How Long Might Your Portfolio Last?
When it comes to retirement, you want your portfolio to last at least as long as you do. From BlackRock comes a useful table for estimating how long your portfolio will last, given return and...
View ArticleFive questions to get to brass tacks with your money manager
By John Wasik (Reuters) – When interviewing a money manager, most investors want to know investment performance. It is a natural question, but there is much more you need to know beyond absolute...
View ArticleBetter to Bank with Cyprus Than the United States?
BY DAVID JOHN MAROTTA AND MEGAN RUSSELL Imagine that five years ago, you could put your money either with a bank in Cyprus or America. After those five years, the bank in Cyprus will confiscate 10% of...
View ArticleCPI Inflation Rate Calculator (Experienced vs. Reported)
BY DAVID JOHN MAROTTA In Better to Bank with Cyprus Than the United States? we wrote, “In 1996 the government began measuring inflation differently, lowering the reported number significantly.” For...
View ArticleBucket List: A Bucket for the Unknown
BY AUSTIN FEY Not long ago, I splurged and bought my favorite ice cream as a treat after a long week. It sat in my freezer for the right moment to enjoy its sugary goodness. Finally I opened my...
View ArticleCorporate cash balances still growing – and so is debt
Corporate treasurers' risk tolerance remains low as they prefer to hold record amounts of cash on their balance sheets.Source: JPMorganThis is taking place at the time when companies have issued record...
View ArticleThree reasons why the golden age of dividends is dawning
By John Wasik (Reuters) – The golden days of summer might also brighten the portfolios of dividend lovers. With most large corporations swimming in cash as the economy and earnings improve, adopting a...
View ArticleShould Gold Be Considered An Asset Class?
BY DAVID JOHN MAROTTA Gold salesman and gold bugs continue to ignore the analysis which shows that the optimum asset allocation to gold is always zero. So it was with interest that I read, “Should...
View ArticleThe Industrial Sector Offers A Lot Of Value, Dividend Growth And Income
By Chuck Carnevale: Editors' Note: This article covers a micro-cap stock. Please be aware of the risks associated with these stocks. Introduction to the Industrial Sector The Industrial sector is...
View ArticleInvestors Say Cash Is King For Long-Term Goals
Still think that investors don’t need a financial advisor? Ask the average person for the best investment for a long-term goal, and you’ll get an answer that will stupefy a financial planner: cash....
View ArticleHow bad is a bond bear market?
Schwab’s latest piece of commentary has some interesting information. It looks at the returns of U.S. Intermediate-Term Government Bond Index in the last secular bond bear market from 1954 to 1981, a...
View ArticleFuel for a New Bull Market?
Lots of economists have talked about the deleveraging of the consumer and how it has slowed down the economy. Consumers are reducing their debt loads, perhaps because they are uncertain about the...
View ArticleThe Ski Slope Market: What’s Next in 2014?
This article is an excerpt from a previously released Sidoxia Capital Management complementary newsletter (January 2, 2014). Subscribe on the right side of the page for the complete text. Skiing, or...
View ArticleAAII Survey: Cash Allocations Hit Two Year High in September
While some investors have used the recent volatility as a buying opportunity, others are looking for safe haven. According to the American Association of Individual Investors, the levels of cash in...
View ArticleCash is far from meeting its Waterloo
Banknote printer De La Rue is cutting its output by a quarter amid a global glut. Denmark, Nigeria, Ireland and Swedish supergroup Abba are all chipping away at the status of cash. Yet growth in...
View ArticleFinancial Markets Recharge with a Nap…Zzzzzz
This article is an excerpt from a previously released Sidoxia Capital Management complementary newsletter (January 4, 2016). Subscribe on the right side of the page for the complete text. Did you enjoy...
View ArticleThree Reasons Why Cash Could Stay King in 1Q
Investors should be holding cash, expect volatility and be wary of a continued slide in risky assets such as stocks. That's the prescription from Bank of America Merrill Lynch's strategist Michael...
View ArticleCash Hoards Hit Highest Level Since 2001: An ‘Unambiguous Buy Signal,’ Says BofA
Fund managers continued to raise cash amid recent volatility in global stock, bond, currency and commodity markets in recent weeks. The rush into safety could mean it's near time to step in and buy...
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