What’s Going On Here? The world’s largest pension fund revealed its stock, bond, and currency investments all followed one another and lost money at the end of last year. What Does This Mean? A “diversified portfolio” – comprising stocks, bonds, and more – is a good way to offset any losses in one asset with gains elsewhere. And by rebalancing regularly, a…
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Ep 35: Take It To The Bank
What’s Going On Here? The Bank of England (BoE) followed its US counterpart in keeping the UK’s interest rates unchanged. But despite lowering its economic growth forecast, it may still increase rates later this year. What Does This Mean? The UK’s central bank now think the country’s economy won’t grow at all this quarter (compared with its 0.2% growth prediction in March). A still-uncertain Brexit…
Ep 33: Freeze Frame
What’s Going On Here? The Federal Reserve said it would freeze the key US interest rate in place; Although it admitted that rates might ultimately trickle downward this year. What Does This Mean? There’s been much anxiety among investors about which way the US central bank would go. On the one hand, recent data has shown improving consumer spending, super-low unemployment, and American factory output picking back…
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