The Wall Street Journal explains the cost problems of GMO seed and the huge deals being consummated in the agricultural sector. The dominance of genetically modified crops is under threat. Since their introduction to U.S. farms 20 years ago, genetically engineered seeds have become like mobile phones—multifunctional and ubiquitous. Scientists inserted genes to make crops repel insects, survive amid powerful herbicides, survive on less water and yield oils with less saturated fat, in turn eliminating farmers’ amateur chemistry. The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates this year that … [Read more...]
The Revealing Truth About Funds, Mutual and Hedge
Mutual funds have seen their heyday, which means they should begin a decades-long slow decline. Hedge funds have gotten away with savaging minimal investment acuity investors with a 2% and 20% fee basis for decades, and now have been exposed for the “Robber Barons” they are. The flight to reality is on. The hedge crowd figures to become an increasingly unpleasant scourge at tony suburban country clubs. Oh well, better days for a more enlightened investor lie at hand. Back in 1989, with the benefit of inference reading and 25 years of on-the-ground experience in the international investment … [Read more...]
Retirement: Imagine Your Someday
Here are the top five reasons why people retire according to a survey at Fidelity.com: Leisure, Stress at Work, Grandchildren, Hobbies and Travel. But what about the when? The “when” people retire is a different matter. That has more to do with money. As if we needed a survey for that! "Spend less, save more," you know the song. Here’s some advice you can use. Get out of debt. Pay off your mortgage. It’s simple, yet effective. Stress is a killer. Trust me, I speak to retirees for a living. Getting out of debt creates a lot of peace of mind. The less you have to worry … [Read more...]
Vanguard’s Best Performing ETFs
Here's a shocker, and a stomach churner for all those who abandoned bonds completely for what were believed to be the greener pastures of the stock market. [inlinetweet prefix="" tweeter="" suffix=""]Three out of the five best performing Vanguard ETFs YTD are bond ETFs.[/inlinetweet] That's right, boring ole bonds, not stocks, are this year's big winners. The Vanguard Extended Duration ETF is up 18.48% YTD. The Vanguard Long-term Bond ETF and the Long-term Corporate ETF are up almost 14%. The only two equity funds that made the top five were Energy and Utilities--both were laggards last … [Read more...]
This Mutual Fund is a Ticking Time Bomb
We are more than seven years into an economic expansion, but short-term interest rates are just a fraction of a point higher than they were during what many economists like to dramatize as a narrowly avoided depression (prevented by their heroic actions, of course). The Fed’s strategy of keeping rates in the tank to meet its ever shifting “economic goals” has created one of the greatest yield-reaching episodes in financial market history. You have traditional bond investors trying to substitute higher risk dividend income for full-faith and credit pledge interest income. In bonds, junk has … [Read more...]
10 Worst States to Retire in for Taxes
You’re going to have to be smart about retirement income in the years ahead—smarter than maybe your parents had to be. We are in uncharted territory for the retiring Baby Boomer generation with 401(k)s doing the heavy lifting once done by pensions. One way to keep more of what’s yours is to reduce taxes. Moving to another state isn’t always an option, but for some it could be a smart financial move. Moving to another state doesn’t mean you’re leaving your family. Don’t worry they’ll visit! It’s a part-time gig (six months and a day). One way to see if it’s right for you is to rent for a … [Read more...]
The Wizards Shaping America’s Technology Powerhouse
MIT Technology Review is among my favorite sources for keeping up on the cream of the crop of America’s young technology wizards. Here Signe Brewster introduces avid followers of TR to the wizardry of Natalya Brikner and how Natalya “became a rocket Scientist and CEO before 30.” As Natalya Brikner worked her way through a PhD at MIT’s Space Propulsion Laboratory, she assumed she’d go on to become a professor in the field. She grew up in a small town in northwest Oregon watching the stars and thinking about the aliens among them. Studying rocket propulsion represented a practical … [Read more...]
Young Research’s Retirement Compounders
Young Research’s Retirement Compounders (RCs) dividend model comprises dividend-paying common stocks selected from over 40,000 publicly traded companies. The RCs favor high dividend payers—those with a history of dividend payments and a long record of consecutive dividend increases. You can keep up with the Retirement Compounders by signing up for Young Research’s weekly email, or by joining us as a management client at Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd. To receive Limited’s complimentary client letter, sign up here. To speak with a professional at our management company, sign up … [Read more...]
Do You Remember Howard Johnson’s?
Investors are taking their eye off the ball. With all the hand wringing over what the Fed is—or isn't—going to do with rates, there's a much bigger problem lurking in most investors' statements. It's called survivorship bias. Most of the big movers never existed when I was a kid. Great ideas or concepts don't last forever. I was reminded of that reading this story about Howard Johnson's. Brian MacQuarrie writes: The last Howard Johnson’s restaurant in New England is scheduled to close Tuesday — leaving only one more in the country — and an uptick in customers is arriving for one final … [Read more...]
Harley Davidson’s Brand New Milwaukee-Eight Motor
Harley Davidson was Young Research’s stock of the decade of the 1990s. And Harley soared! Today the breaking news at Harley Davidson is the introduction of Harley’s Milwaukee-Eight motor. With Harley-Davidson’s 2017 touring models out this fall, featuring the brand-new Milwaukee-Eight motor (see below), RealClearLife had the opportunity to interview one of the motorcycle legend’s main players—Bill Davidson, VP of the Harley-Davidson Museum and Factory Tours, who is also the great-grandson of the company’s co-founder, William Davidson Tell me about the new 2017 touring models. Why are … [Read more...]
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