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The Best Stock Index Valuation Indicator
After the stock surge of 2013, stocks suddenly aren’t cheap and a lot of people are wondering if they are overvalued or in bubble territory. There are a number of indicators of stock market valuation, but they aren’t infallible. Stock markets can stay undervalued or overvalued for a long time after the indicators trigger an […]
Social Security for 2014 Set
The announcement of the latest Consumer Price Index locks in the Social Security numbers for 2014. Retirement benefits will rise 1.5% (compared with a 1.7% increase for 2013), and taxes on salaries and self-employment income will rise by by 2.9%, with the top income subject to the tax being $117,000. Details are here. While the […]
The Generational Social Security Rip Off
A couple of years ago we had a movement ranting about income inequality among the best and worst-paid in the U.S. The new movement, being pioneered by billionaire former hedge fund manager Stanley Druckenmiller, is to focus on the inequality between older and younger generations. Specificially, Druckenmiller talks about his generation and previous ones receive […]
Beating the Market – Updated
This week’s announcement of the Nobel Prize for Economic Science triggered a lot of fresh debate about market efficiency and whether it is possible to beat the market. I like this column by John Cassidy. He argues, I think correctly, that markets aren’t efficient. But here’s one point that I think many people miss. They […]
Nobel Prize in Economics – Stock Market Pricing
Three economists who separately worked on how assets, especially stocks, are priced won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Economic Science. It’s an interesting collection of co-winners. One can argue that their research builds on each other, or one can argue that they are contradictory. I’ve reviewed several articles explaining the different research of the winners […]
Choosing Social Security Benefits
I was one of the first to take a hard look at the best time to begin Social Security retirement benefits. Since then, a number of others climbed on board with their own studies and analyses. Economists are very interested in the topic. It’s good to see so many joining the discussion, and satisfying that […]
Advanced Social Security Strategies for Couples
Social Security benefits are a key source of retirement income. While many people approaching retirement say they don’t plan to rely on Social Security, a majority of those already retired say it is an important percentage of their income. Too many people leave money on the table by not maximizing their Social Security retirement benefits. […]
October 2013
October 25, 2013 11:45 p.m. Your Retirement Finance Week in Review Investors need to be careful now when reviewing three- and five-year returns for mutual funds. We’re past the five-year anniversary of the worst of the financial crisis, and stock indexes have recovered dramatically from that point. Most stock-based mutual funds are going to have […]
