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Archives for October 2016

PepsiCo Now All About Positive Nutrition

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The Wall Street Journal lays out PepsiCo’s strategy to change the company’s mix of food offerings to emphasize positive nutrition. PepsiCo is one of several large food and beverage companies, including Nestlé SA and Coca-Cola Co., that have been moving to overhaul their portfolio and offer healthier products amid shifting consumer tastes even as many shoppers continue stocking up on longtime staples like candy, salty snacks and sugary sodas. PepsiCo said Monday it aims for at least two-thirds of its global beverage volume to have no more than 100 calories per 12 ounces from added sugars by … [Read more...]

World’s Largest Fund now Reaching for Return. Should You?

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Norway's $880 billion sovereign wealth fund is being urged to invest more of its portfolio in stocks. Who might be urging the world's largest fund to boost its stock allocation more than seven years into a bull market? The Norwegian government. According to a government-commissioned report, the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund should invest 70% of its assets in stocks, up from 60% today, which itself is up from 40% in 2007. Why has the Norwegian government gone googly-eyed for stocks? The Financial Times offers some insight. “With a higher share of equities the expected return will … [Read more...]

Cyber Attacks: Are You Safe with Vanguard?

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October is Cyber Security awareness month. There's probably no online account more important for you to protect than your retirement nest egg. It's your life's savings, and everything you've been working toward for decades. See here how Vanguard protects clients' data and accounts from cyber attack. … [Read more...]

Worthy Reads: Fed’s Fischer Warns of Risk to Running Too High-Pressure Economy

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Investor Cash Levels Jump Toward Levels Not Seen Since 9/11 (Bloomberg) Fed’s Fischer Warns of Risk to Running Too High-Pressure Economy (Bloomberg) Central Bankers Rejoice: There Are Signs That Inflation Is Actually Arriving (Bloomberg) Why High Earners Are Likely to See Higher Medicare Premiums in 2017 (WSJ) Student loan debt to obtain bachelor’s degree continues to swell (MarketWatch) … [Read more...]

October is Cyber Security Month: Advice from Fidelity

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October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month, which I discovered logging in to my account this morning at Fidelity Investments. I thought you’d like to read their recommendations. The easiest part of protecting yourself is choosing a rugged, unique password. By rugged I mean a password that isn't something easily guessed by a hacker's word-list. Examples of easily guessed passwords that are used often are things like "password," "1234," "default," or "1111." Read more below from Fidelity about protecting your accounts with a strong password. Do not reuse passwords Make sure you use … [Read more...]

“Profound Implications for the Future of Wind Power”

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As MIT Technology Review explains, Texas is leading the way in wind power generation. Technological advances in energy storage, grid operations software, and wind turbines could make it possible to integrate more and more wind power. But how much? That answer will almost certainly be found in Texas over the next five to 10 years. And that will have profound implications for the future of wind power. Because if Texas can’t incorporate much more wind power, it probably can’t be done anywhere. Beyond the transmission lines and the nearly statewide grid, Texas has plenty of unoccupied … [Read more...]

A Windfall in the Bond Market

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After hiking interest rates for the first time in over a decade last December, the Federal Reserve has sat on its hands all year. Four interest rate hikes were the Fed's expectations in January, but a stock market correction scared off both the hawks and the doves. The Fed is now trying to signal that December is the next time it will hike rates, but it has cried wolf so many times, that markets no longer believe a hike is coming. This timid approach to interest rate policy has robbed many investors of interest income, but one segment of the bond market has defied the will of the Fed has … [Read more...]