most of it bad. 
One of its goals is to increase the awareness of the American public about the greed and corruption that permeates Wall Street. It has not accomplished this goal. Its message has been obscured by tents-in-the-park. 
Unfortunately, it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Want to be a Millionaire?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 21:55:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack Waymire</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Politicians]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Who Can I Trust?]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneur]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insider trading]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IPO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Millionaire]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In modern America, there are two ways to achieve this financial goal.
One is the traditional way. Come up with a great idea. Develop a strategy for achieving goals. Raise some capital. Execute the strategy. Make changes as necessary. Raising capital is iffy because most investors do not want to risk capital on unproven ventures. In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Do Wall Street Companies Pay Fines Without Admitting Guilt?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:17:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack Waymire</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Deceptive Sales Practices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Politicians]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wall Street Ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wall Street Scams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[$285 million]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[broker/dealers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fiduciary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fines]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If Wall Street companies admitted guilt, they would lose a large number of investor lawsuits.
For example, Citigroup sold investors $1 billion of a CDO that contained toxic subprime mortgages. Investors lost $700 million. Citigroup made $160 million from fees and bets that the CDO would fail. Citigroup agreed to pay a $285 million fine without [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SEC Position Bad for Investors</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:51:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack Waymire</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investor Information]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Politicians]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wall Street Business Practices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wall Street Ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wall Street Executives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[$285 Million Fine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[$700 Million of Losses]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corrupt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jed Rafoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mortgage Fraud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[politicians]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SEC]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been blogging for months about the SEC&#8217;s practice of letting Wall Street companies pay fines for committing fraudulent acts.
Finally, Jed Rakoff, a U.S. District Court judge rejected a $285 million settlement between Citigroup and the SEC. Citigroup was accused of mortgage fraud &#8211; in this case, a $1 billion CDO that cost investors [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Occupy Wall Street Has It All Wrong!</title>
		<link>http://www.investorwatchdog.com/occupy-wall-street-has-it-all-wrong</link>
		<comments>http://www.investorwatchdog.com/occupy-wall-street-has-it-all-wrong#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 23:19:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack Waymire</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Politicians]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Regulators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wall Street Ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Change Wall Street]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corruption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[greed]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It should not be Occupy Wall Street it should be Change Wall Street. And change does not start in New York City it starts in Washington D.C.
&#8220;Changers&#8221; must identify politicians who protect Wall Street interests and convince them to pass legislation that puts teeth into regulations. Or, vote them out of office. 
Stop companies from [...]]]></description>
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