you're an idiot. AST FUND solutions is a proxy service. They aren't selling you anything. They call because the mutual fund you already invested money in is conducting a share holders meeting, which requires votes from dumb a** shareholders like yourself. You morons need to read a book and shut up.

The person who posted that tirade is crazy and full of nonsense. The person who answered that it's a third party company hired by whatever investment you own to contact you to vote your shares for an upcoming shareholders meeting is correct. However most people are too lazy to return proxy material so that's why you get the calls and the funny part about you paranoid people is that you opt to be informed and simply could choose not to through your bank or broker

5-6 calls from this company coming to my home daily. No answer

Receive calls at least twice a day for the last 2 weeks, never answer, and they never leave a message.

They are calling twice a day and not leaving a message. If they're legit they should leave a message. Number is now blocked by use of Panasonic phone

This number is to a fund you probably have on your 401k. They wanted me to vote on a change to the fund as a shareholder. Sounds like someone is trying to get their agenda through by asking to vote for you as a proxy.

It's not telemarketing - it's a company that contacts share holders in order to get enough proxies for voting.  It is related to a fund you own - unless it's a wrong number.

AST fund, calls twice a day and never leaves a message.

Accidently answered phone as I thought Rutherford was someone's last name.  Call now blocked thanks to my panasonic phone (250 numbers can be blocked)

"YOU ARE A TELEMARKETER, AND I DON'T DO BUSINESS WITH ANY COMPANY THAT USES TELEMARKETING AS A FORM OF ADVERTISING" (stolen from a comment on this web site -- I love it).  And do not answer name unavailable ever as calls are now starting to say that often.  Another comment from this web site says: When you press the number to have your number removed, all you do is confirm that your number is a working one.  Now I either block the numbers or I don't answer the phone at all.  Another comment was:  They sold your known active number to another scammer!!!  That is what they do when you call them back to opt out.  SO DON?T HAVE YOUR NUMBER REMOVED!

Let me explain my idea of ROBO CALLS. Each area code has 9,999,999 numbers fyi (7 digits). The program starts calling every number that it can in succession.  So they don't need to buy or obtain lists from anyone.  I am going to copy and paste and post this info for each number that calls me for this web site (9,999,98 numbers more to copy and paste to)

NOTHING IS GOING TO STOP THESE SCAMMERS AND LAZY COLLECTION AGENCIES who call everyone with the same name instead of looking up the right one and all we can do is block them or use call forward selective..  DNC does not work when they are robo dialing all possible random numbers. The authorities can not or will not help either.

So, just block them, DON'T ANSWER UNKNOWN CALLS, and continue using this great site for information to be in control of your own home and cell phone calls.  If it turns out that you did not answer a call from someone you know (number not on this site), just call them back.  No problem.  It?s a lot of work that I do (checking the number on this web site, blocking the caller, and making my own excel spreadsheet of numbers) but at least I FEEL like I have a little control of the situation. Maybe I'm delusional.

ITS OUR LIFE AND WE NEED TO TAKE IT BACK.
One person said to call forward selective to the FCC whose number is 1-717-338-2533

Caller ID "Rutherford NJ" ... Jun 06@3:13pm EDT? I do not answer callers I do not know. They did not leave a message.

It is AST Fund.
http://www.altmangroup.com/

Got this call today 4:57pm EDT. CID read AST Fund, went to voice-mail no message left.

Caller ID says AST Fund.  Has called once or twice a day for the last few days.

Very irritating. I'm on the do not call list so what right does a telemarketer have calling me? F****ng pain in the a***s.

Just got a call from this number. It said AST Fund. I didn't answer it and they left no message. I never answer numbers I don't know.

Just starting getting calls from this number. Says AST Fund so I must assume it's a fund raiser. Not going to answer.

Its a telemarketer. You have to call an have your number taken off there list

Calls my cell every night at 8:00 pm. scammer/spammer. WHY CAN'T THIS BE STOPPED?

I have received this call 2 days in a row.   Comes up Rutherford, NJ and that is all...

I also received a call from this number today.

who belongs to this number