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Millennial Yikes!
There’s a different world coming if you’re a believer in survey results
According to a recent 2018 Retirement Preparedness Survey commissioned by PGIM Investments, 31% of millennials aren’t saving for retirement at all BECAUSE they don’t see the point in preparing for it. They responded that “anything can happen between now and then.”
Well, that’s true. But, anything– whatever is meant by it– takes money. And heaps of it–particularly during the decades spent in retirement.
Additionally, 62% of those responding said they plan on retiring when they have enough money (wonder where they expect to get it?) and 66% said that they think full-time jobs would be kaput and that 75% of the public would work as freelancers in the future. And one more thing, that “people will no longer retire comfortably in the future.”
Oh my.
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Market Quick Glance
More ups over the short term, but not so for 1-year return figures.
Below are the weekly and 1-year index performance results for four major indices— including the dates each reached new highs—according to CNBC.com based on prices at the close of business on Friday, July 13, 2018.
–DJIA 1.21% YTD back up into positive territory re previous week’s return of –1.06%.
- 1 yr Rtn 16.08% up from the previous week’s 14.71 %
Most recent DJIA all-time high was reached on January 26, 2018 of 26,616.71. The previous high was reached January 18, 2018 was 26,153.42.
-S&P 500 4.78% YTD up from last week’s 3.22%
- 1 yr Rtn 14.44% down a hair from last week’s 14.53%
The S&P 500 reached its most recent all-time high on January 26, 2018 of 2,872.87. The previous high was reached on January 19, 2018 of 2810.33.
-NASDAQ 13.36% YTD a jump up from last week’s 11.37%
- 1yr Rtn 24.73% down from last week’s 26.26%
Nasdaq reached a new 52-week high on July 13, 2018 of 7,843.53. The previous high was reached on June 20, 2018 of 7,806.6.
-Russell 2000 9.87% YTD down from last week’s 10.74%
- 1yr Rtn 18.34% down from last week’s 20.93%
The Russell 2000 reached a new 52-week high on July 10, 2018 of 1,708.56. The previous high was reached on June 20, 2018 of 1,708.1.
-Mutual funds
A repeat.
At the close of business on Thursday, July 5, 2018, the total return performance of the funds under the U.S. Diversified Equity Funds heading had an average return of 4.35%, according to Lipper.
Nonetheless, it’s first still a small cap world as the average cumulative total return for Small-Cap Growth Funds averaged 14.34%.
The category of funds with the closest average y-t-d- return was–surprise surprise–Large Cap Growth funds at 9.73%.
Double digit y-t-d average returns were also found under the Sector Funds heading with Science & Tech Funds, 12.04%, followed by Global Science/ Tech Funds, 11.64% and then Health/Tech Funds, 10.43%.
Visit www.allaboutfunds.com for more information about how various equity and fixed-income funds have rewarded investors over the short-and long-term, based upon Lipper data. Short-term meaning weekly and monthly performance returns; longer-term includes quarterly, year-to-date, 1-yr, 2-yr, 3-yr and 5-yr returns.
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The cost of trade wars
So far, estimates are that this just beginning trade war is going to cost households about $60 more bucks a year. Another source estimates that figure to be more than double–$127 per household.
I’m guessing it’s going to be considerably more. Time will tell.
Till then, consider this from the blog of money manager Doug Kass:
“History has proven that one trade tariff begets another and another until you get a full blown trade war. And the consumer seems to always get screwed. Currency wars always lead to trade wars and vice versa and which in turn could lead to hot war. ”
Kass says that trade wars aren’t supposed to be easy.
I’ll add, not cheap either.
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