The U.S. stock market is doing its best to imitate a rocket powered by the Energizer Bunny. Some might complain that, in light of this never-ending bull market, our caution is getting in the way of larger gains. That concern is worthy of a response, which I hope to briefly provide now.
CalPERS recently reported earnings for the fiscal year ending June 30th, 2016. The results were disappointing, failing to reach their return goal of 7.5% for the second year in a row. The giant pension fund now only has only 68 cents on hand for every dollar in long-term obligations. They are not alone; many public pension funds are facing similar problems.