Podcast appearances and mentions of ted siedle

America's pensions are in big trouble. Many are underfunded vs their payout commitments. Many are being recklessly managed, overinvested in far too speculative assets for the safety of their constituents.Ted Siedle is a former SEC attorney. His firm, Benchmark Financial Services, Inc. has pioneered over $1 trillion in forensic investigations of the money management industry. He's nationally recognized as an authority on pensions and investment management matters, having testified before the Senate Banking Committee regarding fund scandals and is an expert in various Madoff-related and other litigations.In 2017, he secured the largest SEC whistleblower award in history of $48 million, and in 2018, the largest CFTC award in history at $30 million.Join me and Stephany Pomboy as we interview Ted and take your questions live.WORRIED ABOUT YOUR RETIREMENT? SCHEDULE A FREE PORTFOLIO REVIEW with Thoughtful Money's endorsed financial advisors at https://www.thoughtfulmoney.com_____________________________________________ Thoughtful Money LLC is a Registered Investment Advisor Promoter.We produce educational content geared for the individual investor. It's important to note that this content is NOT investment advice, individual or otherwise, nor should be construed as such.We recommend that most investors, especially if inexperienced, should consider benefiting from the direction and guidance of a qualified financial advisor registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or state securities regulators who can develop & implement a personalized financial plan based on a customer's unique goals, needs & risk tolerance.IMPORTANT NOTE: There are risks associated with investing in securities.Investing in stocks, bonds, exchange traded funds, mutual funds, money market funds, and other types of securities involve risk of loss. Loss of principal is possible. Some high risk investments may use leverage, which will accentuate gains & losses. Foreign investing involves special risks, including a greater volatility and political, economic and currency risks and differences in accounting methods.A security's or a firm's past investment performance is not a guarantee or predictor of future investment performance.Thoughtful Money and the Thoughtful Money logo are trademarks of Thoughtful Money LLC.Copyright © 2025 Thoughtful Money LLC. All rights reserved.

Are ESG pensions good for the investor? Are your pensions and investments safe in today's world? In this episode, Ted Siedle joins Mike to discuss how public pensions are ripe for fraud, who has control, who is neglected, and how deep the politicization goes.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5913364/advertisement

Interview Recorded - 9th of March, 2023On todays episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of speaking with Ted Seidle, a former SEC attorney.His firm, Benchmark Financial Services, Inc. has pioneered over $1 trillion in forensic investigations of the money management industry. He's nationally recognized as an authority on pensions and investment management matters, having testified before the Senate Banking Committee regarding fund scandals and is an expert in various Madoff-related and other litigations.Ted's new Substack - https://pensionwarriorsdwardsiedle.substack.com/During our conversation we spoke about the current pension system, why they have underperformed the market, whether they could collapse and how this could impact the markets. I hope you enjoy!0:00 - Introduction0:15 - What is currently happening in the pension system?3:13 - How do pensions work and why would company not want to pay pension?8:00 - Why have pensions underperformed?11:25 - No incentive for pension managers to change14:40 - Why has the pension system not changed?17:15 - Could pension funds collapse?21:00 - Issues with illiquid investments24:00 - Pension red flags28:00 - Will pensions run out of money?31:50 - How will pension crisis impact markets?33:40 - One message to take away from conversation?Ted Siedle - Website - https://siedlelawoffices.com/Twitter - https://twitter.com/EdwardSiedle?LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/edward-si...WTFinance -Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/67rpmjG...iTunes -

