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Keeping Interest Rates Low Hurts Savers
Article By:
Shah Gilani
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Sunday, August 21, 2016 11:38 AM EDT
If you have a nest egg of $1 million parked in super-safe 10-year U.S. Treasuries – yielding 1.55% right now – your interest income per year would be a whopping $15,500 a year.
How To Survive The Fed And Thrive Into Retirement
Article By:
Shah Gilani
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Friday, August 19, 2016 3:19 PM EDT
If you have any intention of ever retiring, I’ve got some bad and good news for you.
How Near-Zero Interest Rates Are Killing The Economy And Threatening Your Retirement
Article By:
Shah Gilani
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Wednesday, August 17, 2016 3:59 PM EDT
The Federal Reserve’s low interest rates – the same ones that caused the credit crisis and Great Recession – are absolutely killing savers, retirees, and the economy.
Why You Need To Start Paying Attention To Your Loan Account Statement
Article By:
Maithya Kitonyi
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Friday, August 12, 2016 10:50 AM EDT
Changes in interest rates can affect the loan term unless you adjust your payments proportionately. In mid-December last year, the Federal Reserve hiked the base interest rate by 0.25 points to 0.50%.
Brexit Supporters Face £115 Billion Pension Hole
Article By:
EasyMarkets
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Wednesday, August 10, 2016 6:24 AM EDT
Senior citizens were the most ardent supporters of Britain’s decision to leave the European Union (EU), but that could soon change due to the worsening pension funding gap that the vote has created.
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Valuing Public Pension Fund Liabilities
Article By:
Susan Mangiero
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Sunday, August 7, 2016 9:19 PM EDT
On August 3, it was reported that two actuarial groups disbanded a task force over the topic of how to best value public pension fund liabilities.
Economists Reveal Massive Market Forces In Bonds Before And After QE
Article By:
Gary Anderson
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Friday, August 5, 2016 6:31 PM EDT
The interest rate on Treasuries is lower than it would otherwise have to be because part of the demand for Treasuries comes from their use as safe debt. Treasuries are essentially money.
In this article: TLT
What Is A Good Investment?
Article By:
Todd Tresidder
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Monday, August 1, 2016 12:17 AM EDT
There is no such thing as an inherently good or bad investment. It is a myth. All assets can be good or bad investment given the right strategy, timing, or price. It is all about process - not product. Let's see how this works...
UBS Debunks "Strong Consumer" Farce Saying Consumer Credit Cycle Is In "Later Innings"
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Saturday, July 30, 2016 7:49 PM EDT
In an environment where the Fed recently described household spending as "growing strongly," we have often questioned why consumer delinquencies would continue to grow if household financial conditions were truly improving.
Time For Something Adventurous
Article By:
Roger Nusbaum
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Thursday, July 28, 2016 7:32 AM EDT
Lifestyle in Georgia is very cheap. Is it a retirement stable country?
Planning To Work In Retirement? Not So Fast
Video By:
Steve McDonald
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Tuesday, July 26, 2016 11:33 PM EDT
For most folks, saving money is difficult. Bills start piling up and new expenses seem to crop up out of nowhere. This has led frustrated workers to give up the idea of retirement altogether.
Politics And Your Money
Article By:
Wade Slome
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Sunday, July 24, 2016 4:50 PM EDT
Will you be able to retire, and what impact will the elections have on your financial future? The prospects of your retirement are much more likely to be impacted by your personal actions than by the actions of Washington politicians.
If You Can’t Touch It, You Don’t Own It
Article By:
Sprott Money
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Friday, July 22, 2016 11:52 AM EDT
The pending Brexit has, not surprisingly, caused a shakeup in the investment world, particularly in the UK. Of particular note is Recently, asset management firms in Britain began refusing their clients the right to cash out of their mutual funds.
Puerto Rico's Governor Padilla With Pants On Fire, Gets His Wish - Defaulting On Constitutional Debt
Article By:
Carl Dincesen
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Thursday, July 21, 2016 8:35 PM EDT
The public has been fooled by the Governor. Will PROMESA be fooled, complacent or uphold the law and US Constitution?.
Social Security: When To Take It & Will It Survive?
Article By:
Lorimer Wilson
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Wednesday, July 20, 2016 10:53 AM EDT
Although I have a few years before I am eligible for Social Security, I’m close enough that I am now thinking about three key issues which I discuss at length in this article.