Tag: interest rates

What the Market Wants—Inflation Stability!
08 Oct
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What the Market Wants—Inflation Stability!

Inflation stability and the trend in inflation rates matter more than the actual inflation rate itself. It is inflation stability that is a primary driver of the market performance says, Ed Easterling of Crestmont Research and author of Financial Physics. His research explains: Inflation stability correlates with secular bull markets* or above average returns. (*See […]

Variable Annuities: High Cost for Lower Returns
06 Aug
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Variable Annuities: High Cost for Lower Returns

Despite Variable Annuities (VA) high fees and hefty commissions for insurance salesman, they can make sense in select cases. According to Mason Dinehart III, a national expert witness and consultant for litigation and arbitration involving securities, insurance and annuities, variable annuities should be viewed as strictly supplemental retirement investments. These VA’s are generally quite expensive […]