It's estimated that there are over 50 million pensioners in the United States alone. Like the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Italy, Germany and many other countries around the world are all in concerning condition when it comes to the solvency of their pension funds. The recent book, How To Steal A Lot of Money Legally authored by Ted Siedle was written to give guidance, resources, and tools for today's pension stakeholders & society so that they can take action… and stop the looting. Ted is a former SEC attorney. His firm, Benchmark Financial Services, Inc. has pioneered over $1 trillion in forensic investigations of the money management industry. He's nationally recognized as an authority on pensions and investment management matters, having testified before the Senate Banking Committee regarding fund scandals and is an expert in various Madoff-related and other litigations. In 2017, he secured the largest SEC whistleblower award in history of $48 million, and in 2018, the largest CFTC award in history at $30 million. https://youtu.be/LdFq1aEITl4 ************************************************* IMPORTANT NOTE: The information and opinions offered in this video by Wealthion or its interview guests are for educational purposes ONLY and should NOT be construed as personal financial advice. We strongly recommend that any potential decisions and actions you may take in your investment portfolio be conducted under the guidance and supervision of a quality professional financial advisor in good standing with the securities industry. When it comes to investing, past performance is no guarantee of future results. Any historical returns, expected returns, or probability projections may not reflect actual future performance. All investments involve risk and may result in partial or total loss.

At the center of the disaster surrounding the U.K. pension plans in recent weeks were funds using derivatives to protect themselves from potential swings in interest rates. In an attempt to solve funding gaps in U.K. pension plans in the past, these plans used hedging tactics which created a short-term liquidity crunch and mark-to-market losses of as much as $169 billion. Today's guest explains how pensions around the world are vulnerable to collapse due to being underfunded and mismanaged. Ted Siedle, Co-Author of the book “Who Stole My Pension” says, “Around the world there are millions of workers counting on pensions set up by corporations or governments to provide for their retirement security.” These workers expect that the pension will be there when they retire. Unfortunately, most of these pensions are severely underfunded. Host Robert Kiyosaki and guest Ted Siedle discuss the collapse of English pensions, the outlook of the U.S. pension system, and how you can protect yourself if your retirement relies on one of these pensions. Connect with Ted Siedle: https://siedlelawoffices.com/

According to Bloomberg, “New York City's pension costs will rise by about $6 billion over the next three fiscal years as high inflation and fears of a recession have hammered the city's retirement plans.” Today's guest explains how this could have prevented if with proper planning and oversight.   Ted Siedle, co-author of “Who Stole My Pension” says, “When the American or your state pension says they lost 6%, that's not true. The number is probably double or triple that.”  CALpers, the largest government pension in the United States, which used to be known as the best-run pension in the U.S. has been faced with scandal and controversy. It's no longer the gold-standard for anything. Siedle says, “It's the gold standard for mis-behavior.”  Host Robert Kiyosaki and guest Ted Siedle discuss the ballooning pension crisis and what that means for future generations. 

Retirement fund giant, CALPERS, voted in early November to use borrowed money and alternative assets to meet its investment-return target, even after lowering that target just a few months ago. Today's guests discuss what this means for retirees depending on their pension for their financial future. New York Times reported, “The move by the $495 billion California Public Employees' Retirement System reflects the dimming prospects for safe publicly traded investments by households and institutions alike and sets a tone for increased risk-taking by pension funds around the country.” Ted Siedle, the co-author of Who Stole My Pension says, “These state and local pensions are refusing to give participants in the fund and taxpayers a prospectus on the fund. The money is all secret.” John MacGregor, Author of the book The Top 10 Reasons the Rich Go Broke and a Certified Financial Planner says, “With this shortfall, we've got 10,000 people hitting retirement every single day, these states are heading for a pension crisis.” Host Robert Kiyosaki and guests Ted Siedle and John MacGregor discuss the number one problem facing retirees today, and what you can do about it.

