The 60/40 Portfolio Is Riskier Than Ever
By John Mauldin As investors we have to make assumptions about the future. We know they will likely prove wrong, but something has to guide our asset allocation decisions. Many … Read more
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Congress to Make 401(k)’s Riskier For Your Retirement Savings
From Birch Gold Group In June 2018, the White House let a piece of legislation known as the “fiduciary rule” drop, according to Bloomberg: The “fiduciary rule” is officially dead. … Read more
Central Banks are Making “Conservative Investments” Riskier – Lacalle
via mises: There are many misconceptions about the collateral damages of financial repression. The first one is to believe that Central Banks monitor or react to financial risk accumulation. Policymakers … Read more
Risky Company Debt Is Getting Riskier
via bloomberg: Protections built into loans and bonds are being steadily eroded, but investors keep buying. One night in 1982, a group of bankers from Drexel Burnham Lambert gathered at the Quilted Giraffe, … Read more
Moody’s:U.S. Investment-grade Corporate Bonds Now Riskier Than Before Each Recession Since 1981; Morgan Stanley Warns BBB Bond Bust Would Hit Jobs and Growth
via Tim Kilgore As benchmark interest rates in the U.S. rise and the pace of corporate earnings growth slows, Moody’s Investors Service warned Friday that an unprecedented number of corporate … Read more
Gardisil researcher speaks out —the vaccine may be riskier than getting cervical cancer.
Article discusses risks and overly aggressive marketing without disclosure. Dr. Diane Harper says young girls and their parents should receive more complete warnings before receiving the vaccine to prevent … Read more
The Mortgage Market Suddenly Looks Riskier, Retail Apocalypse Could Send This Retail ETF Into a Bear Market
Some U.S. real estate markets have bounced back strongly since the Great Recession while others have languished. All told, “the recovery is spotty at best.” Now, two new developments are … Read more