13 June, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Health Care Costs Retirees $220,000
Health Care Costs Retirees $220,000
The good news: Health costs for retirees have not changed in the past year. The bad news: Those costs are still at nosebleed heights, according to the latest annual health care cost survey by Fidelity Investments. Couples retiring at age 65 are expected to incur $220,000 in out-of-pocket health care costs on average during their post-work years, the survey found.
13 June, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on In A Sea Of Money Printing, What Happened To All The Liquidity?
In A Sea Of Money Printing, What Happened To All The Liquidity?
Volatility is depressed, micro dominates and as Goldman notes several of the key emerging themes of the last few years have lost their discovery value. There are many questions that investors should be asking as the second half of 2014 approaches (and the much hoped for ‘recovery’ picks up steam); but perhaps the most important one given the taper is “In a sea of liquidity, what happened to all the liquidity?” The supply of stock and volumes are down. Did you know Verizon’s current market cap is larger than Russia’s float?
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13 June, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Inside the ‘ThighMaster Mansion’
Inside the ‘ThighMaster Mansion’
This 10,000-square-foot estate is an oasis for legendary “Queen of Infomercials” Suzanne Somers and her husband.
13 June, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Stocks Up Modestly After Intel Ups Revenue Guidance
Stocks Up Modestly After Intel Ups Revenue Guidance
Stocks were modestly lower going into the last trading hour of the week Friday as favorable guidance from chipmaker Intel (INTC) overcame worries about conflict in Iraq and rising oil prices. The Nasdaq was up 0.3%; the S&P 500 rose 0.3% and the Dow Jones industrial average gained 0.2%. Volume was running lighter on both exchanges.
13 June, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Brett Arends’s ROI: Is this the perfect investment portfolio?
Brett Arends’s ROI: Is this the perfect investment portfolio?
Brett Arends wanted to create an investment portfolio that was better than the old-fashioned balanced portfolio.
13 June, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Argentina Consumer Price Index (MoM) down to 1.4% in May from previous 1.8%
Argentina Consumer Price Index (MoM) down to 1.4% in May from previous 1.8%
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13 June, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Your Questions About Iraq’s Oil Infrastructure Answered
Your Questions About Iraq’s Oil Infrastructure Answered
From Deutsche Bank
Iraq Oil Infrastructure At Risk
The outbreak of violence in Iraq by Sunni rebels belonging to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has introduced new event risk for global oil markets… [T]he escalation in geopolitical risk in Iraq has so far been confined to the north of the country. As a result, it does not yet pose a significant threat to the country’s oil production since the northern region represents only a small proportion of total Iraqi oil production.