Article Results (Showing 1 - 1 of 1) RSS Alert

Calculating Return on Investment

Joint Strike Fighter Built on 50 Year Old Equipment

Because of the decision to accelerate the JSF production Alcoa Aluminum will have to invest over a hundred million dollars in refurbishing a twenty-five ton press used to make structural components for the F-35. This was built in the Fifties and illustrates how industrial base investments are critical even when they were made five decades ago.

Why You Shouldn’t Bash Cash

Today’s seemingly microscopic yields on money market funds aren’t so bad when you take into account the fact that inflation has actually been negative for much of the year. As a result, real returns are actually fairly decent. Here’s how to think about the role of cash in your portfolio, particularly in retirement.