NewsWatch: Even a portfolio of 40% bonds won’t escape further coronavirus losses, MSCI says

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MSCI, the index and portfolio analysis firm, has done its own scenario analysis, modeling what it called a “severe but plausible short-term downside scenario.” A 60/40 stock/bond portfolio could see another 7% retreat. See full story.

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‘My grandmother and mother both have lawyers, and they both say that they are going to get this pension. It’s been dragging on for nearly two years.’ See full story.