Retirement fund giant, CALPERS, voted in early November to use borrowed money and alternative assets to meet its investment-return target, even after lowering that target just a few months ago. Today's guests discuss what this means for retirees depending on their pension for their financial future.  New York Times reported, “The move by the $495 billion California Public Employees' Retirement System reflects the dimming prospects for safe publicly traded investments by households and institutions alike and sets a tone for increased risk-taking by pension funds around the country.” Ted Siedle, the co-author of Who Stole My Pension says, “These state and local pensions are refusing to give participants in the fund and taxpayers a prospectus on the fund. The money is all secret.”  John MacGregor, Author of the book The Top 10 Reasons the Rich Go Broke and a Certified Financial Planner says, “With this shortfall, we've got 10,000 people hitting retirement every single day, these states are heading for a pension crisis.”  Host Robert Kiyosaki and guests Ted Siedle and John MacGregor discuss the number one problem facing retirees today, and what you can do about it.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Summary: Lack of financial education creates some of the most pressing problems that people face in their lives. I sit down with bestselling author and financial expert John MacGregor to discuss how to tackle this, and what you can do to get on the right track. When it comes to finances, it can be helpful to learn from the mistakes of others and look for advice on how to avoid financial mistakes. Tune in to hear more on the philosophy behind better financial decision making and to learn how you can change your mindset and practices. Highlights: -Lack of financial education is causing a lot of problems amongst individuals -The percentage of people living paycheck to paycheck has gone up significantly -Many people know what to do with their money but don't do it—it's more of a behavioral problem -Learning from people's mistakes is genius—it's important to learn why people suffer financially and how to avoid this -There are many underlying beliefs that make us form bad spending habits, and it causes people to get stuck in a bad cycle -Other aspects of your life improve as well when you improve your financial habits and mindset -“Above the line, below the line” is a mentality that helps -Many people think that there is a quick fix to your financial problems—or hope in a box -Small things you do on a daily basis can transcend your entire life -Be, do, and have—it's important to do all of these things -For many people, it's not enough of a priority to make the changes they need to make until it's too late -It's important to understand what drives people to make specific financial decisions, and what their beliefs are -There's a direct correlation between financial disorganization and financial destruction -Hope is not a retirement strategy—it's important to start thinking and planning now for your future Useful Links: Financial Survival Network John MacGregor Bullish on Gold? Why Not Own the Gold Mine? – Robert Kiyosaki, Peter Schiff, John MacGregor Wall Street is Gambling with Your 401(k) – Robert Kiyosaki, Ted Siedle, and John MacGregor

The Daily Poster recently published a deep-dive report on Wall Street executives skimming billions of dollars of fees off the retirement savings of teachers, firefighters and other government workers. The relationship between public pensions and alternative investment firms has become one of the biggest upward transfers of wealth in America - and much of it is happening in secret. That's because pension officials and the firms collude to keep the investment contracts secret, even to the workers and retirees whose money they are managing. On this episode, Sirota talks to former SEC attorney Ted Siedle, whose forensic investigations of major pension funds are exposing this enormous scandal. Siedle is the author of the books Who Stole My Pension? and How To Steal A Lot Of Money, Legally.

“We are on the precipice of the greatest retirement crisis in the history of the world. And that makes perfect sense because, first of all, we have the largest elderly population in the history of the world. Just focusing on the United States: our elderly are woefully unprepared to retire. And in the decades to come we will witness millions of elderly Americans, Baby Boomers and others, slipping into poverty. ‘Too frail to work, too poor to retire' will become the new normal for many elderly Americans.” So warns forensic pension analyst Ted Siedle. See the YouTube Video for the charts and graphics: https://youtu.be/hJvWMxT-rlI

“We are on the precipice of the greatest retirement crisis in the history of the world. And that makes perfect sense because, first of all, we have the largest elderly population in the history of the world. Just focusing on the United States: our elderly are woefully unprepared to retire. And in the decades to come we will witness millions of elderly Americans, Baby Boomers and others, slipping into poverty. ‘Too frail to work, too poor to retire' will become the new normal for many elderly Americans.” So warns forensic pension analyst Ted Siedle. See the YouTube Video for the charts and graphics: https://youtu.be/hJvWMxT-rlI

