One of my favorite market datasets just got its annual update. Aswath Damodaran at NYU publishes a yearly update of returns for stocks (S&P 500), bonds (10 year Treasuries), cash (3-month T-bills), real estate, gold and inflation going back to 1928. Plus this year he added small caps to the mix.1 These are the long-term … Read more
A certificate of deposit, or CD, is an excellent place to park cash you don’t need immediately. The federal government insures it, and it usually pays more than a standard savings account. Its yield (interest rate) is guaranteed for the entire term. That rate guarantee is important because CD rates can be volatile — really … Read more
Press Release by Natural Lands on December 2, 2024 Photo by Sarah Turner Natural Lands announced the conservation of the 14.4-acre Shillelagh Farm in Silver Spring Township, Cumberland County. The property offers essential habitat for wildlife, helps protect the quality of Hogestown Run, and helps mitigate the effects of a warming climate. Shillelagh Farm consists … Read more
It is likely to become the defining image of the dramatic events of the last week in South Korea: a leather-jacketed opposition aide seizing the barrel of the rifle of a masked soldier who had been sent by the president to storm the country’s parliament. “Let go!” Ahn Gwi-ryeong ordered the soldier. “Don’t you feel … Read more
