Monthly Archives: February 2018

Pension elephant in the room now crushing budgets

Posted on February 26, 2018 by Danielle Park

The elephant of unsustainable pension management has been sitting in the theater of retirement planning for at least two decades.  Now it is taking center stage.  As obligations have soared, contribution levels have not kept up and management has opted … Continue reading →

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Danielle’s Bi-weekly market update

Posted on February 23, 2018 by Danielle Park

Danielle was a guest this week with Jim Goddard on Talk Digital Network talking about recent developments in the world economy and markets.  You can listen to an audio clip of the segment here.

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Yield spike amplifies late cycle squeeze on economy

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Danielle Park

Starting from a record low of 1.34% in mid-2016, the increase in US 10-year Treasury yields to 2.9% over the past 18 months marks a massive 119% jump–the largest relative increase since 1982.  Extremes breed extremes, and sure enough, as … Continue reading →

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