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The Pension Red Alert
January 17, 2017 Retirement
Pension investment returns of 7% to 8% might have seemed perfectly reasonable 20 years ago. But that’s not the case now. In fact, a pension a disaster is just around the corner.![Lately, I notice a new word popping up in companies’ investor presentations: “millennials.”](https://banyanhill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/shutterstock_249165706.jpg)
January 17, 2017 U.S. Economy
Lately, I notice a new word popping up in companies’ investor presentations: “millennials.”![Income, Debt and Winning in 2017](https://banyanhill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Income-Debt-and-Winning-in-2017.jpg)
January 14, 2017 Investing
At the end of 2016, we asked you to write in and tell us your No. 1 priority for 2017 and your No. 1 worry. Income, debt and the economy topped many lists … see if they match up with yours.![rise of oil prices](https://banyanhill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/The-Rise-of-Black-Gold.jpg)
January 10, 2017 Oil
Wall Street seems to think that America's shale industry will be able to save us from higher oil prices in the months and years ahead. But with shale oil production shutting down, that seems like a long shot...![Russia Will Roar in 2017](https://banyanhill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Russia-Will-Roar-in-2017.jpg)
January 4, 2017 Investment Opportunities
American mood toward Russia has morphed — or, at least, the Republican view has morphed. And that’s where we have an opportunity as investors. Welcome to the Year of Russia.