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October 2009
October 30, 2009 12:15 p.m. Is Retirement Unhealthy? And more… One of the classic rules of thumb about retirement is that men pass away within three years of retiring. Once their careers end, their lives end, was the explanation. That seems tough to prove, given the steady expansion of life expectancy, and has been considered […]
September 2009
September 25, 2009 01:45 p.m. IRS Lets People Reverse 2009 RMDs Late in 2008, Congress suspended required minimum distributions for IRAs for 2009. If you are over age 70½, you don’t have to take an RMD for 2009. Some people did not receive word of the suspension before they took their RMDs in early 2009. […]
August 2009
August 28, 2009 11:55 p.m. Deflation, Bernanke, China and More The deleveraging process and financial crisis led to falling prices across the globe. This is now reflected in the Consumer Price Index. The CPI shows deflation, rather than usual inflation. One result is there will not be an increase in Social Security retirement benefit payments […]
July 2009
July 30, 2009 01:50 p.m. This Week’s Clickable Pages-revised The stock market bulls appear to have the upper hand in the markets this week, but I don’t think they have the better arguments. This week we look at a few analysts who make the case for caution, plus some other interesting writing I have come […]
June 2009
June 26. 2009 10:00 a.m. Highlighs from the Week I don’t usually comment on Federal Reserve’s actions or the statements that go along with its policy announcements. But this week’s announcement is worth a note. While the statement is very similar to the last statement, it definitely is more cautious and even pessimistic about the […]
May 2009
May 27, 2009 03:45 p.m. Don’t Worry About Missing Out U.S. stock indexes are about 40% above their lows of March 9. Many international markets, especially emerging markets, have returned even more. Many investors are becoming impatient to join the markets and capture whatever is left of the rally. I hope they will refrain from […]
April 2009
April 30, 2009 03:00 p.m. Contracting Less First, for those who are interested in more details about the Bernard Madoff scam, the most details to date have been published by Fortune online. The article indicates Madoff was not acting alone but says there is no evidence is family was involved. You can read the article […]
March 2009
Short-Term vs. Long-Term March 26, 2009 12:00 p.m. The stock market indexes have been on a tear since March 9. It is quite a turnaround. January and February were among the worst months on record for the indexes. The decline finally ended with new 12-year lows on March 9. The markets were oversold at that […]
