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Muni Closed End Funds - Finding Value In The Ninth Inning Of The Great Bond Rally
Article By:
Michael Lebowitz
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Monday, July 20, 2015 6:52 PM EDT
With stock valuations at or near records and bond yields near historical lows, value is hard to come by. Here's the case for municipal-backed closed-end bond funds - eight in particular.
Pension Shocker: Plans Face $2 Trillion Shortfall, Moody's Says
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Saturday, July 18, 2015 5:51 PM EDT
Almost half of the states in the union are facing budget deficits. Underfunded pension liabilities are one factor, but the reasons for the pervasive shortfall vary from plunging oil revenues to plain old fiscal mismanagement.
What Is Liquidity? (Part VIII)
Article By:
David Merkel
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Saturday, July 18, 2015 4:43 PM EDT
We see a lot of commentary about how the bond market is supposedly illiquid. One particular example is the flash crash in the Treasury market on October 15th, 2014. Does a moment of illiquidity imply that the US Treasury market is somehow illiquid?
Simple Is Better
Article By:
Roger Nusbaum
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Friday, July 17, 2015 7:12 PM EDT
My framing of this retirement issue has been to believe that by saving aggressively and living below your means you are giving yourself more options, which is important in the context of real world surprises that come along.
Why Pensions Are A (Big) Black Swan
Article By:
John Rubino
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Friday, July 17, 2015 4:47 PM EDT
When talk turns to what might derail today’s debt-driven “recovery, underfunded pension plans tend not to be mentioned because most of them are too small to matter on their own and too hard to understand for most people.
Are You In The Retirement Danger Zone?
Article By:
John Jamieson
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Tuesday, July 14, 2015 9:14 AM EDT
A bad investment can be a serious wealth stealer, but as much as it matters how much you lose, it can matter equally when the loss occurs.
Designing A Retirement Portfolio That’s Just Right For You
Article By:
Chuck Carnevale
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Friday, July 10, 2015 12:38 PM EDT
When designing your retirement portfolios it’s important to focus your attention on building a portfolio that will meet realistic goals and objectives.
Proof That Americans Are Delaying Retirement
Article By:
Paradigm Press
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Thursday, July 9, 2015 5:36 AM EDT
It seems that many working Americans feel like they can’t retire at 65, or even at all, because of a lack of savings and public assistance.
The Futility Of Retirement Calculators
Article By:
Roger Nusbaum
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Wednesday, July 8, 2015 1:27 PM EDT
People need to save as much as they can toward a realistic number.
A Guarantee For Retirement: Risks
Article By:
Steve McDonald
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Tuesday, July 7, 2015 3:52 PM EDT
Money myopia – that’s our inability to see beyond returns to the risk side – is not entirely our fault. The money business does a good job of blocking it out.
How Retirement Advisors Really Add Value To 401(k) Plans
Article By:
Louis Harvey
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Friday, July 3, 2015 3:48 PM EDT
Most people believe that the value of the retirement advisor is the ability to enhance returns. But if that were true, there would be no asset allocation because that strategy deliberately reduces returns.
Why You Will Outlive Your Money
Video By:
John Jamieson
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Thursday, July 2, 2015 6:56 PM EDT
What Dollar Cost Averaging is, and how that could affect steady, reliable retirement income.
Puerto Rican Debt Crisis Puts American Retirement Funds At Risk
Video By:
Peter Schiff
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Wednesday, July 1, 2015 2:32 PM EDT
Peter Schiff appeared on Fox Business yesterday, warning that whether they know it or not, many Americans own Puerto Rican bonds in their retirement portfolios.
Retirement Balanced Portfolio: Asset Super Class Performance From 1928
Article By:
Richard Shaw
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Tuesday, June 30, 2015 4:48 AM EDT
Retirement portfolios need some owning (for capital and income growth), some loaning (for steady income and portfolio volatility dampening), and some reserving.
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