Daily Archives: May 29, 2014

Beware of accountants offering harmful investment advice

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Danielle Park

I had a contact this morning from a long-time blog reader, who is in her 70’s and was recently advised by her accountant, that she could “make a lot more income in stocks” than her current ladder of guaranteed deposit … Continue reading →

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Consumer demand falls with household incomes

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Danielle Park

Now that the ‘borrow your brains’ out credit cycle is in retreat, aspirational wealth products and services have a problem: household incomes for all but the top 1% have declined back to 1999 levels. Here are some of the latest … Continue reading →

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Bond yields continue south

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Danielle Park

The mongrel hoard keeps insisting that “everyone” got the yield call wrong this year, and “no one” saw bond prices rising. Nope. A few of us that are free to see big picture trends rather than perpetually sell risk, said … Continue reading →

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