This week April 14, 2018, we discuss income investing and the percent of appreciation over time that comes from dividends. We see why an early warning sign of the Great Financial Crisis, the LIBOR-OIS spread is starting to stir, and why it is not yet a sign of bank stress. Finally, we revisit blockchain technology. … [Read more...]
155 Plus: Panic Spreads, Bond ETF Behavior and Living On Distributions
This week April 29, 2017 on Money For the Rest of Us Plus we look at current spreads for commercial paper, LIBOR and bond yields. We answer a member's question about investing money for a housing down payment. We look at whether taking capital gains and income distributions impacts and investor's future returns for stocks and bonds. Finally, we look at the price behavior of ETFs when interest rate changes and look at an unusual phenomenon of how ETF prices act when interest rates are … [Read more...]