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Among the more popular indicators monitored by Wall Street's technical strategists, the "Hindenburg Omen" definitely has the coolest name — and is among the more controversial.
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Storm Lala: Hawaii braces for potential first direct hit by a hurricane in 34 years BBCHurricane Lala lashes Hawaii's Big Island with strong winds and heavy rain cnn.comLala Heads for a State With Older Housing Stock The New York TimesHurricane Lala slows, begins turning northwest KHON2
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The "golden ratio" for portfolio construction — 60% stocks, 40% bonds — works again, but after a few tweaks,
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Also in Weekend Reads: 10 remarkable housing markets, stock picks, and health-insurance battles.
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The relationship between bond yields and equities has turned negative again, says LPL Financial.
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The "fear of missing out" and "fear of topping out" may drive you to make mistakes.
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CME Group on Monday launched cash-settled single-stock futures on 55 U.S. equities, along with micro-sized contracts on 22 names.
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A lot of retirement guidance I have read lately continues to treat baby boomers the same as the rest of the investor public. Even after the first six months of 2022, when the traditional 60/40 stock/bond portfolio sank more than 20%.
I may not dispute the traditional approach for investors who are 25, 35 or 45 years old and accumulating savings for retirement or the kids' college education. As we know, markets historically rebound, and younger investors with time to recover from market corrections have the benefit of dollar cost averaging.
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But boomers entering or already in retirement have different needs than all the "Gens" that have come after them: They may not be able to wait around for their depressed accounts to grow again. For boomers, income is the important consideration — income that stays steady and grows over the decades of retirement.
Where to find income
Economic downturns always provide winners along with the many losers, and annuity payment contracts (also called income annuities) — which with rising interest rates have increased the payouts on new contracts — are the current winners. As of August 15, 2022, new purchases of income annuities at certain ages are providing 20% to 50% (depending on the income start age) more than at the beginning of the year, and that could go up even further. They're almost the mirror image of mortgage interest rates, which are also going up.
How much do you think a 20% increase in annuity payments is worth? Just imagine that your starting Social Security benefit you could claim next year went up from $3,000 to $3,600 per month. Would that get your attention
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