Monthly Archives: May 2013
Should I be alarmed at a “MAP-21” notice in my employer’s pension information?
A recent poster to the misc.invest.financial-plan newsgroup asked about a MAP-21 notice as part of the information from his employer’s pension plan. Below, you’ll find our response: Should I be alarmed at the following info contained in my former employer’s Annual Funding Notice for Retirement Plan? With MAP-21 rates, fund is at 101%, without […]
US Treasury I-series savings bonds – still zero real yield
For the 6th straight 6-month period in a row, US Treasury I-Bonds will be issued with a fixed “real” rate of 0%. That’s zero. Nil. Nada. Zip. The nominal yield is higher, since it’s a composite built out of the fixed (zero) rate plus a component representing inflation. The composite rate right now is 1.18%. […]
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