If you are depending upon a pension for your retirement security, you need to fully understand what “gross malpractice, generally practiced” means. Today’s guests will discuss how actors in Hollywood are discovering that their pensions aren’t delivering as they had been promised due to looting and mismanagement. One of today’s guests, Pete Antico, Actor, Stuntman, and 2017 SAG-AFTRA Presidential candidate says, “It is a deceptive practice to boast about gains in an agreement when the liabilities of that same agreement are withheld.” Ted Siedle, Co-Author of Who Stole My Pension says, “The people responsible for overseeing the pension are utterly lacking relevant financial experience. They either don’t know or don’t care about what’s best for your pension.” Hosts Robert and Kim Kiyosaki and guests Ted Siedle and Pete Antico are sounding the alarm about growing pension secrecy and how less transparency in pensions results in less accountability and greater looting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Recorded: Dec 5, 2019 In 2018, former U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawyer and company founder Edward "Ted" Siedle secured the largest CFTC whistleblower award in history-- $30 million and in 2017, he secured the largest SEC whistleblower award-- $48 million—both related to a $367 million JP Morgan Chase settlement that charged the bank with failing to disclose certain conflicts of interest to some of its wealth management clients. In 2016, Siedle obtained the first whistleblower award from the State of Indiana on behalf of a client.

There are many reasons why public employee pension funds have grown so fast and one of them are promises. Governors and legislatures made pension promises to public employees but the problem was and still is that these governors and legislatures did not fund the pensions to match their promises. As a solution to the problem, in the 1980s, Wall Street began selling pension boards high risk “credit assets.”  The financially illiterate pension overseers blindly bought up these assets. To make matters worse, as public pensions failed to meet their overly optimistic return assumptions, Ted Siedle, Co-Author of Who Stole My Pension writes in his latest article in Forbes says, “Now the Department of Labor has paved the way for equity “wolves” to sell the highest cost, highest risk, most secretive investments ever devised by Wall Street to 401(k)s. As private equity is embraced, 401(k) costs will skyrocket, risk will dramatically increase and transparency will plummet.”  Host Robert Kiyosaki and guests Ted Siedle and John MacGregor discuss how agencies charged with protecting investors and retirement plans are taking greater risks and charging greater fees with a newly proposed exemption by the Securities & Exchange Commission.  John MacGregor, Author of The Top 10 Reasons the Rich Go Broke: www.johnmacgregor.net Ted Siedle, Co-Author Who Stole My Pension: http://www.siedlelawoffices.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SUMMARY:   The COVID crisis is adding pressure to an already wobbly public pension system. Ted Siedle joins Andy to discuss how you can protect your public pension, bypass a pension and/or help overhaul a broken scheme.   SHOW NOTES: 2:13: How Is COVID Impacting Public Pensions? 4:55: How Are Many Public Pensions Underfunded? 10:15: How Do Wall Street Fees Impact Public Pensions? 14:21: What Level Of Responsibility Does The Pensioner Have? 18:52: Will The COVID Crisis Trigger Pensions To Declare Bankruptcy?

Many public or government pensions—including some of the largest—are not audited annually by independent certified public accountants. In fact, about 60 percent of all corporate pensions in the United States are not audited. Let’s call it another example of the “gross malpractice generally practiced” that pervades pension management. Pensions don’t just implode overnight. There are always warning signs or “red flags” that have been disregarded for decades. "Who Stole My Pension" co-author Ted Siedle, says, “Pension deaths are almost always foreseeable. Likewise, pension deaths are almost always preventable. If not foreseen and prevented, someone was not doing his or her job. However, autopsies almost never follow pension deaths. Indeed, the possibility of a forensic investigation into the causes of a pension death is rarely even discussed. The scope of such an investigation, as well as probable minimal cost, is rarely researched. Listen to hosts Robert and Kim Kiyosaki and guests Ted Siedle and U.S. Congressman Jack Bergman explain how there is no reason you should accept anything less than a true and complete audit of your pension to safeguard your retirement savings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

