Economic Indicators

Long-lived rich skew retirement debate

People are generally living longer, healthier lives. But in the U.S., it’s the higher income earners that are skewing the debate about whether the government should increase the retirement age, reports The Washington Post. The rich are living about 4.5 years longer than the poor (as of 2000). Part of this is the result of […]

March 12, 2013

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The right mix for global exposure

Overweight China and Asia. Underweight Europe. Neutral on Japan.

By Dean DiSpalatro |March 12, 2013

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Avoid the highest-yield stocks

The returns from the last 30 years aren’t good predictors of the future.

By Jacqueline Louie |March 8, 2013

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U.S. banks could lose $462 billion in crisis

If unemployment soars and equity prices tumble, top U.S. banks will be better-equipped to cope than they would have been before the financial crisis.

By Melissa Shin |March 7, 2013

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