Guillermo R

46 minutes ago, Zeb said:

I have fed my cats the raw diet for many years and they have always been well, then my spouse died and I stopped making this food as it was a bit of work for me to do by myself and I had so much responsibility with a sick person.  The result is several months later one of my cats developed some serious problems and was not absorbing nutrients, losing weight etc. 

I went back to making the raw food and is he now back to his normal weight and well again. I make a large amount, and freeze in small plastic containers, thaw as needed.   The commercial food for cats is terrible stuff.  These cats are carnivores and by feeding them commercial food (especially dry), we feed them totally inappropriate food for their species.  We need to give animals the closest thing to what they would eat in the wild.  Same for dogs.

Thanks Zeb! in fact I am considering this option as my dog has been developing some skin issues due to commercial feed. 

Thanks for the bulk-making tip!

10 hours ago, MtnMama said:

My senior Corgi had various food allergies and it made his last years much more pleasant. For more information, contact Audette at alphavetmx (at) me.com. She comes from Guad to the Tuesday Market every other week.

Thank you very much, I will contact her..  do you have any phone number or Adress in Guadalajara?

14 hours ago, Willie said:

Our dogs love it and seem to be fine with it.

thanks! 

Hi!, 

Has anyone tried BARF Diet for dogs or cats?

I am considering switching diet for my pets, but I do not know if the BARF diet will provide major benefits for my dog and cat. 

Thanks a lot!

https://www.lentesplus.com/ I order my contact lenses over there,  and they are surely cheap (around 50% discount vs other places)i

Regards!

it depends on which Mexican state. Do you have a Jalisco license?

I would like to join too!!!

2 minutes ago, Intercasa said:

Hi,

I had my AMIB certification.  I doubt 99% of people working at banks have degrees (only 4% of people that start university finish), some have college but few actually have their aegree or cedula.  Most banks do not enforce or require their employees to have AMIB certifications which is the Mexican Association of Financial Intermediaries (it was named that when I got my certification as Mortgage Consultant).  Few people go to jail here in Mexico due to mistakes made by the authorities or due to laziness or corruption so when lots of money is at stake, nobody is your friend.  

Hi! 

I had an AMIB level 3 certification also, And worked in the financial industry for 10 years at several "Casas de Bolsa" (Banamex, Monex & Intercam). As you learnt in the AMIB certification (which is no requisite for being a Mortgage Consultant, as the only Mortgage certification in Mexico is provided by INFONAVIT and FOVISSSTE), it is a requisite to obtain an AMIB level I, II or III certification to pass an exam in which you learn lots of investment stuff.

In fact, Banks are very interested that their employees have an AMIB certification to trade investment funds, stocks, and so on as they can tell authorities that "my employee was responsible of the fraud, not me"

 What Does Happen., ( A lot) is that employees have very low ethic standards and end up committing financial fraud. (as the Monex employee surely did). Regarding people going to jail, I have witnessed such events, and know several people that had got in major trouble due to "non authorized trading in customer accounts", and can recall several internal memos in the financial institutions in which fraud was discovered and employees put to jail. Obviously, institutions do not publish such events in order to "preserve their brand". 

I agree that the best person to manage your money is yourself.... and that you should be wary of anyone regarding money wherever you go. (Fraud exists everywhere in the world).

Regards!

Hi

I am a Mexican that has worked in the financial industry and I believe there are several misundestandings regarding how financial institutions work in Mexico.

First of all... Lets talk about the bankers preparation.

99% of Bankers in MExico are University graduates. Even though, in the diverse activities that they provide to customers they are required to have (or not to have) some certifications from The Mexican Asociation of Bourse Institutions (AMIB http://www.amib.com.mx/). An AMIB certification allows a banker to provide investment advice to customers,. So yes, they are prepared at a minimal standard. Perhaps the "Issue"in Mexico, is that many institutions does not have clear controls regarding the match that must exist between the investors profile and what is being advised on their account.  

It is extremely important to understand what is being offered to you as an investment. Being CETE the only instrument that is almost risk free as it is government backed. Usually, a retired expat should expect to have a major part of its portfolio in CETEs  and some of your money in other investment funds. 

Now lets talk about the bank guarantees. 

Bankers can lose their AMIB certification and go to jail if they incur in major wrongdoings. Also, deposits are guaranteed in case the bank fails (please note the Only if the bank fails) up to 2.5 million pesos aprox. Therefore, The only guarantee you have from an investment loss is to consider which kind of instrument you are investing and the quality of such investment. Therefore, Never Ever, under any circumstance give a Mexican Banker a Power of Attorney to manage your investments at will. This figure is called a "contrato discrecional" in Mexico. If you do not sign this, you will be required to sign a paper, or provide a telephone recorded instruction for any investment you make in your account. 

How to solve customer complaints to banks in MExico:

Last, but not least. In the US and CA, any allegations by customers are usually solved by the bank before going to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ( or equivalent in CA). Here In Mexico, things work out a little bit different. If you complain to your bank, there is a very little rate of success, but if you go to CONDUSEF ( The mexican financial consumer agency), you have a great chance of "winning the issue against the bank". Therefore, if your account is drained by a bank executive, or you do not recognize any transactions, you should go to the bank, ( & expect a denial of your claim) and afterwards, go to CONDUSEF, where your issue will probably get solved. 

Regarding Monex, I  assume that most of the damage was made by a banker making fraud by falsifying customers signatures, with such executive providing instructions to drain the accounts. Thats the reason why Monex is willing to settle the claims. IF the trouble had arised from bad investment decisions, Monex wouldn´t be offering to settle to customers as it is a common practice to open Discretionary investment accounts to expats in MExico. 

I hope this helps you guys to understand how things work in MExico. IF you have any other questions, I will be happy to give some more insights.

Regards

Guillermo R.