If Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s (D-Ca.) assault weapons bill is not enough of a kneejerk reaction to the Newtown shooting, Chicago is playing its part in contributing to the lack of common sense measures as well — by hurting its employee pension system. The board of Chicago’s Municipal Employees’ Annuity and Benefit Fund voted to divest [...]
The stock market is getting a bad reputation these days. It waxes and wanes hour by hour depending on everything from who is elected president to the future of twinkies and cupcakes. Never mind that in the grand scheme of things, individual stock returns are really based on corporate earnings, and never mind that historically [...]
Note: Guest blogger Kyle Buckley, a NCPA research associate, gives his thoughts on the Vice Presidential debate. The Vice Presidential debates last night were painful to watch, and the aftermath isn’t any more reassuring. Talking heads have focused relentlessly on cialis basso prezzo body language and what should have been said, while fact checkers cherry [...]
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Last week I highlighted some fairly positive news from a recent Wells Fargo/Gallup survey even though the media headlines appeared otherwise. Despite low interest rates on investments, more people than not are confident they will be able to buy cialis retire when they plan to. And the majority of current retirees are confident they will [...]
No. Last month, Wells Fargo and Gallup released a poll on household investors’ opinions. Wells Fargo’s media release headline reads: “Low Rates Force One in Three Investors to Delay Retirement.” The Los Angeles Times reads, “Low Interest Rates are Hampering Retirement Plans.” Whenever I see these kinds of headlines, I like to get to heart [...]
It’s less than four days away from the fiscal cliff. But unlike the recent Mayan prophecy, the cliff will really happen. Tax cuts will expire and discretionary spending will be cut automatically. And of course, we will reach the debt c cheap generic priligy eiling sooner rather than later. There are many obvious things wrong [...]
A recent article at the Wall Street Journal’s smartmoney.com explains why mutual funds buy viagra without prescription still charge fees, despite the fact that the transaction costs for stocks, bonds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are getting cheaper. According to an industry spokesperson, customers are paying for a service they are not receiving from other investments, [...]