by Justin Knapp | Oct 28, 2011 | Current Affairs, Financial Articles
This article explains how the bond market trips up small investors. From the Wall Street Journals: Personal Finance Blog. Read Article Here… Written By: Jon Light
by Justin Knapp | Oct 21, 2011 | Current Affairs, Financial Articles
It’s been a tough year for bond-fund stars. Longtime outperformers in mutual-fund rankings Dan Fuss, co-portfolio manager of the Loomis Sayles Bond Fund at Loomis Sayles & Co, and Michael Hasenstab, portfolio manager of Templeton Global Bond Fund and...
by Justin Knapp | Sep 23, 2011 | Current Affairs, Financial Articles
The markets are waking up to the inevitable. In Europe, Greece is bust — the country’s short-term bonds yield more than 100%. Here at home, the economy is slowing, Washington is paralyzed, and the Fed is out of bullets. How much worse will it get? Will the...
by Justin Knapp | Sep 14, 2011 | Current Affairs, Financial Articles, Government
Last Thursday, President Obama proposed new federal jobs and job-training programs for youth and the long-term unemployed. The federal government has experimented with these programs for almost a half century. The record is one of failure and scandal. Read More...
by Justin Knapp | Aug 30, 2011 | Current Affairs, Financial Articles
In recent weeks, Pacific Investment Management Co. founder Bill Gross says he has “lost sleep” over an ill-timed bet on Treasurys. During an interview at Pimco’s Newport Beach, Calif., headquarters, Mr. Gross, manager of Pimco’s Total Return...
by Justin Knapp | Aug 30, 2011 | Current Affairs, Financial Articles
Retirement isn’t necessarily a happy time for people. Just 60% of current retirees say that their retirement is “very satisfying,” according to research by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College. Nearly one in five retirees say that they are...
