retirement assets

‘s not hard, just follow the Dividend..

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For those of you long AAPL yesterday, the paltry 6% or so gain on the most impressive numbers that we’ve seen to date from the tech giant were a bit depressing.  The fact that every single metric that analysts provided estimates on was completely blown out of the water combined with the $7 drop in share price before the announcement only reinforces the fact that both analysts and the street had no idea how profoundly astounding Apple’s results would be.  So why doesn’t the market seem to reflect similar sentiment?  One word: Dividends.  With over $17 trillion in qualified retirement … Read more

17.5 trillion in retirement assets searching for returns

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Investment Company Institute: Total US Retirement Assets Rose 5.2% in 4Q:2010 May 06, 2011   According to the Investment Company Institute (ICI), US retirement assets totaled $17.5 trillion as of December 31, 2010, having risen by 5.2% during the fourth quarter. ICI’s analysis encompasses private-sector defined benefit (DB) plans, government pension plans, defined contribution (DC) plans, annuities and individual retirement accounts (IRAs). The ICI estimates that private-sector DB plan assets were steady at $2.2 trillion at the end of the fourth quarter; for DC plans, assets increased from $4.3 trillion to $4.5 trillion. Retirement savings accounted for 37% of all … Read more