Pamela Pepper
2020
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investments
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positions
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agreements
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reimbursements
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income
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spouse income
Named parties
- Eastern District of Wisconsin Bar Association
As filed
Penn Mutual Variable Universal Life: Ssg Index 500 Fund — Interest
Penn Mutual Variiable Universal Life: T. Rowe Price Flexibly Mg'd Fund — Interest
The Principal Financial Croup — Dividend
U.S. Savings Bonds, Series EE — Interest
PNC Bank Cash Accounts — Interest
IRA #2
Edward Jones--American Funds High Income Muni Bond Fund — Dividend — Merged (with line 28)
Voya 529 Balanced Option Class C — Dividend
GS FINL Square Govt Fd Instl — Dividend
Bridge Builder Large Value — Dividend
Bridge Builder Large Growth — Dividend
Bridge Builder Small/Mid Value — Dividend
Bridge Builder Small/Mid Growth — Dividend
Bridge Builder Core Plus Bond — Dividend
Bridge Builder Intl Equity — Dividend
Hotchkis & Wiley High-Yield — Dividend — Sold
IShares Core US Aggregate Bond — Dividend
Spdr DJ Global Real Estate ETF — Dividend
Vanguard Large Cap ETF — Dividend
Vanguard Small Cap ETF — Dividend
Vanguard Value ETF — Dividend
JPM Emerging Markets Equity — Dividend
Vanguard FTSE Dev Mkts ETF — Dividend
Tcw Energing Markets Income I — Dividend — Buy
Oakmark International I — Dividend — Buy
Federated Inst. High Yield R6 — Dividend — Buy
Vanguard Growth ETF — Dividend — Buy
American Bond Fund of America A — Dividend — Buy
American U.S. Govt Secs A — Dividend — Buy
Penn Mutual Variable Universal Life: Ssg Index 500 Fund — Interest
Penn Mutual Variiable Universal Life: T. Rowe Price Flexibly Mg'd Fund — Interest
The Principal Financial Croup — Dividend
U.S. Savings Bonds, Series EE — Interest
PNC Bank Cash Accounts — Interest
IRA #2
Edward Jones--American Funds High Income Muni Bond Fund — Dividend — Merged (with line 28)
Voya 529 Balanced Option Class C — Dividend
GS FINL Square Govt Fd Instl — Dividend
Bridge Builder Large Value — Dividend
Bridge Builder Large Growth — Dividend
Bridge Builder Small/Mid Value — Dividend
Bridge Builder Small/Mid Growth — Dividend
Bridge Builder Core Plus Bond — Dividend
Bridge Builder Intl Equity — Dividend
Hotchkis & Wiley High-Yield — Dividend — Sold
IShares Core US Aggregate Bond — Dividend
Spdr DJ Global Real Estate ETF — Dividend
Vanguard Large Cap ETF — Dividend
Vanguard Small Cap ETF — Dividend
Vanguard Value ETF — Dividend
JPM Emerging Markets Equity — Dividend
Vanguard FTSE Dev Mkts ETF — Dividend
Tcw Energing Markets Income I — Dividend — Buy
Oakmark International I — Dividend — Buy
Federated Inst. High Yield R6 — Dividend — Buy
Vanguard Growth ETF — Dividend — Buy
American Bond Fund of America A — Dividend — Buy
American U.S. Govt Secs A — Dividend — Buy
Ex-officio, director, Eastern District of Wisconsin Bar Association
Ex-officio, director, Eastern District of Wisconsin Bar Association
Part VII, Lines 7, 28-29: My financial advisor "exchanged" the American Funds High Income Muni Bond fund for two different investments, the "American Bond
Fund of America A" and "American U.S. Gov't Securities A." I did not know how to show an "exhange," so I listed it as a merger. It appears to have been an
exact, dollar-for-dollar transfer.
Part VII, Lines 24-27: My financial advisor sold some of the within-IRA vehicles and purchased others. I have reflected the sale and purchase dates and, from what
I could tell from thet statements, the amounts. I did not include a "Gain" or "Loss" code because I did not purchase these investments individually or directly. They
will produce only income (or loss) during the period as part of the IRA.
Part VII, Line 5: This line reflects cash bank accounts. Last year, the "income" from those accounts mistakenly was listed as "dividend" income. It is not. It is
interest income, usually totalling less than $100.
Part VII, Line 3: This line identifies the financial asset as "The Principal Adjustable Life." For many years, I had an adjustable life insurance policy with The
Principal, but I canceled it several years ago. On March 16, 2021, I received a letter from the Committee on Financial Disclosure, asking me to amend the 2019
report if this is not the type of life insurance policy for which I cannot select the underlying investments held by the policy. This prompted me to recall that several
years ago, I canceled my adjustable life insurance policy with The Principal--which prompted me to wonder why I am getting dividend checks for a policy I no
longer hold, or even why I was getting dividend checks on an insurance policy at all. I should have wondered this before. I just didn't really think about it--the
quarterly dividend checks are always small (between $50 and $65). So I looked at the dividend check stub. It says that the dividend is for 100 shares of common
stock in The Principal Financial Group. I do not recall ever buying stock in anything, much less The Principal Financial Group. I tried calling the number on the
check stub to ask how and why I apparently own this stock. I have not yet been able to get a live human. I will keep trying. I realize that this probably requires me
to amend past years' financial disclosure reports. I will find out what I need to do. For now, I have changed the name from "The Principal Adjustable Life" to "The
Principal Financial Group," and have adjusted the values to reflect the value of 100 shares of PFG stock as of December 31, 2020.
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