States with the worst pension fund shortfalls include Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Kentucky, and New Jersey which have less than half of the assets needed to pay promised benefits and another 17 states have less than two-thirds. The extent to which public pensions are underfunded has been obscured by governmental accounting rules, which allow pensions to eliminate their underfunding, no matter how large, simply by investing in risky assets. In fact, investing in riskier assets may allow a pension to raise investment assumptions, but it also increases the probability that existing underfunding will increase.   It’s anyone’s guess what will happen if and when a state pension in the United States runs out of money, but it’s indisputable that the amount of money that will be needed to bail out a single failed U.S. state pension will be in the tens of billions. All public pension stakeholders—American taxpayers and pensioners—need to get educated fast as to the causes of coming pension collapses and learn what they can do about it now.  Listen as hosts Robert and Kim Kiyosaki and their guests Ted Siedle and Chris Tobe discuss how what’s happening in Kentucky can happen anywhere in the United States.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As if the coronavirus hasn't caused enough damage, it also has investors feeling like they've been punched in the gut financially. Falling stock prices and interest rates have created a problem for both DB and DC pensions plans. The unfortunate thing about the coronavirus hitting at a time when most pensions are already underfunded, it almost certainly, will likely lead to more pension cuts as trouble grows in the economy.  So the question that Robert Kiyosaki and his guests will be answering is, "What can I do?" In today's episode of the "5 Pension Time Bombs" series, Rich Dad Advisor Ken McElroy, explains how investing in a cash-flowing asset, like real estate, can provide not only tax-free wealth but also a real nest-egg for retirement no matter which way the stock market goes—up, down, or sideways.  Listen as host Robert Kiyosaki and guests Ken McElroy and Ted Siedle discuss how financial education can lead to financial freedom even during uncertain times.  For richdad.com Ken McElroy Instagram: @kenmcelroyofficial Ken McElroy Website: www.kenmcelroy.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you wondered why your property taxes are at record highs, water and sewage charges continue to grow, and local governments never seem to run out of ways to nickel and dime their constituents with fee after fee? Yet, the quality of services we depend on continue to decline. You might not think this pension crisis affects you, but as a taxpayer, you'll be shocked to find out exactly where your tax dollars are going. Phoenix City Councilman Sal DiCiccio, has been the taxpayer's champion, pushing for pension reform, exposing waste and public unions finagling huge pay increases. This week he contributes to the "5 Pension Time Bombs" series with his perspective on the pension problem from within one of the largest cities in the United States. Listen as hosts Robert and Kim welcome guests Ted Siedle and Sal DiCiccio who give warnings to those whose tax dollars are funding failing pensions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Greene, a 30-year veteran UPS driver from Upstate NY, found out that the pension he and his organization’s members were counting on for their retirement security was in financial crisis. As president of the Teamsters Alliance for Pension Protection (aka TAPP), a grassroots pension watchdog organization, he led efforts to raise funds to perform the first-ever forensic investigation of The New York State Teamsters Conference Pension & Retirement Fund.  The people running the pension had spent millions (money paid by workers’ retirement savings) for bad advice from so-called experts who ultimately ran the pension into the ground. Ted Siedle says “The New York State Teamsters Conference Pension and Retirement Fund did not have to collapse—gross mismanagement caused this crisis.”  Listen as Robert, Ted Siedle and Mark Greene give warning to those whose pensions are ill, dying, or dead.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Part two of the 5 Pension Time Bombs series dives deep into how the fifty percent of Americans relying on a pension (DC or DB) are at risk of losing their wealth due to the gross mismanagement of their funds.  Those that are looting the pensions of public-school teachers, firefighters, police, as well as private-sector workers, can be found on Wall Street. The Wall Street casinos are charging high fees for gambling in risky hedge funds and other speculative investments, outrageous investment-industry conflicts of interest, and outright violations of the law. According to Ted Siedle, a former attorney with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and America’s leading expert in pension looting, “In the decades to come, we will witness hundreds of millions of elders worldwide, including America’s Baby Boomers, slipping into poverty. Too frail to work, too poor to retire will become the “new normal” for many of the aged.” One thing is certain: Doing nothing―sitting back, confident your pension check is “in the mail” ―is not an option. It’s a risk you can’t afford to take. Listen as Robert and Kim are joined by Ted Siedle and Andy Tanner to discuss the massive crisis about to come crashing down on millions of Americans, but more importantly, what you can do about it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The most important series you’ll listen to this year! It’s estimated that there are over 50 million pensioners―in the United States alone, and like the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Italy, Germany and many other countries around the world are all in big trouble when it comes to the solvency of their pension funds. We are in the early stages of the greatest retirement crisis in the history of our nation and, indeed, the entire world. In this series, we’ll be answering how systemic corruption by local governments and financial institutions mismanaged the pension plans of tens of millions of people around the world—and how it will affect you, but more importantly, what you can do to protect yourself from this crisis.  Listen as Robert and Kim are joined by Ted Siedle and John MacGregor to discuss how the looting of our individual wealth is well underway and it isn’t going change anytime soon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ted Siedle is a renowned attorney who has done well-over $1 trillion dollars worth of investigations into retirement plans. He famously collected the largest whistleblower awards in the history of the SEC and CFTC with both $48M and $30M respectively. He also recently co-authored a wonderful and insightful book with Rich Dad founder Robert Kiyosaki called 'Who Stole My Pension". Ted was kind enough to join Paul Gray from IronHold Capital this week and speak in regards to how pensions are being looted by Wall St. and money managers alike. Find out how your pension is being stolen and what you can do to stop it before it's too late! Ted Siedle - https://www.linkedin.com/in/edward-siedle-48643718 Who Stole My Pension Book - https://www.amazon.com/Who-Stole-My-Pension-Looting/dp/1612681034 Benchmark Financial Services - http://www.benchmarkalert.com/

We are in the early stages of the greatest retirement crisis in the history of our nation and, indeed, the entire world. One thing is certain: doing nothing―sitting back, confident your pension check is “in the mail”―is not an option. That’s a risk you can’t afford to take. According to Edward "Ted" Siedle, a former attorney with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and America’s leading expert in pension looting, “In the decades to come, we will witness hundreds of millions of elders worldwide, including America’s Baby Boomers, slipping into poverty. Too frail to work, too poor to retire will become the “new normal” for many of the aged.” In their book "Who Stole My Pension?", the authors focus on the most misunderstood and ignored cause of the pension crisis: mismanagement of pensions and investments. Robert and Ted recount a history of pension failures, inexperienced boards, gambling, looting, and other horror stories―with a focus on action steps workers and retirees can take to quickly determine if a pension is being mismanaged as well as the concrete steps they can take to end decades of pension mismanagement. They detail critical questions retirees can ask―and guidance regarding how to act on what they learn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It is no overstatement that we are in the early stages of the greatest retirement crisis in US and world history. "Pension detective" Ted Siedle, a Forbes contributor and former SEC lawyer who represents whistleblowers, says both public and corporate pension funds across the United States are on the verge of collapse. He argues that we are very close to a Puerto Rico-style default scenario on the mainland, with imminent bailouts from taxpayers. Show notes: https://goldnewsletter.com/podcast/the-pension-house-of-cards/.

Public pensions are often compared to the real estate bubble and student loan crisis. Robert talks to Ted Siedle, a pension investigator, who reveals systemic risks in many public pensions ranging from incompetence to fraud. Find out which public pensions are ready to fail, and what you can do to protect yourself. This is a vital episode for anyone enrolled in a public pension. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SUMMARY: Andy takes a deep dive into the public pension crisis. Are they sustainable? Can you count on them for your retirement? Are they financially corrupt? Ted Siedle joins Andy ... Read More

Ted Siedle joins the Tara Granahan Show to discuss both Joe Trillo and Allan Fung holding press conferences saying they will bring him in to help with the pension problem in the state.

Ted Siedle joins the Tara Granahan Show to discuss both Joe Trillo and Allan Fung holding press conferences saying they will bring him in to help with the pension problem in the state.

Ted Siedle joins the Tara Granahan Show to discuss the Governor's pay to play scandal.

Ted Siedle joins the Tara Granahan Show to discuss the Governor's pay to play scandal.

Ted Siedle joins the Tara Grahanan Show to discuss issues in the state and his desire to potentially run for attorney general.

Tara speaks with Ted Seidle regarding pension changes in RI.